diff --git a/tests/lib/test_database.py b/tests/lib/test_database.py
index e197969b..4479c1fe 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_database.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     migrate_db,
     query_params_to_sql,
     select_values,
+    transaction,
     update,
     upsert,
 )
@@ -42,6 +43,38 @@ def test_basic_roundtrip(tmp_work_dir):
     assert job.output_spec == j.output_spec
 
 
+def test_insert_in_transaction_success(tmp_work_dir):
+    job = Job(
+        id="foo123",
+        job_request_id="bar123",
+        state=State.RUNNING,
+        output_spec={"hello": [1, 2, 3]},
+    )
+
+    with transaction():
+        insert(job)
+    j = find_one(Job, job_request_id__in=["bar123", "baz123"])
+    assert job.id == j.id
+    assert job.output_spec == j.output_spec
+
+
+def test_insert_in_transaction_fail(tmp_work_dir):
+    job = Job(
+        id="foo123",
+        job_request_id="bar123",
+        state=State.RUNNING,
+        output_spec={"hello": [1, 2, 3]},
+    )
+
+    with transaction():
+        insert(job)
+        conn = get_connection()
+        conn.execute("ROLLBACK")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        find_one(Job, job_request_id__in=["bar123", "baz123"])
+
+
 def test_generate_insert_sql(tmp_work_dir):
     job = Job(id="foo123", action="foo")
     sql, _ = generate_insert_sql(job)