diff --git a/extensions/spring-data-jpa/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/deployment/ModifyingQueryWithFlushAndClearTest.java b/extensions/spring-data-jpa/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/deployment/ModifyingQueryWithFlushAndClearTest.java
index 4c3a98c3b7af51..572b4abfd42596 100644
--- a/extensions/spring-data-jpa/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/deployment/ModifyingQueryWithFlushAndClearTest.java
+++ b/extensions/spring-data-jpa/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/deployment/ModifyingQueryWithFlushAndClearTest.java
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ public void testNoAutoFlush() {
 
         final User verifyUser = getUser("JOHN");
         // processLoginEvents did not see the new login event
-        final boolean allProcessed = verifyUser.getLoginEvents().stream()
-                .allMatch(loginEvent -> loginEvent.isProcessed());
-        assertThat(allProcessed).describedAs("all LoginEvents are marked as processed").isFalse();
+        assertThat(verifyUser.getLoginEvents()).hasSize(0);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -83,8 +81,9 @@ public void testAutoFlush() {
         repo.processLoginEventsPlainAutoClearAndFlush();
 
         final User verifyUser = getUser("JOHN");
+        assertThat(verifyUser.getLoginEvents()).hasSize(1);
         final boolean allProcessed = verifyUser.getLoginEvents().stream()
-                .allMatch(loginEvent -> loginEvent.isProcessed());
+                .allMatch(LoginEvent::isProcessed);
         assertThat(allProcessed).describedAs("all LoginEvents are marked as processed").isTrue();
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/spring-data-jpa/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/runtime/RepositorySupport.java b/extensions/spring-data-jpa/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/runtime/RepositorySupport.java
index 64daa3dceb133d..f6c26e52be9c9a 100644
--- a/extensions/spring-data-jpa/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/runtime/RepositorySupport.java
+++ b/extensions/spring-data-jpa/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/spring/data/runtime/RepositorySupport.java
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ public static void clear(Class<?> clazz) {
     }
 
     public static void flush(Class<?> clazz) {
-        Panache.getSession(clazz).clear();
+        Panache.getSession(clazz).flush();
     }
 }