diff --git a/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php b/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php
index 5e7af73b76a..62cc5e2fd2e 100755
--- a/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php
+++ b/lib/dml/simpletest/testdml.php
@@ -1945,6 +1945,8 @@ class dml_test extends UnitTestCase {
             $DB->insert_record($tablename, $data);
             $this->assertEqual(1, $DB->count_records($tablename));
             $DB->commit_sql();
+        } else {
+            $this->assertTrue(true, 'DB Transactions not supported. Test skipped');
         }
     }
 
@@ -1968,6 +1970,8 @@ class dml_test extends UnitTestCase {
             $DB->insert_record($tablename, $data);
             $DB->commit_sql();
             $this->assertEqual(1, $DB->count_records($tablename));
+        } else {
+            $this->assertTrue(true, 'BD Transactions not supported. Test skipped');
         }
     }
 
@@ -1991,6 +1995,8 @@ class dml_test extends UnitTestCase {
             $DB->insert_record($tablename, $data);
             $DB->rollback_sql();
             $this->assertEqual(0, $DB->count_records($tablename));
+        } else {
+            $this->assertTrue(true, 'DB transactions not supported. Test skipped');
         }
     }
 }