diff --git a/appview/db/pulls.go b/appview/db/pulls.go
index da6e086e..53622ab6 100644
--- a/appview/db/pulls.go
+++ b/appview/db/pulls.go
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ func (s PullSubmission) AsFormatPatch() []patchutil.FormatPatch {
 }
 
 func NewPull(tx *sql.Tx, pull *Pull) error {
-	defer tx.Rollback()
-
 	_, err := tx.Exec(`
 		insert or ignore into repo_pull_seqs (repo_at, next_pull_id)
 		values (?, 1)
@@ -291,15 +289,7 @@ func NewPull(tx *sql.Tx, pull *Pull) error {
 		insert into pull_submissions (pull_id, repo_at, round_number, patch, source_rev)
 		values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 	`, pull.PullId, pull.RepoAt, 0, pull.Submissions[0].Patch, pull.Submissions[0].SourceRev)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 func GetPullAt(e Execer, repoAt syntax.ATURI, pullId int) (syntax.ATURI, error) {
diff --git a/appview/state/pull.go b/appview/state/pull.go
index 7a08b697..1fc229da 100644
--- a/appview/state/pull.go
+++ b/appview/state/pull.go
@@ -903,13 +903,18 @@ func (s *State) createPullRequest(
 			},
 		},
 	})
-
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("failed to create pull request", err)
 		s.pages.Notice(w, "pull", "Failed to create pull request. Try again later.")
 		return
 	}
 
+	if err = tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		log.Println("failed to create pull request", err)
+		s.pages.Notice(w, "pull", "Failed to create pull request. Try again later.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	s.pages.HxLocation(w, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/pulls/%d", f.OwnerSlashRepo(), pullId))
 }