diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/db/impl/rdb_meta_db.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/db/impl/rdb_meta_db.cpp
index db992961..a3b2565c 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/db/impl/rdb_meta_db.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/db/impl/rdb_meta_db.cpp
@@ -490,50 +490,7 @@ auto rdb_meta_db::update_item_meta(const std::string &api_path, json json_data,
     json_data.erase(META_PINNED);
     json_data.erase(META_SIZE);
 
-    const auto do_transaction =
-        [&](rocksdb::Transaction *txn) -> rocksdb::Status {
-      if (should_del_source) {
-        auto res = txn->Delete(source_family_, orig_source_path);
-        if (status != nullptr) {
-          *status = res;
-        }
-
-        if (not res.ok()) {
-          return res;
-        }
-      }
-
-      auto res =
-          txn->Put(pinned_family_, api_path, utils::string::from_bool(pinned));
-      if (status != nullptr) {
-        *status = res;
-      }
-
-      if (not res.ok()) {
-        return res;
-      }
-
-      res = txn->Put(size_family_, api_path, std::to_string(size));
-      if (status != nullptr) {
-        *status = res;
-      }
-
-      if (not res.ok()) {
-        return res;
-      }
-
-      if (not source_path.empty()) {
-        res = txn->Put(source_family_, source_path, api_path);
-        if (status != nullptr) {
-          *status = res;
-        }
-
-        if (not res.ok()) {
-          return res;
-        }
-      }
-
-      res = txn->Put(default_family_, api_path, json_data.dump());
+    const auto set_status = [&status](rocksdb::Status res) -> rocksdb::Status {
       if (status != nullptr) {
         *status = res;
       }
@@ -541,15 +498,41 @@ auto rdb_meta_db::update_item_meta(const std::string &api_path, json json_data,
       return res;
     };
 
+    const auto do_transaction =
+        [&](rocksdb::Transaction *txn) -> rocksdb::Status {
+      if (should_del_source) {
+        auto res = set_status(txn->Delete(source_family_, orig_source_path));
+        if (not res.ok()) {
+          return res;
+        }
+      }
+
+      auto res = set_status(
+          txn->Put(pinned_family_, api_path, utils::string::from_bool(pinned)));
+      if (not res.ok()) {
+        return res;
+      }
+
+      res = set_status(txn->Put(size_family_, api_path, std::to_string(size)));
+      if (not res.ok()) {
+        return res;
+      }
+
+      if (not source_path.empty()) {
+        res = set_status(txn->Put(source_family_, source_path, api_path));
+        if (not res.ok()) {
+          return res;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return set_status(txn->Put(default_family_, api_path, json_data.dump()));
+    };
+
     if (base_txn == nullptr) {
       return perform_action(function_name, do_transaction);
     }
 
-    auto res = do_transaction(base_txn);
-    if (status != nullptr) {
-      *status = res;
-    }
-
+    auto res = set_status(do_transaction(base_txn));
     if (res.ok()) {
       return api_error::success;
     }