diff --git a/org-roam-db.el b/org-roam-db.el
index f9e3b30..99f99a9 100644
--- a/org-roam-db.el
+++ b/org-roam-db.el
@@ -435,18 +435,19 @@ If FORCE, force a rebuild of the cache from scratch."
                          contents-hash)
           (push file modified-files)))
       (remhash file current-files))
-    (if (fboundp 'dolist-with-progress-reporter)
-        (dolist-with-progress-reporter (file (hash-table-keys current-files))
-            "Clearing removed files..."
-          (org-roam-db-clear-file file))
-      (dolist (file (hash-table-keys current-files))
-        (org-roam-db-clear-file file)))
-    (if (fboundp 'dolist-with-progress-reporter)
-        (dolist-with-progress-reporter (file modified-files)
-            "Processing modified files..."
-          (org-roam-db-update-file file))
-      (dolist (file modified-files)
-        (org-roam-db-update-file file)))))
+    (emacsql-with-transaction (org-roam-db)
+      (if (fboundp 'dolist-with-progress-reporter)
+          (dolist-with-progress-reporter (file (hash-table-keys current-files))
+              "Clearing removed files..."
+            (org-roam-db-clear-file file))
+        (dolist (file (hash-table-keys current-files))
+          (org-roam-db-clear-file file)))
+      (if (fboundp 'dolist-with-progress-reporter)
+          (dolist-with-progress-reporter (file modified-files)
+              "Processing modified files..."
+            (org-roam-db-update-file file))
+        (dolist (file modified-files)
+          (org-roam-db-update-file file))))))
 
 (defun org-roam-db-update-file (&optional file-path)
   "Update Org-roam cache for FILE-PATH.