Sven Schipplock's late goal earned Hoffenheim their first win under Markus Babbel with a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg on Saturday afternoon.
Roberto Firmino gave the visitors the lead after just two minutes only for Patrick Helmes to equalise from the spot in the 69th minute.
But Schipplock struck the winner six minutes from time to earn Hoffenheim an overdue win.
It was the club's first win in seven games and following back-to-back draws since Babbel took over from Holger Stanislawski.
The away side got off to a flying start with the opening game after just 86 seconds.
Boris Vukcevic raced down the right and had his shot blocked by Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio, but Firmino pounced to fire home the loose ball.
Hoffenheim were clearly the better team without creating many chances, although Benaglio made a fine save to keep out Firmino's shot in the 41st minute.
The visitors had another opportunity in the 56th minute, but Ryan Babel headed wide.
The Wolves were awarded a penalty in the 69th minute as Andreas Beck brought down Marcel Schafer in the area.
Helmes blasted the spot-kick low into the left corner for his first goal since the opening game of the season.
Hoffenheim almost reclaimed the lead three minutes later, but Christian Trasch cleared Vukcevic's shot off the line.
Benaglio made a great save to keep out Schipplock's header in the 79th minute, while at the other end Hoffenheim keeper Tom Starke just managed to push away a shot from Giovanni Sio as both teams looked for a winner.
And Hoffenheim got it in the 84th minute as Schipplock ran on to a through-ball from Firmino and, one-on-one with Benaglio, beat the keeper.
Wolfsburg almost grabbed another equaliser, but Starke made a great save in the last minute from Rasmus Jonsson's header to ensure his side ended their winless run.
