diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index 4836196a..0e639c70 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func (scope *Scope) InstanceGet(name string) (interface{}, bool) {
 // Begin start a transaction
 func (scope *Scope) Begin() *Scope {
 	if db, ok := scope.SQLDB().(sqlDb); ok {
-		if tx, err := db.Begin(); err == nil {
+		if tx, err := db.Begin(); scope.Err(err) == nil {
 			scope.db.db = interface{}(tx).(SQLCommon)
 			scope.InstanceSet("gorm:started_transaction", true)
 		}