diff --git a/test/nested.cc b/test/nested.cc
index 34527f65..cd197d41 100644
--- a/test/nested.cc
+++ b/test/nested.cc
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ void testcase_nested::push_txn() {
                 std::move(speculum_snapshot));
   log_verbose("begin level#%zu txn #%" PRIu64 ", flags 0x%x, serial %" PRIu64,
               stack.size(), mdbx_txn_id(nested_txn), flags, serial);
+  if (!dbi && stack.size() == 1)
+    dbi = db_table_open(true);
 }
 
 bool testcase_nested::pop_txn(bool abort) {
@@ -139,6 +141,9 @@ bool testcase_nested::pop_txn(bool abort) {
     log_verbose(
         "abort level#%zu txn #%" PRIu64 ", undo serial %" PRIu64 " <- %" PRIu64,
         stack.size(), mdbx_txn_id(txn), serial, std::get<1>(stack.top()));
+    if (dbi > 0 && stack.size() == 1 &&
+        is_handle_created_in_current_txn(dbi, txn))
+      dbi = 0;
     int err = mdbx_txn_abort(txn);
     if (unlikely(err != MDBX_SUCCESS))
       failure_perror("mdbx_txn_abort()", err);
diff --git a/test/test.cc b/test/test.cc
index f1494f8e..d13b7973 100644
--- a/test/test.cc
+++ b/test/test.cc
@@ -477,6 +477,15 @@ void testcase::update_canary(uint64_t increment) {
   log_trace("<< update_canary: sequence = %" PRIu64, canary_now.y);
 }
 
+bool testcase::is_handle_created_in_current_txn(const MDBX_dbi handle,
+                                                MDBX_txn *txn) {
+  unsigned flags, state;
+  int err = mdbx_dbi_flags_ex(txn, handle, &flags, &state);
+  if (unlikely(err != MDBX_SUCCESS))
+    failure_perror("mdbx_dbi_flags_ex()", err);
+  return (state & MDBX_DBI_CREAT) != 0;
+}
+
 int testcase::db_open__begin__table_create_open_clean(MDBX_dbi &handle) {
   db_open();
 
@@ -484,6 +493,9 @@ int testcase::db_open__begin__table_create_open_clean(MDBX_dbi &handle) {
   for (;;) {
     txn_begin(false);
     handle = db_table_open(true);
+
+    if (is_handle_created_in_current_txn(handle, txn_guard.get()))
+      return MDBX_SUCCESS;
     db_table_clear(handle);
     err = breakable_commit();
     if (likely(err == MDBX_SUCCESS)) {
diff --git a/test/test.h b/test/test.h
index b38ff0b8..4e6783c2 100644
--- a/test/test.h
+++ b/test/test.h
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ protected:
   void db_table_clear(MDBX_dbi handle, MDBX_txn *txn = nullptr);
   void db_table_close(MDBX_dbi handle);
   int db_open__begin__table_create_open_clean(MDBX_dbi &handle);
+  bool is_handle_created_in_current_txn(const MDBX_dbi handle, MDBX_txn *txn);
 
   bool wait4start();
   void report(size_t nops_done);