diff --git a/src/main/frontend/db/react.cljs b/src/main/frontend/db/react.cljs
index 632d3aecf3..ff532cb2aa 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/db/react.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/db/react.cljs
@@ -283,46 +283,42 @@
   [repo-url tx-data {:keys [key data files-db?] :as handler-opts
                      :or {files-db? false}}]
   (when-not config/publishing?
-    (try
-      (let [repo-url (or repo-url (state/get-current-repo))
-            tx-data (->> (util/remove-nils tx-data)
-                         (remove nil?))
-            get-conn (fn [] (if files-db?
-                              (conn/get-files-conn repo-url)
-                              (conn/get-conn repo-url false)))]
-        (when (and (seq tx-data) (get-conn))
-          (let [tx-result (d/transact! (get-conn) (vec tx-data))
-                db (:db-after tx-result)
-                handler-keys (get-handler-keys handler-opts)]
-            (doseq [handler-key handler-keys]
-              (let [handler-key (vec (cons repo-url handler-key))]
-                (when-let [cache (get @query-state handler-key)]
-                  (let [{:keys [query inputs transform-fn query-fn inputs-fn]} cache]
-                    (when (or query query-fn)
-                      (let [new-result (->
-                                        (cond
-                                          query-fn
-                                          (profile
-                                           "Query:"
-                                           (doall (query-fn db)))
+    (let [repo-url (or repo-url (state/get-current-repo))
+          tx-data (->> (util/remove-nils tx-data)
+                       (remove nil?))
+          get-conn (fn [] (if files-db?
+                            (conn/get-files-conn repo-url)
+                            (conn/get-conn repo-url false)))]
+      (when (and (seq tx-data) (get-conn))
+        (let [tx-result (d/transact! (get-conn) (vec tx-data))
+              db (:db-after tx-result)
+              handler-keys (get-handler-keys handler-opts)]
+          (doseq [handler-key handler-keys]
+            (let [handler-key (vec (cons repo-url handler-key))]
+              (when-let [cache (get @query-state handler-key)]
+                (let [{:keys [query inputs transform-fn query-fn inputs-fn]} cache]
+                  (when (or query query-fn)
+                    (let [new-result (->
+                                      (cond
+                                        query-fn
+                                        (profile
+                                         "Query:"
+                                         (doall (query-fn db)))
 
-                                          inputs-fn
-                                          (let [inputs (inputs-fn)]
-                                            (apply d/q query db inputs))
+                                        inputs-fn
+                                        (let [inputs (inputs-fn)]
+                                          (apply d/q query db inputs))
 
-                                          (keyword? query)
-                                          (db-utils/get-key-value repo-url query)
+                                        (keyword? query)
+                                        (db-utils/get-key-value repo-url query)
 
-                                          (seq inputs)
-                                          (apply d/q query db inputs)
+                                        (seq inputs)
+                                        (apply d/q query db inputs)
 
-                                          :else
-                                          (d/q query db))
-                                        transform-fn)]
-                        (set-new-result! handler-key new-result))))))))))
-      (catch js/Error e
-        ;; FIXME: check error type and notice user
-        (log/error :db/transact! e)))))
+                                        :else
+                                        (d/q query db))
+                                      transform-fn)]
+                      (set-new-result! handler-key new-result))))))))))))
 
 (defn set-key-value
   [repo-url key value]
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/handler/editor.cljs b/src/main/frontend/handler/editor.cljs
index 1bc7210993..222b333750 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/handler/editor.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/handler/editor.cljs
@@ -2017,16 +2017,14 @@
                 file-content (db/get-file file-path)
                 new-content (utf8/insert! file-content start-pos old-end-pos (apply str (map :block/content blocks)))
                 blocks (map (fn [b] (dissoc b :block/children)) blocks)]
-            (profile
-             "Indent/outdent: "
-             (repo-handler/transact-react-and-alter-file!
-              repo
-              (concat
-               blocks
-               after-blocks)
-              {:key :block/change
-               :data (map (fn [block] (assoc block :block/page page)) blocks)}
-              [[file-path new-content]])))
+            (repo-handler/transact-react-and-alter-file!
+             repo
+             (concat
+              blocks
+              after-blocks)
+             {:key :block/change
+              :data (map (fn [block] (assoc block :block/page page)) blocks)}
+             [[file-path new-content]]))
 
           (gdom/getElement "date-time-picker")
           nil
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/handler/repo.cljs b/src/main/frontend/handler/repo.cljs
index 91b8a30fbd..98aea7ad85 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/handler/repo.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/handler/repo.cljs
@@ -369,17 +369,23 @@
                                                     :idx idx
                                                     :container (gobj/get container "id")})))
 
-     (when (seq files)
-       (file-handler/alter-files repo files opts))
+     ;; try catch so that if db transaction failed, it'll not write to the files
+     (try
+       (do
+         (db/transact-react!
+          repo
+          tx
+          transact-option)
 
-     (db/transact-react!
-      repo
-      tx
-      transact-option)
-     (when (seq pages)
-       (let [children-tx (mapcat #(rebuild-page-blocks-children repo %) pages)]
-         (when (seq children-tx)
-           (db/transact! repo children-tx)))))))
+         (when (seq pages)
+           (let [children-tx (mapcat #(rebuild-page-blocks-children repo %) pages)]
+             (when (seq children-tx)
+               (db/transact! repo children-tx))))
+
+         (when (seq files)
+           (file-handler/alter-files repo files opts)))
+       (catch js/Error e
+         (log/error :transact-react/failed e))))))
 
 (declare push)