diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
index 9cbdf08be6..7ce7d28d74 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/files.clj
@@ -1005,19 +1005,19 @@
   "Link a file to a library. Returns the recursive list of libraries used by that library"
   {::doc/added "1.17"
    ::webhooks/event? true
-   ::sm/params schema:link-file-to-library}
-  [cfg {:keys [::rpc/profile-id file-id library-id] :as params}]
+   ::sm/params schema:link-file-to-library
+   ::db/transaction true}
+  [{:keys [::db/conn] :as cfg} {:keys [::rpc/profile-id file-id library-id] :as params}]
+
   (when (= file-id library-id)
     (ex/raise :type :validation
               :code :invalid-library
               :hint "A file cannot be linked to itself"))
 
-  (db/tx-run! cfg
-              (fn [{:keys [::db/conn]}]
-                (check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id file-id)
-                (check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id library-id)
-                (link-file-to-library conn params)
-                (bfc/get-libraries cfg [library-id]))))
+  (check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id file-id)
+  (check-edition-permissions! conn profile-id library-id)
+  (link-file-to-library conn params)
+  (bfc/get-libraries cfg [library-id]))
 
 ;; --- MUTATION COMMAND: unlink-file-from-library