diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
index 5d0c79c2a7..b4816885b5 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 		<exclude-unlisted-classes>true</exclude-unlisted-classes>
 		<properties>
 			<property name="jakarta.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.h2.Driver" />
-			<property name="jakarta.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:mem:test" />
+			<property name="jakarta.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:h2:mem:test;MODE=LEGACY" />
 			<property name="jakarta.persistence.jdbc.user" value="sa" />
 			<property name="jakarta.persistence.jdbc.password" value="" />
 			<property name="hibernate.dialect" value="org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect" />