diff --git a/packages/plugin-search/src/utilities/generateReindexHandler.ts b/packages/plugin-search/src/utilities/generateReindexHandler.ts
index c10ad0caa..91b97f38e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-search/src/utilities/generateReindexHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-search/src/utilities/generateReindexHandler.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export const generateReindexHandler =
       }
     }
 
-    await initTransaction(req)
+    const shouldCommit = await initTransaction(req)
 
     try {
       const promises = collections.map(async (collection) => {
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ export const generateReindexHandler =
         } catch (err) {
           const message = t('error:unableToReindexCollection', { collection })
           payload.logger.error({ err, msg: message })
-
-          await killTransaction(req)
-          throw new Error(message)
         }
       })
 
       await Promise.all(promises)
     } catch (err: any) {
+      if (shouldCommit) {
+        await killTransaction(req)
+      }
       return Response.json({ message: err.message }, { headers, status: 500 })
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ export const generateReindexHandler =
       total: aggregateDocs,
     })
 
-    await commitTransaction(req)
+    if (shouldCommit) {
+      await commitTransaction(req)
+    }
 
     return Response.json({ message }, { headers, status: 200 })
   }