diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/base_manager.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/base_manager.rb
index 09fc2e1eb..9e8e612c5 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/base_manager.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/base_manager.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module JamRuby
         # create a transaction, and pass the current connection to ConnectionManager.
         # this lets the entire operation work with the same transaction,
         # across Rails ActiveRecord and the pg-gem based code in ConnectionManager.
+        @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN -1"
         manager.pg_conn = connection.instance_variable_get("@connection")
 
         if @@in_websocket_gateway
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ module JamRuby
             ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute('ROLLBACK')
           end
         else
+          @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN -2"
           connection.transaction do
+            @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN -3"
             yield manager
           end
         end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
index 0d0583f39..4ed60a919 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/connection_manager.rb
@@ -405,13 +405,17 @@ SQL
     def join_music_session(user, client_id, music_session, as_musician, tracks, audio_latency, video_sources=nil)
       connection = nil
 
+      @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 1"
       ConnectionManager.active_record_transaction do |connection_manager|
+        @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 2"
         db_conn = connection_manager.pg_conn
+        @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 3"
 
         connection = Connection.find_by_client_id_and_user_id!(client_id, user.id)
+        @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 4"
 
         connection.join_the_session(music_session, as_musician, tracks, user, audio_latency, video_sources)
-
+        @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 5"
         JamRuby::MusicSessionUserHistory.join_music_session(user.id, music_session.id)
         # connection.music_session_id = music_session.id
         # connection.as_musician = as_musician
@@ -419,18 +423,34 @@ SQL
         # connection.joined_session_at = Time.now
         # associate_tracks(connection, tracks)
         # connection.save
+        @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 6"
 
         if connection.errors.any?
+          @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 7"
           raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
         else
+          @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 8"
           update_session_controller(music_session.id)
         end
 
       end
 
+      @log.debug "DEBUG_TRAN 9"
       connection
     end
 
+    def testfunc()
+      value = nil
+
+      ConnectionManager.active_record_transaction do |connection_manager|
+        db_conn = connection_manager.pg_conn
+        value = 1
+        raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
+      end
+
+      value
+    end
+
     # if a blk is passed in, upon success, it will be called and you can issue notifications
     # within the connection table lock
     def leave_music_session(user, connection, music_session, &blk)
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb
index 33bb6d517..b723d3f5d 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb
@@ -569,5 +569,10 @@ describe ConnectionManager, no_transaction: true do
     # connection.errors.size.should == 0
   end
 
+  # should be deleted
+  it "testfunc" do
+    @connman.testfunc.should eql 1
+  end
+
 end