Batched statements with rewriteBatchedStatements that end with a semicolon fails

public static void main(String[] args) throws SQLException {

        MariaDB db = new MariaDB();

        Connection conn = db.getConnection();

        Statement sqlInsert = conn.createStatement();

        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {

            sqlInsert.addBatch("insert into prep (text) values ('This is a test"+ i +"');");

        }        

        sqlInsert.executeBatch();

        conn.commit();

    }