diff --git a/src/db/spanner/models.rs b/src/db/spanner/models.rs
index dd6aa6b3aa..fd461dd366 100644
--- a/src/db/spanner/models.rs
+++ b/src/db/spanner/models.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ impl SpannerDb {
             .get_string_value()
             .parse::<i32>()
             .map_err(|e| DbErrorKind::Integrity(e.to_string()))?;
-        self.coll_cache.put(id, name.to_owned())?;
+        if !self.in_write_transaction() {
+            self.coll_cache.put(id, name.to_owned())?;
+        }
         Ok(id)
     }
 
@@ -177,7 +179,6 @@ impl SpannerDb {
             "collectionid" => id.to_string(),
         })
         .execute(&self.conn)?;
-        self.coll_cache.put(id, name.to_owned())?;
         Ok(id)
     }
 
@@ -604,7 +605,9 @@ impl SpannerDb {
                     .map_err(|e| DbErrorKind::Integrity(e.to_string()))?;
                 let name = row[1].get_string_value().to_owned();
                 names.insert(id, name.clone());
-                self.coll_cache.put(id, name)?;
+                if !self.in_write_transaction() {
+                    self.coll_cache.put(id, name)?;
+                }
             }
         }