diff --git a/database/middleware.go b/database/middleware.go
index 23449149aadd12cd42d7fd8c57ea83e19919def4..451d4697dcbfbff6bb12f4c21f9be9e4357d8738 100644
--- a/database/middleware.go
+++ b/database/middleware.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ 		// this case. See https://github.com/lib/pq/issues/1137
 		return err
 	}
 	if txErr != nil && txErr != sql.ErrTxDone {
-		panic(err)
+		panic(txErr)
 	}
 	return err
 }