diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 2c30fe4f..f7d23bfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-      - name: Optional setup step
-        run: |
-          [ -f ./setup.sh ] && ./setup.sh || true
       - name: Run all tests (chromeHeadless) except spring-boot
         run: ./gradlew -Dgeb.env=chromeHeadless check --no-daemon -x gorm-hibernate5-spring-boot:test
       - name: Run Spring Boot Tests
         run: ./gradlew gorm-hibernate5-spring-boot:test --no-daemon
       - name: Publish Test Report
+        if: failure()
         uses: scacap/action-surefire-report@v1
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/main/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/AbstractHibernateGormInstanceApi.groovy b/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/main/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/AbstractHibernateGormInstanceApi.groovy
index 7dc55401..f8c6c71e 100644
--- a/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/main/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/AbstractHibernateGormInstanceApi.groovy
+++ b/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/main/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/AbstractHibernateGormInstanceApi.groovy
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ abstract class AbstractHibernateGormInstanceApi<D> extends GormInstanceApi<D> {
         setObjectToReadOnly target
         if (entity) {
             for (Association association in entity.associations) {
-                if (association instanceof ToOne) {
+                if (association instanceof ToOne && !association instanceof Embedded) {
                     if(proxyHandler.isInitialized(target, association.name)) {
                         def bean = new BeanWrapperImpl(target)
                         def propertyValue = bean.getPropertyValue(association.name)
diff --git a/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/test/groovy/grails/gorm/tests/validation/EmbeddedWithValidationExceptionSpec.groovy b/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/test/groovy/grails/gorm/tests/validation/EmbeddedWithValidationExceptionSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d410aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/test/groovy/grails/gorm/tests/validation/EmbeddedWithValidationExceptionSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package grails.gorm.tests.validation
+
+import grails.gorm.annotation.Entity
+import grails.gorm.transactions.Rollback
+import grails.validation.ValidationException
+import org.grails.orm.hibernate.HibernateDatastore
+import spock.lang.AutoCleanup
+import spock.lang.Issue
+import spock.lang.Shared
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class EmbeddedWithValidationExceptionSpec extends Specification {
+    @Shared @AutoCleanup HibernateDatastore hibernateDatastore = new HibernateDatastore(DomainWithEmbedded)
+
+    @Rollback
+    @Issue("https://github.com/grails/gorm-hibernate5/issues/110")
+    void "test validation exception with embedded in domain"() {
+        when:
+        new DomainWithEmbedded(
+                foo: 'not valid',
+                myEmbedded: new MyEmbedded(
+                        a: 1,
+                        b: 'foo'
+                )
+        ).save(failOnError: true)
+
+        then:
+        thrown(ValidationException)
+    }
+}
+
+@Entity
+class DomainWithEmbedded {
+    MyEmbedded myEmbedded
+    String foo
+
+    static embedded = ['myEmbedded']
+
+    static constraints = {
+        foo(validator: { val, self ->
+            return 'not.valid.foo'
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+class MyEmbedded {
+    Integer a
+    String b
+
+    static constraints = {
+        a(nullable: true)
+        b(nullalbe: true)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/test/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/connections/DataSourceConnectionSourceFactorySpec.groovy b/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/test/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/connections/DataSourceConnectionSourceFactorySpec.groovy
index 06158a37..149348be 100644
--- a/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/test/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/connections/DataSourceConnectionSourceFactorySpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-datastore-gorm-hibernate5/src/test/groovy/org/grails/orm/hibernate/connections/DataSourceConnectionSourceFactorySpec.groovy
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DataSourceConnectionSourceFactorySpec extends Specification {
         when:
         DataSourceConnectionSourceFactory factory = new DataSourceConnectionSourceFactory()
         Map config = [
-                'dataSource.url':"jdbc:h2:mem:grailsDB;MVCC=TRUE;LOCK_TIMEOUT=10000",
+                'dataSource.url':"jdbc:h2:mem:dsConnDsFactorySpecDb;MVCC=TRUE;LOCK_TIMEOUT=10000",
                 'dataSource.dbCreate': 'update',
                 'dataSource.dialect': Oracle8iDialect.name,
                 'dataSource.properties.dbProperties': [useSSL: false]