diff --git a/pkg/transformers/bite/repository.go b/pkg/transformers/bite/repository.go
index 1e3d860b..c3c0eb3a 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/bite/repository.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/bite/repository.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/datastore/postgres"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/transformers/shared"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/transformers/shared/constants"
+	"log"
 )
 
 type BiteRepository struct {
@@ -30,32 +31,41 @@ func (repository *BiteRepository) SetDB(db *postgres.DB) {
 }
 
 func (repository BiteRepository) Create(headerID int64, models []interface{}) error {
-	tx, err := repository.db.Begin()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	tx, dBaseErr := repository.db.Begin()
+	if dBaseErr != nil {
+		return dBaseErr
 	}
 	for _, model := range models {
 		biteModel, ok := model.(BiteModel)
 		if !ok {
-			tx.Rollback()
+			rollbackErr := tx.Rollback()
+			if rollbackErr != nil {
+				log.Println("rollback error ", rollbackErr)
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("model of type %T, not %T", model, BiteModel{})
 		}
 
-		_, err = tx.Exec(
+		_, execErr := tx.Exec(
 			`INSERT into maker.bite (header_id, ilk, urn, ink, art, iart, tab, nflip, log_idx, tx_idx, raw_log)
         VALUES($1, $2, $3, $4::NUMERIC, $5::NUMERIC, $6::NUMERIC, $7::NUMERIC, $8::NUMERIC, $9, $10, $11)`,
 			headerID, biteModel.Ilk, biteModel.Urn, biteModel.Ink, biteModel.Art, biteModel.IArt, biteModel.Tab, biteModel.NFlip, biteModel.LogIndex, biteModel.TransactionIndex, biteModel.Raw,
 		)
-		if err != nil {
-			tx.Rollback()
-			return err
+		if execErr != nil {
+			rollbackErr := tx.Rollback()
+			if rollbackErr != nil {
+				log.Println("rollback error ", rollbackErr)
+			}
+			return execErr
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = shared.MarkHeaderCheckedInTransaction(headerID, tx, constants.BiteChecked)
-	if err != nil {
-		tx.Rollback()
-		return err
+	checkHeaderErr := shared.MarkHeaderCheckedInTransaction(headerID, tx, constants.BiteChecked)
+	if checkHeaderErr != nil {
+		rollbackErr := tx.Rollback()
+		if rollbackErr != nil {
+			log.Println("rollback error ", rollbackErr)
+		}
+		return checkHeaderErr
 	}
 
 	return tx.Commit()