diff --git a/internal/storage/mysqlstore/mysql.go b/internal/storage/mysqlstore/mysql.go
index 1077920b..6aa6120b 100644
--- a/internal/storage/mysqlstore/mysql.go
+++ b/internal/storage/mysqlstore/mysql.go
@@ -115,6 +115,27 @@ func (s *store) GetBySubjectDigest(ctx context.Context, request *archivist.GetBy
 	return &archivist.GetBySubjectDigestResponse{Object: results}, err
 }
 
+func (s *store) withTx(ctx context.Context, fn func(tx *ent.Tx) error) error {
+	tx, err := s.client.Tx(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := fn(tx); err != nil {
+		if err := tx.Rollback(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to rollback transaction: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to commit transaction: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // attestation.Collection from go-witness will try to parse each of the attestations by calling their factory functions,
 // which require the attestations to be registered in the go-witness library.  We don't really care about the actual attestation
 // data for the purposes here, so just leave it as a raw message.
@@ -157,89 +178,90 @@ func (s *store) Store(ctx context.Context, request *archivist.StoreRequest) (*em
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	tx, err := s.client.Tx(ctx)
-	dsse, err := tx.Dsse.Create().
-		SetPayloadType(envelope.PayloadType).
-		SetGitbomSha256(gb.Identity()).
-		Save(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	for _, sig := range envelope.Signatures {
-		_, err = tx.Signature.Create().
-			SetKeyID(sig.KeyID).
-			SetSignature(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sig.Signature)).
-			SetDsse(dsse).
+	err = s.withTx(ctx, func(tx *ent.Tx) error {
+		dsse, err := tx.Dsse.Create().
+			SetPayloadType(envelope.PayloadType).
+			SetGitbomSha256(gb.Identity()).
 			Save(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
-	}
 
-	for hashFn, digest := range payloadDigestSet {
-		hashName, err := cryptoutil.HashToString(hashFn)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		for _, sig := range envelope.Signatures {
+			_, err = tx.Signature.Create().
+				SetKeyID(sig.KeyID).
+				SetSignature(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sig.Signature)).
+				SetDsse(dsse).
+				Save(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
-		if _, err := tx.PayloadDigest.Create().
-			SetDsse(dsse).
-			SetAlgorithm(hashName).
-			SetValue(digest).
-			Save(ctx); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
+		for hashFn, digest := range payloadDigestSet {
+			hashName, err := cryptoutil.HashToString(hashFn)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-	stmt, err := tx.Statement.Create().
-		SetPredicate(payload.PredicateType).
-		AddDsse(dsse).
-		Save(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+			if _, err := tx.PayloadDigest.Create().
+				SetDsse(dsse).
+				SetAlgorithm(hashName).
+				SetValue(digest).
+				Save(ctx); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 
-	for _, subject := range payload.Subject {
-		storedSubject, err := tx.Subject.Create().
-			SetName(subject.Name).
-			SetStatement(stmt).
+		stmt, err := tx.Statement.Create().
+			SetPredicate(payload.PredicateType).
+			AddDsse(dsse).
 			Save(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
 
-		for algorithm, value := range subject.Digest {
-			if err := tx.SubjectDigest.Create().
-				SetAlgorithm(algorithm).
-				SetValue(value).SetSubject(storedSubject).
-				Exec(ctx); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+		for _, subject := range payload.Subject {
+			storedSubject, err := tx.Subject.Create().
+				SetName(subject.Name).
+				SetStatement(stmt).
+				Save(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			for algorithm, value := range subject.Digest {
+				if err := tx.SubjectDigest.Create().
+					SetAlgorithm(algorithm).
+					SetValue(value).SetSubject(storedSubject).
+					Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	collection, err := tx.AttestationCollection.Create().
-		SetStatementID(stmt.ID).
-		SetName(parsedCollection.Name).
-		Save(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+		collection, err := tx.AttestationCollection.Create().
+			SetStatementID(stmt.ID).
+			SetName(parsedCollection.Name).
+			Save(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	for _, a := range parsedCollection.Attestations {
-		if err := tx.Attestation.Create().
-			SetAttestationCollectionID(collection.ID).
-			SetType(a.Type).
-			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		for _, a := range parsedCollection.Attestations {
+			if err := tx.Attestation.Create().
+				SetAttestationCollectionID(collection.ID).
+				SetType(a.Type).
+				Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	err = tx.Commit()
+		return nil
+	})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("unable to commit transaction: %+v", err)
+		logrus.Errorf("unable to store metadata: %+v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -253,6 +275,6 @@ func (s *store) Store(ctx context.Context, request *archivist.StoreRequest) (*em
 
 		fmt.Println("object stored")
 	}
-	// ********************************************************************************
+
 	return &emptypb.Empty{}, nil
 }