diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/ITTransactionManagerTest.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/ITTransactionManagerTest.java
index 7e0891a666ac..f652e5ecfe9c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/ITTransactionManagerTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/ITTransactionManagerTest.java
@@ -63,85 +63,131 @@ public static void setUpDatabase() {
     client = env.getTestHelper().getDatabaseClient(db);
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("resource")
   @Test
-  public void simpleInsert() {
-    TransactionManager manager = client.transactionManager();
-    TransactionContext txn = manager.begin();
-    assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.STARTED);
-    txn.buffer(
-        Mutation.newInsertBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key1").set("BoolValue").to(true).build());
-    manager.commit();
-    assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.COMMITTED);
-    Struct row = client.singleUse().readRow("T", Key.of("Key1"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
-    assertThat(row.getString(0)).isEqualTo("Key1");
-    assertThat(row.getBoolean(1)).isTrue();
+  public void simpleInsert() throws InterruptedException {
+    try (TransactionManager manager = client.transactionManager()) {
+      TransactionContext txn = manager.begin();
+      while (true) {
+        assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.STARTED);
+        txn.buffer(
+            Mutation.newInsertBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key1").set("BoolValue").to(true).build());
+        try {
+          manager.commit();
+          assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.COMMITTED);
+          Struct row =
+              client.singleUse().readRow("T", Key.of("Key1"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
+          assertThat(row.getString(0)).isEqualTo("Key1");
+          assertThat(row.getBoolean(1)).isTrue();
+          break;
+        } catch (AbortedException e) {
+          Thread.sleep(e.getRetryDelayInMillis() / 1000);
+          txn = manager.resetForRetry();
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("resource")
   @Test
-  public void invalidInsert() {
-    TransactionManager manager = client.transactionManager();
-    TransactionContext txn = manager.begin();
-    txn.buffer(
-        Mutation.newInsertBuilder("InvalidTable")
-            .set("K")
-            .to("Key1")
-            .set("BoolValue")
-            .to(true)
-            .build());
-    try {
-      manager.commit();
-      fail("Expected exception");
-    } catch (SpannerException e) {
-      // expected
+  public void invalidInsert() throws InterruptedException {
+    try (TransactionManager manager = client.transactionManager()) {
+      TransactionContext txn = manager.begin();
+      while (true) {
+        txn.buffer(
+            Mutation.newInsertBuilder("InvalidTable")
+                .set("K")
+                .to("Key1")
+                .set("BoolValue")
+                .to(true)
+                .build());
+        try {
+          manager.commit();
+          fail("Expected exception");
+        } catch (AbortedException e) {
+          Thread.sleep(e.getRetryDelayInMillis() / 1000);
+          txn = manager.resetForRetry();
+        } catch (SpannerException e) {
+          // expected
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.COMMIT_FAILED);
+      // We cannot retry for non aborted errors.
+      expectedException.expect(IllegalStateException.class);
+      manager.resetForRetry();
     }
-    assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.COMMIT_FAILED);
-    // We cannot retry for non aborted errors.
-    expectedException.expect(IllegalStateException.class);
-    manager.resetForRetry();
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("resource")
   @Test
-  public void rollback() {
-    TransactionManager manager = client.transactionManager();
-    TransactionContext txn = manager.begin();
-    txn.buffer(
-        Mutation.newInsertBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key2").set("BoolValue").to(true).build());
-    manager.rollback();
-    assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.ROLLED_BACK);
-    // Row should not have been inserted.
-    assertThat(client.singleUse().readRow("T", Key.of("Key2"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue")))
-        .isNull();
+  public void rollback() throws InterruptedException {
+    try (TransactionManager manager = client.transactionManager()) {
+      TransactionContext txn = manager.begin();
+      while (true) {
+        txn.buffer(
+            Mutation.newInsertBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key2").set("BoolValue").to(true).build());
+        try {
+          manager.rollback();
+          break;
+        } catch (AbortedException e) {
+          Thread.sleep(e.getRetryDelayInMillis() / 1000);
+          txn = manager.resetForRetry();
+        }
+      }
+      assertThat(manager.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.ROLLED_BACK);
+      // Row should not have been inserted.
+      assertThat(client.singleUse().readRow("T", Key.of("Key2"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue")))
+          .isNull();
+    }
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("resource")
   @Test
-  public void abortAndRetry() {
+  public void abortAndRetry() throws InterruptedException {
     client.write(
         Arrays.asList(
             Mutation.newInsertBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key3").set("BoolValue").to(true).build()));
-    TransactionManager manager1 = client.transactionManager();
-    TransactionContext txn1 = manager1.begin();
-    txn1.readRow("T", Key.of("Key3"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
-    TransactionManager manager2 = client.transactionManager();
-    TransactionContext txn2 = manager2.begin();
-    txn2.readRow("T", Key.of("Key3"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
+    try (TransactionManager manager1 = client.transactionManager()) {
+      TransactionContext txn1 = manager1.begin();
+      TransactionManager manager2;
+      TransactionContext txn2;
+      while (true) {
+        try {
+          txn1.readRow("T", Key.of("Key3"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
+          manager2 = client.transactionManager();
+          txn2 = manager2.begin();
+          txn2.readRow("T", Key.of("Key3"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
 
-    txn1.buffer(
-        Mutation.newUpdateBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key3").set("BoolValue").to(false).build());
-    manager1.commit();
+          txn1.buffer(
+              Mutation.newUpdateBuilder("T")
+                  .set("K")
+                  .to("Key3")
+                  .set("BoolValue")
+                  .to(false)
+                  .build());
+          manager1.commit();
+          break;
+        } catch (AbortedException e) {
+          Thread.sleep(e.getRetryDelayInMillis() / 1000);
+          txn1 = manager1.resetForRetry();
+        }
+      }
 
-    // txn2 should have been aborted.
-    try {
+      // txn2 should have been aborted.
+      try {
+        manager2.commit();
+        fail("Expected to abort");
+      } catch (AbortedException e) {
+        assertThat(manager2.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.ABORTED);
+        txn2 = manager2.resetForRetry();
+      }
+      txn2.buffer(
+          Mutation.newUpdateBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key3").set("BoolValue").to(true).build());
       manager2.commit();
-      fail("Expected to abort");
-    } catch (AbortedException e) {
-      assertThat(manager2.getState()).isEqualTo(TransactionState.ABORTED);
-      txn2 = manager2.resetForRetry();
+      Struct row = client.singleUse().readRow("T", Key.of("Key3"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
+      assertThat(row.getString(0)).isEqualTo("Key3");
+      assertThat(row.getBoolean(1)).isTrue();
     }
-    txn2.buffer(
-        Mutation.newUpdateBuilder("T").set("K").to("Key3").set("BoolValue").to(true).build());
-    manager2.commit();
-    Struct row = client.singleUse().readRow("T", Key.of("Key3"), Arrays.asList("K", "BoolValue"));
-    assertThat(row.getString(0)).isEqualTo("Key3");
-    assertThat(row.getBoolean(1)).isTrue();
   }
 }