diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_index.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_index.py
index 7dfdbaa42..08e20e1d2 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_index.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_index.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+from django.db import transaction
 
 from documents.mixins import Renderable
 from documents.tasks import index_reindex, index_optimize
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ class Command(Renderable, BaseCommand):
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
 
         self.verbosity = options["verbosity"]
-
-        if options['command'] == 'reindex':
-            index_reindex()
-        elif options['command'] == 'optimize':
-            index_optimize()
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            if options['command'] == 'reindex':
+                index_reindex()
+            elif options['command'] == 'optimize':
+                index_optimize()