diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7bb60249230..81e6c9f6bcf 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ GEM
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.651.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.8)
       jmespath (~> 1, >= 1.6.1)
-    aws-sdk-kms (1.79.0)
-      aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.191.0)
+    aws-sdk-kms (1.80.0)
+      aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.193.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.1)
     aws-sdk-s3 (1.148.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.193.0)
diff --git a/modules/simple_forms_api/spec/services/pdf_filler_spec.rb b/modules/simple_forms_api/spec/services/pdf_filler_spec.rb
index 982b9f0a158..a227e85aa76 100644
--- a/modules/simple_forms_api/spec/services/pdf_filler_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/simple_forms_api/spec/services/pdf_filler_spec.rb
@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@
 
   describe '#generate' do
     forms.each do |file_name|
-      context "when mapping the pdf data given JSON file: #{file_name}" do
-        let(:expected_pdf_path) { map_pdf_data(file_name) }
+      ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
+        context "when mapping the pdf data given JSON file: #{file_name}" do
+          let(:expected_pdf_path) { map_pdf_data(file_name) }
 
-        # remove the pdf if it already exists
-        after { FileUtils.rm_f(expected_pdf_path) }
+          # remove the pdf if it already exists
+          after { FileUtils.rm_f(expected_pdf_path) }
 
-        context 'when a legitimate JSON payload is provided' do
-          it 'properly fills out the associated PDF' do
-            expect(File.exist?(expected_pdf_path)).to eq(true)
+          context 'when a legitimate JSON payload is provided' do
+            it 'properly fills out the associated PDF' do
+              expect(File.exist?(expected_pdf_path)).to eq(true)
+            end
           end
         end
       end