diff --git a/tests/test_version_table.py b/tests/test_version_table.py
index 92cb447..45a30df 100644
--- a/tests/test_version_table.py
+++ b/tests/test_version_table.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ class TestMigrationContext(TestBase):
         self.transaction = self.connection.begin()
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        version_table.drop(self.connection, checkfirst=True)
         self.transaction.rollback()
+        version_table.drop(self.connection, checkfirst=True)
         self.connection.close()
 
     def make_one(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4291846..6505b52 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [tox]
 minversion=1.8.dev1
-envlist = py{27,33,34,35}-sqla{09,10,11}, py{27}-sqla{079,084}
+
+# current mysqlclient fails with <=SQLA 0.9 on py3k due to 
+# old unicode statements flag
+envlist = py{27,33,34,35,36}-sqla{10,11}, py{27}-sqla{079,084,09}
 
 SQLA_REPO = {env:SQLA_REPO:git+http://git.sqlalchemy.org/sqlalchemy.git}