diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
index 35100dea24..14becdfab4 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
@@ -528,6 +528,17 @@ public abstract class jOOQAbstractTest<
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     public final Connection getConnection() {
+        try {
+            if (connectionInitialised && connection != null && connection.isClosed()) {
+                log.info("CONNECTION CLOSED", "Reconnecting...");
+
+                connectionInitialised = false;
+                connection = null;
+            }
+        }
+        catch (SQLException e) {
+        }
+
         if (!connectionInitialised) {
             connectionInitialised = true;
             connection = getConnection0(null, null);