- default_isolation_level is equal to isolation_level since it's

detected after the initial setting

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py
index 30a53bb20..3c41a91de 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py
@@ -327,10 +327,10 @@ class DefaultDialect(base.Dialect):
         return False
 
     def reset_isolation_level(self, dbapi_conn):
-        self.set_isolation_level(dbapi_conn, 
-                    self.isolation_level or self.default_isolation_level)
-
-
+        # default_isolation_level is read from the first conenction 
+        # after the initial set of 'isolation_level', if any, so is 
+        # the configured default of this dialect.
+        self.set_isolation_level(dbapi_conn, self.default_isolation_level)
 
 class DefaultExecutionContext(base.ExecutionContext):
     isinsert = False