Jones ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *commented* on HHH-16559 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16559?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMDllNW... ) Re: Batch fetch does not initialize bi-directional entity in HQL ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16559?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMDllNW... ) Firstly, thanks for working on this issue. The existing test case is still failing on 6.2.4.Final. The original exception is completely fixed, but the assertion is failing: java.lang.AssertionError: Expecting actual not to be null at org.hibernate.bugs.ORMUnitTestCase.hhh16559Test(ORMUnitTestCase.java:77) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:59) at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:56) at org.hibernate.testing.junit4.ExtendedFrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(ExtendedFrameworkMethod.java:45) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:26) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:27) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.FailOnTimeout$CallableStatement.call(FailOnTimeout.java:299) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.FailOnTimeout$CallableStatement.call(FailOnTimeout.java:293) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833) I’m not blocked because of it since I simplified our code to avoid it, but I still think it worth it for me to retest it and report it back. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16559#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16559#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100225- sha1:e03cc87 )