grouperInstaller gives error with mysql on transactions

ERROR - Problem rolling back
com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLNonTransientConnectionException: Can't call rollback when autocommit=true
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
at com.mysql.jdbc.Util.handleNewInstance(Util.java:404)
at com.mysql.jdbc.Util.getInstance(Util.java:387)
at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:917)
at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:896)
at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:885)
at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:860)
at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.rollback(ConnectionImpl.java:4618)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.util.GiDbUtils.rollbackQuietly(GiDbUtils.java:419)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.util.GiDbUtils.listSelect(GiDbUtils.java:403)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.util.GiDbUtils.listSelect(GiDbUtils.java:323)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.util.GiDbUtils.select(GiDbUtils.java:334)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.util.GiDbUtils.checkConnection(GiDbUtils.java:474)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.GrouperInstaller.checkDatabaseConnection(GrouperInstaller.java:7769)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.GrouperInstaller.mainInstallLogic(GrouperInstaller.java:6198)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.GrouperInstaller.access$0(GrouperInstaller.java:6082)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.GrouperInstaller$GrouperInstallerMainFunction$1.logic(GrouperInstaller.java:970)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.GrouperInstaller.mainLogic(GrouperInstaller.java:1032)
at edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.GrouperInstaller.main(GrouperInstaller.java:303)
Successfully tested database connection