diff --git a/finisher_api.go b/finisher_api.go
index 4a3c323b..2d7409c7 100644
--- a/finisher_api.go
+++ b/finisher_api.go
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func (db *DB) Transaction(fc func(tx *DB) error, opts ...*sql.TxOptions) (err er
 func (db *DB) Begin(opts ...*sql.TxOptions) *DB {
 	var (
 		// clone statement
-		tx  = db.Session(&Session{Context: db.Statement.Context})
+		tx  = db.getInstance().Session(&Session{Context: db.Statement.Context})
 		opt *sql.TxOptions
 		err error
 	)
diff --git a/tests/transaction_test.go b/tests/transaction_test.go
index c17fea3b..4e4b6149 100644
--- a/tests/transaction_test.go
+++ b/tests/transaction_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ func TestTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Should not find record after rollback, but got %v", err)
 	}
 
-	tx2 := DB.Begin()
+	txDB := DB.Where("fake_name = ?", "fake_name")
+	tx2 := txDB.Session(&gorm.Session{NewDB: true}).Begin()
 	user2 := *GetUser("transaction-2", Config{})
 	if err := tx2.Save(&user2).Error; err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("No error should raise, but got %v", err)