diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ec3a3e5..0036224 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async fn open_context(
     }
 
     let con = rusqlite::Connection::open(&db_path).expect("Failed to construct Database object");
-    con.pragma_update(None, "jorunal_mode", "wal").unwrap();
+    con.pragma_update(None, "journal_mode", "wal").unwrap();
     con.pragma_update(None, "synchronous", "normal").unwrap();
     con.pragma_update(None, "temp_store", "memory").unwrap();
     con.pragma_update(None, "foreign_keys", "on").unwrap();
@@ -238,6 +238,86 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+trait ConnectionLike {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn execute<P: rusqlite::Params>(&self, sql: &str, params: P) -> rusqlite::Result<usize>;
+    fn prepare_cached(&self, sql: &str) -> rusqlite::Result<rusqlite::CachedStatement<'_>>;
+}
+
+impl ConnectionLike for rusqlite::Connection {
+    fn execute<P: rusqlite::Params>(&self, sql: &str, params: P) -> rusqlite::Result<usize> {
+        <rusqlite::Connection>::execute(self, sql, params)
+    }
+
+    fn prepare_cached(&self, sql: &str) -> rusqlite::Result<rusqlite::CachedStatement<'_>> {
+        <rusqlite::Connection>::prepare_cached(self, sql)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> ConnectionLike for rusqlite::Transaction<'a> {
+    fn execute<P: rusqlite::Params>(&self, sql: &str, params: P) -> rusqlite::Result<usize> {
+        <rusqlite::Connection>::execute(self, sql, params)
+    }
+
+    fn prepare_cached(&self, sql: &str) -> rusqlite::Result<rusqlite::CachedStatement<'_>> {
+        <rusqlite::Connection>::prepare_cached(self, sql)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> ConnectionLike for rusqlite::Savepoint<'a> {
+    fn execute<P: rusqlite::Params>(&self, sql: &str, params: P) -> rusqlite::Result<usize> {
+        <rusqlite::Connection>::execute(self, sql, params)
+    }
+
+    fn prepare_cached(&self, sql: &str) -> rusqlite::Result<rusqlite::CachedStatement<'_>> {
+        <rusqlite::Connection>::prepare_cached(self, sql)
+    }
+}
+
+fn db_add_sample(
+    tx: &mut rusqlite::Transaction<'_>,
+    uri: &str,
+    hash: &Option<String>,
+    http_code: &Option<u16>,
+    content_type: &Option<String>,
+) -> Result<(u32, u32), Error> {
+    let mut sp = tx.savepoint().context("db_add_sample")?;
+    sp.set_drop_behavior(rusqlite::DropBehavior::Commit);
+    {
+        if let Some(h) = hash {
+            db_add_blob(&mut sp, &h.clone(), None)?;
+        };
+        let mut add_sample = sp
+            .prepare_cached(include_str!("q/add-sample.sql"))
+            .context("Failed to prepare add-sample.sql")?;
+        return Ok(add_sample.query_row(
+            named_params! {
+                ":uri": uri,
+                ":hash": hash,
+                ":http_code": http_code,
+                ":content_type": content_type
+            },
+            |row| <(u32, u32)>::try_from(row),
+        )?);
+    }
+}
+fn db_add_blob<Con: ConnectionLike>(
+    con: &mut Con,
+    hash: &str,
+    n_bytes: Option<u64>,
+) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+    let mut add_blob = con
+        .prepare_cached(include_str!("q/upsert-blob.sql"))
+        .context("Failed to prepare upsert-blob.sql")?;
+    Ok(add_blob.execute(params![hash, n_bytes,])?)
+}
+fn db_add_uri<Con: ConnectionLike>(con: &mut Con, uri: &str) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+    let mut add_uri = con
+        .prepare_cached(include_str!("q/upsert-uri.sql"))
+        .context("Failed to prepare upsert-uri.sql")?;
+    Ok(add_uri.execute(params![uri])?)
+}
+
 impl<BS: BlobService + Clone, DS: DirectoryService + Clone> SidxContext<BS, DS> {
     async fn latest_sample(&self, uri: &str) -> Result<Option<Sampled>, Error> {
         let lock = self.con.lock().unwrap();
@@ -265,42 +345,6 @@ impl<BS: BlobService + Clone, DS: DirectoryService + Clone> SidxContext<BS, DS>
                 None => Ok(None),
             })
     }
-    async fn db_add_sample(
-        &self,
-        uri: &str,
-        hash: &Option<String>,
-        http_code: &Option<u16>,
-        content_type: &Option<String>,
-    ) -> Result<(u32, u32), Error> {
-        let lock = self.con.lock().expect("Locking mutex for db_add_sample");
-        let mut add_sample = lock
-            .prepare_cached(include_str!("q/add-sample.sql"))
-            .context("Failed to prepare add-sample.sql")?;
-        Ok(add_sample.query_row(
-            named_params! {
-                ":uri": uri,
-                ":hash": hash,
-                ":http_code": http_code,
-                ":content_type": content_type
-            },
-            |row| <(u32, u32)>::try_from(row),
-        )?)
-    }
-    async fn db_add_blob(&self, hash: &str, n_bytes: u64) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-        let lock = self.con.lock().expect("db_add_blob: couldn't lock mutex?");
-        let mut add_blob = lock
-            .prepare_cached(include_str!("q/upsert-blob.sql"))
-            .context("Failed to prepare upsert-blob.sql")?;
-        Ok(add_blob.execute(params![hash, n_bytes,])?)
-    }
-    async fn db_add_uri(&self, uri: &str) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-        let lock = self.con.lock().unwrap();
-        let mut add_uri = lock
-            .prepare_cached(include_str!("q/upsert-uri.sql"))
-            .context("Failed to prepare upsert-uri.sql")?;
-
-        Ok(add_uri.execute(params![uri])?)
-    }
     async fn record_ingested_node(
         &self,
         uri: &str,
@@ -308,25 +352,28 @@ impl<BS: BlobService + Clone, DS: DirectoryService + Clone> SidxContext<BS, DS>
         http_code: Option<u16>,
         content_type: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<Sampled, Error> {
-        let digest64 = if let Some(SizedBlob { hash, n_bytes }) = blob {
-            let digest64 = format!("{}", hash);
-            self.db_add_blob(&digest64, n_bytes.clone()).await?;
-            Some(digest64)
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-        self.db_add_uri(&uri).await?;
-        let (sample_id, epoch) = self
-            .db_add_sample(&uri, &digest64, &http_code, &content_type)
-            .await?;
-        Ok(Sampled {
-            sample_id,
-            uri: uri.to_string(),
-            blob: blob.clone(),
-            http_status: http_code,
-            epoch,
-            when: SampledWhen::Now,
-        })
+        let mut lock = self.con.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut tx = lock.transaction()?;
+        {
+            let digest64 = if let Some(SizedBlob { hash, n_bytes }) = blob {
+                let digest64 = format!("{}", hash);
+                db_add_blob(&mut tx, &digest64, Some(n_bytes.clone()))?;
+                Some(digest64)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            db_add_uri(&mut tx, &uri)?;
+            let (sample_id, epoch) =
+                db_add_sample(&mut tx, &uri, &digest64, &http_code, &content_type)?;
+            Ok(Sampled {
+                sample_id,
+                uri: uri.to_string(),
+                blob: blob.clone(),
+                http_status: http_code,
+                epoch,
+                when: SampledWhen::Now,
+            })
+        }
     }
     async fn download(&self, uri: &Url) -> Result<Sampled, Error> {
         let _permit = self.http_semaphore.acquire().await.unwrap();