diff --git a/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboResultSet.java b/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboResultSet.java
index 19d730727..882d2b78b 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboResultSet.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboResultSet.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public class LimboResultSet {
             row++;
         }
 
+        if (lastStepResult.isInInvalidState()) {
+            open = false;
+            throw new SQLException("step() returned invalid result: " + lastStepResult);
+        }
+
         pastLastRow = lastStepResult.isDone();
         if (pastLastRow) {
             open = false;
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboStepResult.java b/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboStepResult.java
index 7870cbeab..27a8dfc05 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboStepResult.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboStepResult.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class LimboStepResult {
     private static final int STEP_RESULT_ID_IO = 20;
     private static final int STEP_RESULT_ID_DONE = 30;
     private static final int STEP_RESULT_ID_INTERRUPT = 40;
+    // Indicates that the database file could not be written because of concurrent activity by some other connection
     private static final int STEP_RESULT_ID_BUSY = 50;
     private static final int STEP_RESULT_ID_ERROR = 60;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ public class LimboStepResult {
         return stepResultId == STEP_RESULT_ID_DONE;
     }
 
+    public boolean isInInvalidState() {
+        // current implementation doesn't allow STEP_RESULT_ID_IO to be returned
+        return stepResultId == STEP_RESULT_ID_IO ||
+               stepResultId == STEP_RESULT_ID_INTERRUPT ||
+               stepResultId == STEP_RESULT_ID_BUSY ||
+               stepResultId == STEP_RESULT_ID_ERROR;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "LimboStepResult{" +
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/jdbc4/JDBC4ResultSetTest.java b/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/jdbc4/JDBC4ResultSetTest.java
index e717232a8..88a499b9d 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/jdbc4/JDBC4ResultSetTest.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/jdbc4/JDBC4ResultSetTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.github.tursodatabase.TestUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class JDBC4ResultSetTest {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ class JDBC4ResultSetTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Disabled("https://github.com/tursodatabase/limbo/pull/743#issuecomment-2600746904")
     void invoking_next_before_the_last_row_should_return_true() throws Exception {
         stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE users (id INT PRIMARY KEY, username TEXT);");
         stmt.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO users VALUES (1, 'sinwoo');");
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ class JDBC4ResultSetTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Disabled("https://github.com/tursodatabase/limbo/pull/743#issuecomment-2600746904")
     void invoking_next_after_the_last_row_should_return_false() throws Exception {
         stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE users (id INT PRIMARY KEY, username TEXT);");
         stmt.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO users VALUES (1, 'sinwoo');");