diff --git a/crates/semantic_index/src/db.rs b/crates/semantic_index/src/db.rs
index 652c2819ce..313df40674 100644
--- a/crates/semantic_index/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/semantic_index/src/db.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ impl FromSql for Sha1 {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct VectorDatabase {
     path: Arc<Path>,
-    transactions: smol::channel::Sender<Box<dyn 'static + Send + FnOnce(&rusqlite::Connection)>>,
+    transactions:
+        smol::channel::Sender<Box<dyn 'static + Send + FnOnce(&mut rusqlite::Connection)>>,
 }
 
 impl VectorDatabase {
@@ -71,15 +72,16 @@ impl VectorDatabase {
             fs.create_dir(db_directory).await?;
         }
 
-        let (transactions_tx, transactions_rx) =
-            smol::channel::unbounded::<Box<dyn 'static + Send + FnOnce(&rusqlite::Connection)>>();
+        let (transactions_tx, transactions_rx) = smol::channel::unbounded::<
+            Box<dyn 'static + Send + FnOnce(&mut rusqlite::Connection)>,
+        >();
         executor
             .spawn({
                 let path = path.clone();
                 async move {
-                    let connection = rusqlite::Connection::open(&path)?;
+                    let mut connection = rusqlite::Connection::open(&path)?;
                     while let Ok(transaction) = transactions_rx.recv().await {
-                        transaction(&connection);
+                        transaction(&mut connection);
                     }
 
                     anyhow::Ok(())
@@ -99,9 +101,9 @@ impl VectorDatabase {
         &self.path
     }
 
-    fn transact<F, T>(&self, transaction: F) -> impl Future<Output = Result<T>>
+    fn transact<F, T>(&self, f: F) -> impl Future<Output = Result<T>>
     where
-        F: 'static + Send + FnOnce(&rusqlite::Connection) -> Result<T>,
+        F: 'static + Send + FnOnce(&rusqlite::Transaction) -> Result<T>,
         T: 'static + Send,
     {
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
@@ -109,7 +111,14 @@ impl VectorDatabase {
         async move {
             if transactions
                 .send(Box::new(|connection| {
-                    let result = transaction(connection);
+                    let result = connection
+                        .transaction()
+                        .map_err(|err| anyhow!(err))
+                        .and_then(|transaction| {
+                            let result = f(&transaction)?;
+                            transaction.commit()?;
+                            Ok(result)
+                        });
                     let _ = tx.send(result);
                 }))
                 .await