diff --git a/src/db/main-db.cpp b/src/db/main-db.cpp
index 0017b2530..7acd2a09c 100644
--- a/src/db/main-db.cpp
+++ b/src/db/main-db.cpp
@@ -1370,7 +1370,6 @@ void MainDbPrivate::importLegacyHistory (DbSession &inDbSession) {
 			if (state != int(ChatMessage::State::Displayed))
 				insertChatMessageParticipant(eventId, remoteSipAddressId, state);
 		}
-
 		tr.commit();
 		lInfo() << "Successful import of legacy messages.";
 	};
@@ -1876,6 +1875,8 @@ bool MainDb::deleteEvent (const shared_ptr<const EventLog> &eventLog) {
 				eventLog
 			)->getChatMessage()->getPrivate()->dbKey = MainDbChatMessageKey();
 
+		tr.commit();
+
 		return true;
 	};
 }