diff --git a/test/migrations-intentionally-broken-no-tx/20120827170200-multiple-statements-broken.down.sql b/test/migrations-intentionally-broken-no-tx/20120827170200-multiple-statements-broken.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5579bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/migrations-intentionally-broken-no-tx/20120827170200-multiple-statements-broken.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- :disable-transaction
+DROP TABLE quux2;
+--;;
+DROP TABLE quux3;
diff --git a/test/migrations-intentionally-broken-no-tx/20120827170200-multiple-statements-broken.up.sql b/test/migrations-intentionally-broken-no-tx/20120827170200-multiple-statements-broken.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91964be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/migrations-intentionally-broken-no-tx/20120827170200-multiple-statements-broken.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- :disable-transaction
+
+CREATE TABLE
+quux2
+(id bigint,
+ name varchar(255));
+
+--;;
+THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY NOT VALID SQL;
+
+--;;
+
+CREATE TABLE
+quux3
+(id bigint,
+ name varchar(255));
diff --git a/test/migratus/test/database.clj b/test/migratus/test/database.clj
index 34cf844..870bda0 100644
--- a/test/migratus/test/database.clj
+++ b/test/migratus/test/database.clj
@@ -235,10 +235,8 @@
                                    (= java.sql.Timestamp))
                               from-db)))))
 
-
-(deftest test-backing-out-bad-migration
-  (log/debug "running backout tests")
-  (let [{:keys [db migration-table-name] :as test-config} (assoc config :migration-dir "migrations-intentionally-broken")]
+(defn- test-backing-out* [test-config]
+  (let [{:keys [db migration-table-name]} test-config]
     (testing "should fail")
     (is (thrown? Throwable (core/migrate test-config)))
     (testing "first statement in migration was backed out because second one failed")
@@ -246,7 +244,17 @@
     (testing "third statement in migration was backed out because second one failed")
     (is (not (test-sql/verify-table-exists? test-config "quux3")))
     (testing "migration was not applied")
-    (is (not (complete? db migration-table-name 20120827170200)))))
+    (is (not (complete? db migration-table-name 20120827170200)))
+    (testing "table should be unreserved after migration failure")
+    (is (mark-reserved db migration-table-name))))
+
+(deftest test-backing-out-bad-migration
+  (log/debug "running backout tests")
+  (test-backing-out* (assoc config :migration-dir "migrations-intentionally-broken")))
+
+(deftest test-backing-out-bad-migration-no-tx
+  (log/debug "running backout tests without tx")
+  (test-backing-out* (assoc config :migration-dir "migrations-intentionally-broken-no-tx")))
 
 
 (deftest test-no-tx-migration