diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index dce6d2d..875d071 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = database
-version = 1.4.0
+version = 1.4.1
 
 org.gradle.warning.mode = ALL
diff --git a/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/Pool.java b/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/Pool.java
index 0f984a4..2abe27e 100644
--- a/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/Pool.java
+++ b/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/Pool.java
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ public class Pool implements BagStateListener {
         }
         if (writeMethod == null) {
             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "property does not exist on target: " + propName + " " + target.getClass());
-            throw new RuntimeException(String.format("property %s does not exist on target %s", propName, target.getClass()));
+            return;
         }
         try {
             Class<?> paramClass = writeMethod.getParameterTypes()[0];
@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ public class Pool implements BagStateListener {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, () ->
                     MessageFormat.format("failed to set property {0} on target {1}", propName, target.getClass()));
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/util/DriverDataSource.java b/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/util/DriverDataSource.java
index a85c86c..31ddb91 100644
--- a/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/util/DriverDataSource.java
+++ b/jdbc-connection-pool/src/main/java/org/xbib/jdbc/connection/pool/util/DriverDataSource.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public class DriverDataSource implements DataSource {
 
     private static final String USER = "user";
 
+    private static final String AUTOCOMMIT = "autocommit";
+
     private String jdbcUrl;
 
     private final Properties driverProperties;
@@ -108,6 +110,13 @@ public class DriverDataSource implements DataSource {
         driverProperties.put(PASSWORD, driverProperties.getProperty("password", password));
     }
 
+    public void setAutocommit(boolean enabled) {
+        String value = driverProperties.getProperty("autocommit", String.valueOf(enabled));
+        driverProperties.put(AUTOCOMMIT, value);
+        // Oracle
+        driverProperties.put("oracle.jdbc.autoCommitSpecCompliant", value);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Connection getConnection(final String username, final String password) throws SQLException {
         final Properties cloned = (Properties) driverProperties.clone();