diff --git a/camel-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/camel/CamelSqlTest.java b/camel-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/camel/CamelSqlTest.java
index 778a6c610..2033d4e32 100644
--- a/camel-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/camel/CamelSqlTest.java
+++ b/camel-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/camel/CamelSqlTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void cleanup() {
      */
     private static void setupDb() throws SQLException, URISyntaxException {
         File script = new File(CamelSqlTest.class.getResource("/init-db.sql").toURI());
-        RunScript.execute("jdbc:h2:mem:jbpm-db;MVCC=true",
+        RunScript.execute("jdbc:h2:mem:jbpm-db;MODE=LEGACY;NON_KEYWORDS=VALUE",
                           "sa",
                           "",
                           script.getAbsolutePath(),
diff --git a/execute-sql-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/executesql/ExecuteSqlWorkItemHandlerTest.java b/execute-sql-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/executesql/ExecuteSqlWorkItemHandlerTest.java
index d604c7b5f..a1d6120c2 100644
--- a/execute-sql-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/executesql/ExecuteSqlWorkItemHandlerTest.java
+++ b/execute-sql-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/executesql/ExecuteSqlWorkItemHandlerTest.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ private static PoolingDataSourceWrapper setupPoolingDataSource() throws Exceptio
         driverProperties.setProperty("password",
                                      "sa");
         driverProperties.setProperty("url",
-                                     "jdbc:h2:mem:jpa-wih;MVCC=true");
+                                     "jdbc:h2:mem:jpa-wih;MODE=LEGACY;NON_KEYWORDS=VALUE");
         driverProperties.setProperty("driverClassName",
                                      "org.h2.Driver");
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ private static class TestH2Server {
         public void start() {
             if (realH2Server == null || !realH2Server.isRunning(false)) {
                 try {
-                    realH2Server = Server.createTcpServer(new String[0]);
+                    realH2Server = Server.createTcpServer(new String[]{"-ifNotExists"});
                     realH2Server.start();
                     System.out.println("Started H2 Server...");
                 } catch (SQLException e) {
diff --git a/jpa-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/jpa/JPAWorkItemHandlerTest.java b/jpa-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/jpa/JPAWorkItemHandlerTest.java
index 10057c2e0..0cfe125ad 100644
--- a/jpa-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/jpa/JPAWorkItemHandlerTest.java
+++ b/jpa-workitem/src/test/java/org/jbpm/process/workitem/jpa/JPAWorkItemHandlerTest.java
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public static PoolingDataSourceWrapper setupPoolingDataSource() {
         driverProperties.setProperty("password",
                                      "sa");
         driverProperties.setProperty("url",
-                                     "jdbc:h2:mem:jpa-wih;MVCC=true");
+                                     "jdbc:h2:mem:jpa-wih;MODE=LEGACY;NON_KEYWORDS=VALUE");
         driverProperties.setProperty("driverClassName",
                                      "org.h2.Driver");
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ private static class TestH2Server {
         public void start() {
             if (realH2Server == null || !realH2Server.isRunning(false)) {
                 try {
-                    realH2Server = Server.createTcpServer(new String[0]);
+                    realH2Server = Server.createTcpServer(new String[]{"-ifNotExists"});
                     realH2Server.start();
                     System.out.println("Started H2 Server...");
                 } catch (SQLException e) {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd9b3b35b..2e55934ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     <maven.jdbc.driver.jar/>
     <maven.jdbc.username>sa</maven.jdbc.username>
     <maven.jdbc.password>sasa</maven.jdbc.password>
-    <maven.jdbc.url>jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost/${project.basedir}/target/jbpm-test;MVCC=TRUE</maven.jdbc.url>
+    <maven.jdbc.url>jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost/${project.basedir}/target/jbpm-test;MODE=LEGACY;NON_KEYWORDS=VALUE</maven.jdbc.url>
     <maven.jdbc.schema>public</maven.jdbc.schema>
 
   </properties>