# Cannot start a transaction within a transaction on 1.8.7

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-start-a-transaction-within-a-transaction-on-1-8-7/139478>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 4, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-start-a-transaction-within-a-transaction-on-1-8-7/139478 "2008-06-04T09:10:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![sealedsun](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sealedsun](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sealedsun)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-start-a-transaction-within-a-transaction-on-1-8-7/139478/1 "2008-06-04T09:10:46Z")

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Hy!

I get an error when using AR save! in Ruby 1.8.7:

“cannot start a transaction within a transaction”

-\> didn’t occur with 1.8.6

ck