diff --git a/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/biz/XUserMgr.java b/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/biz/XUserMgr.java
index 25291027f2..7faae50df0 100755
--- a/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/biz/XUserMgr.java
+++ b/security-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/biz/XUserMgr.java
@@ -2718,6 +2718,7 @@ public void restrictSelfAccountDeletion(String loginID) {
         }
     }
 
+    @Transactional(readOnly = false, propagation = Propagation.REQUIRED)
     public VXUser createServiceConfigUser(String userName) {
         if (userName == null || "null".equalsIgnoreCase(userName) || userName.trim().isEmpty()) {
             logger.error("User Name: {}", userName);