diff --git a/fda-database-service/services/src/main/java/at/tuwien/service/DatabaseService.java b/fda-database-service/services/src/main/java/at/tuwien/service/DatabaseService.java
index 68778c725bf55d78893368bb93486ce4dc6c915c..5dfd45c64fffc07d8137f252f97263013d6609e0 100644
--- a/fda-database-service/services/src/main/java/at/tuwien/service/DatabaseService.java
+++ b/fda-database-service/services/src/main/java/at/tuwien/service/DatabaseService.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class DatabaseService {
         return opt.get();
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public void delete(Long databaseId) throws DatabaseNotFoundException, ImageNotSupportedException,
             DatabaseConnectionException, DatabaseMalformedException {
         log.debug("get database id {}", databaseId);