diff --git a/test/next/jdbc_test.clj b/test/next/jdbc_test.clj
index 93d5ebc..69ce079 100644
--- a/test/next/jdbc_test.clj
+++ b/test/next/jdbc_test.clj
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ VALUES ('Pear', 'green', 49, 47)
                (doall (take 3 (jdbc/plan (ds) ["select * from fruit"]))))))
 
 (deftest issue-73
-  (when (postgres?)
-    (try
-      (jdbc/execute-one! (ds) ["drop table temp_table"])
-      (catch Throwable _))
-    (jdbc/execute-one! (ds) ["create table temp_table (id serial primary key, deadline timestamp not null)"])
-    (try
-      (jdbc/execute-one! (ds) ["insert into temp_table (deadline) values (?)" (java.util.Date.)])
-      (catch Throwable t
-        (println "Issue #73: PostgreSQL cannot convert java.util.Date to timestamp by default?")
-        (println (ex-message t))))))
+  ;; only postgresql cannot convert a java.util.Date to a timestamp column...
+  (try
+    (jdbc/execute-one! (ds) ["drop table temp_table"])
+    (catch Throwable _))
+  (jdbc/execute-one! (ds) ["create table temp_table (id int not null, deadline timestamp not null)"])
+  (try
+    (jdbc/execute-one! (ds) ["insert into temp_table (id, deadline) values (?,?)" 1 (java.util.Date.)])
+    (catch Throwable t
+      (println "Issue #73:" (db) "cannot convert java.util.Date to timestamp by default?")
+      (println (ex-message t)))))