diff --git a/internal/datastore/postgres/revisions.go b/internal/datastore/postgres/revisions.go
index 000551e124..72506ecd68 100644
--- a/internal/datastore/postgres/revisions.go
+++ b/internal/datastore/postgres/revisions.go
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ func createNewTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx) (newXID xid8, newSnaps
 	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, "createNewTransaction")
 	defer span.End()
 
-	err = tx.QueryRow(ctx, createTxn).Scan(&newXID, &newSnapshot)
+	cterr := tx.QueryRow(ctx, createTxn).Scan(&newXID, &newSnapshot)
+	if cterr != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("error when trying to create a new transaction: %w", cterr)
+	}
 	return
 }