diff --git a/api/src/routes/applications.ts b/api/src/routes/applications.ts
index db21cc8..5f3f90c 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/applications.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/applications.ts
@@ -225,15 +225,29 @@ router.post('/approve/:id', [requireLogin, requireRole("Recruiter")], async (req
   const appID = Number(req.params.id);
   const approved_by = req.user.id;
 
+  const app = await getApplicationByID(appID);
+
   try {
-    const app = await getApplicationByID(appID);
-    await approveApplication(appID, approved_by);
+    console.log("HELLO MFS")
+    var con = await pool.getConnection();
+    console.log("START")
+
+    con.beginTransaction();
+    console.log("APPROVE")
+
+    await approveApplication(appID, approved_by, con);
+    console.log("STATE")
 
     //update user profile
-    await setUserState(app.member_id, MemberState.Member, "Application Accepted", approved_by);
+    await setUserState(app.member_id, MemberState.Member, "Application Accepted", approved_by, con);
 
-    await pool.query('CALL sp_accept_new_recruit_validation(?, ?, ?, ?)', [Number(process.env.CONFIG_ID), app.member_id, approved_by, approved_by])
+    console.log("SP")
 
+    await con.query('CALL sp_accept_new_recruit_validation(?, ?, ?, ?)', [Number(process.env.CONFIG_ID), app.member_id, approved_by, approved_by])
+
+    console.log("COMMIT")
+
+    con.commit();
     logger.info('app', "Member application approved", {
       application: app.id,
       applicant: app.member_id,
@@ -241,6 +255,9 @@ router.post('/approve/:id', [requireLogin, requireRole("Recruiter")], async (req
     })
     res.sendStatus(200);
   } catch (error) {
+
+    con.rollback();
+
     logger.error(
       'app',
       'Failed to approve application',
@@ -251,6 +268,8 @@ router.post('/approve/:id', [requireLogin, requireRole("Recruiter")], async (req
       }
     );
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to approve application' });
+  } finally {
+    if (con) con.release();
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/api/src/services/db/applicationService.ts b/api/src/services/db/applicationService.ts
index 985ad5b..c2e9a5d 100644
--- a/api/src/services/db/applicationService.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/db/applicationService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { ApplicationListRow, ApplicationRow, CommentRow } from "@app/shared/types/application";
 import pool from "../../db";
 import { error } from "console";
+import * as mariadb from 'mariadb';
+
 
 /**
  * Create an application in the db
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ export async function getAllMemberApplications(memberID: number): Promise<Applic
 }
 
 
-export async function approveApplication(id: number, approver: number) {
+export async function approveApplication(id: number, approver: number, con: mariadb.Connection | mariadb.Pool = pool) {
   const sql = `
       UPDATE applications
          SET approved_at = NOW(), approved_by = ?
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ export async function approveApplication(id: number, approver: number) {
         AND denied_at IS NULL
       `;
 
-  const result = await pool.execute(sql, [approver, id]);
+  const result = await con.query(sql, [approver, id]);
   if (result.affectedRows == 1) {
     return
   } else {
diff --git a/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts b/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts
index fb71063..cf4afc7 100644
--- a/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts
@@ -99,9 +99,13 @@ export async function getUserData(userID: number): Promise<Member> {
     return res[0] ?? null;
 }
 
-export async function setUserState(userID: number, state: MemberState, reason: string, creatorID: number, externalCon?: mariadb.Connection | mariadb.PoolConnection) {
+export async function setUserState(userID: number, state: MemberState, reason: string, creatorID: number, externalCon?: mariadb.PoolConnection) {
     const isInternalConn = !externalCon;
-    const con = (externalCon || await pool.getConnection()) as mariadb.PoolConnection;
+    if(isInternalConn)
+        var con = await pool.getConnection();
+    else 
+        var con = externalCon;
+    // const con = (externalCon || await pool.getConnection()) as mariadb.PoolConnection;
 
     try {
         if (isInternalConn) await con.beginTransaction();
@@ -246,12 +250,13 @@ export async function endLatestMemberState(memberID: number, con: mariadb.Pool |
     try {
         let res = await con.query(sql, [memberID]);
         console.log(res);
+        return;
     } catch (error) {
         logger.error('app', 'Error ending latest member state', {
             error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
         });
         throw error;
     }
-    let res = await pool.query(sql, [memberID]);
-    console.log(res);
+    // let res = await pool.query(sql, [memberID]);
+    // console.log(res);
 }
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