diff --git a/src/routes/household.rs b/src/routes/household.rs
index 1106471..4ea4a7b 100644
--- a/src/routes/household.rs
+++ b/src/routes/household.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use axum::{
     http::request::Parts,
     Json,
 };
-use sea_orm::{prelude::*, ActiveValue};
+use sea_orm::{prelude::*, ActiveValue, DatabaseTransaction, TransactionTrait};
 use sea_query::OnConflict;
 
 use api::{
@@ -132,27 +132,44 @@ pub(super) async fn add_member(
     Ok(Json(EmptyResponse {}))
 }
 
+async fn delete_household(
+    household: household::Model,
+    txn: &DatabaseTransaction,
+) -> Result<(), RouteError> {
+    household.delete(txn).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub(super) async fn leave(
     AuthorizedHousehold(household): AuthorizedHousehold,
     user: AuthenticatedUser,
     state: State<AppState>,
 ) -> super::JsonResult<EmptyResponse> {
-    HouseholdMembers::delete_by_id((household.id, user.model.id))
-        .exec(&state.db)
-        .await?;
+    state
+        .db
+        .transaction(|txn| {
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                HouseholdMembers::delete_by_id((household.id, user.model.id))
+                    .exec(txn)
+                    .await?;
 
-    let Some(household) = Household::find_by_id(household.id)
-        .one(&state.db)
-        .await? else {
-        return Ok(Json(EmptyResponse {}));
-    };
+                let Some(household) = Household::find_by_id(household.id)
+                .one(txn)
+                .await? else {
+                    return Ok(Json(EmptyResponse {}));
+            };
 
-    let member_count = household.find_related(User).count(&state.db).await?;
-    if member_count == 0 {
-        household.delete(&state.db).await?;
-    }
+                let member_count = household.find_related(User).count(txn).await?;
+                if member_count == 0 {
+                    delete_household(household, txn).await?;
+                }
 
-    Ok(Json(EmptyResponse {}))
+                Ok(Json(EmptyResponse {}))
+            })
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(Into::into)
 }
 
 pub(super) async fn rename(
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
index 898b37e..a56620f 100644
--- a/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use axum::{
     Json, Router, TypedHeader,
 };
 use jwt_simple::prelude::*;
-use sea_orm::prelude::*;
+use sea_orm::{prelude::*, TransactionError};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha512};
 use tower_http::cors::{self, AllowOrigin, CorsLayer};
 
@@ -42,11 +42,20 @@ enum RouteError {
     PathRejection(#[from] axum::extract::rejection::PathRejection),
     #[error("The supplied ressource does not exist")]
     RessourceNotFound,
+    #[error("Error in DB transaction")]
+    TxnError(#[from] TransactionError<Box<RouteError>>),
+}
+
+impl From<DbErr> for Box<RouteError> {
+    fn from(value: DbErr) -> Self {
+        Box::new(value.into())
+    }
 }
 
 impl IntoResponse for RouteError {
     fn into_response(self) -> axum::response::Response {
         match self {
+            RouteError::TxnError(TransactionError::Transaction(e)) => e.into_response(),
             RouteError::UnknownAccount => {
                 (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "Account not found").into_response()
             }