diff --git a/nautobot_design_builder/design_job.py b/nautobot_design_builder/design_job.py
index 00840ed..2fa4724 100644
--- a/nautobot_design_builder/design_job.py
+++ b/nautobot_design_builder/design_job.py
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ def _run_in_transaction(self, dryrun: bool, **data):  # pylint: disable=too-many
         This version of `run` is wrapped in a transaction and will roll back database changes
         on error. In general, this method should only be called by the `run` method.
         """
+        sid = transaction.savepoint()
+
         self.log_info(message=f"Building {getattr(self.Meta, 'name')}")
         extensions = getattr(self.Meta, "extensions", [])
 
@@ -303,8 +305,6 @@ def _run_in_transaction(self, dryrun: bool, **data):  # pylint: disable=too-many
             self.log_failure(message="No design template specified for design.")
             raise DesignImplementationError("No design template specified for design.")
 
-        sid = transaction.savepoint()
-
         try:
             for design_file in design_files:
                 self.implement_design(context, design_file, not dryrun)
diff --git a/nautobot_design_builder/tests/designs/templates/simple_design_with_error.yaml.j2 b/nautobot_design_builder/tests/designs/templates/simple_design_with_error.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04f4c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nautobot_design_builder/tests/designs/templates/simple_design_with_error.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+manufacturers:
+    name: "Test Manufacturer"
+    wrong: "attribute"
diff --git a/nautobot_design_builder/tests/designs/test_designs.py b/nautobot_design_builder/tests/designs/test_designs.py
index 20db601..6936218 100644
--- a/nautobot_design_builder/tests/designs/test_designs.py
+++ b/nautobot_design_builder/tests/designs/test_designs.py
@@ -67,9 +67,20 @@ class Meta:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
         ]
 
 
-class MultiDesignJobWithError(DesignJob):
+class DesignJobModeDeploymentWithError(DesignJob):
     """Design job that includes an error (for unit testing)."""
 
+    class Meta:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+        name = "File Design with Error"
+        design_files = [
+            "templates/simple_design_with_error.yaml.j2",
+        ]
+        design_mode = DesignModeChoices.DEPLOYMENT
+
+
+class MultiDesignJobWithError(DesignJob):
+    """Multi Design job that includes an error (for unit testing)."""
+
     class Meta:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
         name = "Multi File Design with Error"
         design_files = [
diff --git a/nautobot_design_builder/tests/test_design_job.py b/nautobot_design_builder/tests/test_design_job.py
index f1bd8a0..59604c3 100644
--- a/nautobot_design_builder/tests/test_design_job.py
+++ b/nautobot_design_builder/tests/test_design_job.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from nautobot.ipam.models import VRF, Prefix, IPAddress
 
 from nautobot.extras.models import Status
+from nautobot_design_builder.models import Deployment
 from nautobot_design_builder.errors import DesignImplementationError, DesignValidationError
 from nautobot_design_builder.tests import DesignTestCase
 from nautobot_design_builder.tests.designs import test_designs
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ def test_simple_design_with_post_implementation(self):
         job.run(dryrun=False, **self.data)
         self.assertTrue(getattr(job, "post_implementation_called"))
 
+    def test_simple_design_rollback_deployment_mode(self):
+        """Confirm that database changes are rolled back when an exception is raised and no Design Deployment is created."""
+        self.assertEqual(0, Manufacturer.objects.all().count())
+        job = self.get_mocked_job(test_designs.DesignJobModeDeploymentWithError)
+        job.run(data={**self.data, **{"deployment_name": "whatever"}}, commit=True)
+        self.assertEqual(0, Manufacturer.objects.all().count())
+        self.assertEqual(0, Deployment.objects.all().count())
+
     def test_simple_design_report(self):
         job = self.get_mocked_job(test_designs.SimpleDesignReport)
         job.run(data={}, dryrun=False)