diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/assessmentItem/actions.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/assessmentItem/actions.js
index d421396433..8452cc0641 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/assessmentItem/actions.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/assessmentItem/actions.js
@@ -41,16 +41,20 @@ export function addAssessmentItem(context, assessmentItem) {
     hints: JSON.stringify(assessmentItem.hints || []),
   };
 
-  return db.transaction('rw', [TABLE_NAMES.CONTENTNODE, TABLE_NAMES.ASSESSMENTITEM], () => {
-    return AssessmentItem.add(stringifiedAssessmentItem).then(([contentnode, assessment_id]) => {
-      context.commit('UPDATE_ASSESSMENTITEM', {
-        ...assessmentItem,
-        contentnode,
-        assessment_id,
+  return db.transaction(
+    'rw',
+    [TABLE_NAMES.CONTENTNODE, TABLE_NAMES.ASSESSMENTITEM, TABLE_NAMES.CHANGES_TABLE],
+    () => {
+      return AssessmentItem.add(stringifiedAssessmentItem).then(([contentnode, assessment_id]) => {
+        context.commit('UPDATE_ASSESSMENTITEM', {
+          ...assessmentItem,
+          contentnode,
+          assessment_id,
+        });
+        return updateNodeComplete(contentnode, context);
       });
-      return updateNodeComplete(contentnode, context);
-    });
-  });
+    }
+  );
 }
 export function updateAssessmentItem(context, assessmentItem) {
   return updateAssessmentItems(context, [assessmentItem]);
@@ -65,38 +69,46 @@ export function updateAssessmentItems(context, assessmentItems) {
     context.commit('UPDATE_ASSESSMENTITEM', assessmentItem);
   });
 
-  return db.transaction('rw', [TABLE_NAMES.CONTENTNODE, TABLE_NAMES.ASSESSMENTITEM], () => {
-    return Promise.all(
-      assessmentItems.map(assessmentItem => {
-        // API accepts answers and hints as strings
-        const stringifiedAssessmentItem = {
-          ...assessmentItem,
-        };
-        if (assessmentItem.answers) {
-          stringifiedAssessmentItem.answers = JSON.stringify(assessmentItem.answers);
-        }
-        if (assessmentItem.hints) {
-          stringifiedAssessmentItem.hints = JSON.stringify(assessmentItem.hints);
-        }
-        return AssessmentItem.update(
-          [assessmentItem.contentnode, assessmentItem.assessment_id],
-          stringifiedAssessmentItem
-        ).then(() => {
-          updateNodeComplete(assessmentItem.contentnode, context);
-        });
-      })
-    );
-  });
+  return db.transaction(
+    'rw',
+    [TABLE_NAMES.CONTENTNODE, TABLE_NAMES.ASSESSMENTITEM, TABLE_NAMES.CHANGES_TABLE],
+    () => {
+      return Promise.all(
+        assessmentItems.map(assessmentItem => {
+          // API accepts answers and hints as strings
+          const stringifiedAssessmentItem = {
+            ...assessmentItem,
+          };
+          if (assessmentItem.answers) {
+            stringifiedAssessmentItem.answers = JSON.stringify(assessmentItem.answers);
+          }
+          if (assessmentItem.hints) {
+            stringifiedAssessmentItem.hints = JSON.stringify(assessmentItem.hints);
+          }
+          return AssessmentItem.update(
+            [assessmentItem.contentnode, assessmentItem.assessment_id],
+            stringifiedAssessmentItem
+          ).then(() => {
+            updateNodeComplete(assessmentItem.contentnode, context);
+          });
+        })
+      );
+    }
+  );
 }
 
 export function deleteAssessmentItem(context, assessmentItem) {
-  return db.transaction('rw', [TABLE_NAMES.CONTENTNODE, TABLE_NAMES.ASSESSMENTITEM], () => {
-    return AssessmentItem.delete([assessmentItem.contentnode, assessmentItem.assessment_id]).then(
-      () => {
-        context.commit('DELETE_ASSESSMENTITEM', assessmentItem);
-        const contentnode = assessmentItem.contentnode;
-        return updateNodeComplete(contentnode, context);
-      }
-    );
-  });
+  return db.transaction(
+    'rw',
+    [TABLE_NAMES.CONTENTNODE, TABLE_NAMES.ASSESSMENTITEM, TABLE_NAMES.CHANGES_TABLE],
+    () => {
+      return AssessmentItem.delete([assessmentItem.contentnode, assessmentItem.assessment_id]).then(
+        () => {
+          context.commit('DELETE_ASSESSMENTITEM', assessmentItem);
+          const contentnode = assessmentItem.contentnode;
+          return updateNodeComplete(contentnode, context);
+        }
+      );
+    }
+  );
 }
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/resources.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/resources.js
index 73fe19f3a3..e0c7d088b0 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/resources.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/resources.js
@@ -1802,18 +1802,20 @@ export const AssessmentItem = new Resource({
       });
     });
   },
+  // Retain super's delete method
+  _delete: Resource.prototype.delete,
   delete(id) {
     const nodeId = id[0];
-    return this.transaction({ mode: 'rw' }, () => {
-      return this.table.delete(id);
-    }).then(data => {
+    return this._delete(id).then(data => {
       return this.modifyAssessmentItemCount(nodeId, -1).then(() => {
         return data;
       });
     });
   },
+  // Retain super's add method
+  _add: Resource.prototype.add,
   add(obj) {
-    return super.add(obj).then(id => {
+    return this._add(obj).then(id => {
       return this.modifyAssessmentItemCount(obj.contentnode, 1).then(() => {
         return id;
       });