diff --git a/internal/db/page_test.go b/internal/db/page_test.go
index 68fbfb4b..509ebb3e 100644
--- a/internal/db/page_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/page_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/carlmjohnson/be"
 	"github.com/carlmjohnson/be/testfile"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 	"github.com/spotlightpa/almanack/internal/db"
 	"github.com/spotlightpa/almanack/internal/github"
@@ -317,9 +318,12 @@ func TestServicePublish(t *testing.T) {
 			SourceID:        "",
 			PublicationDate: pgtype.Timestamptz{},
 		}
-		err, warning := svc.PublishPage(ctx, p1)
+		err = svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{}, func(txq *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
+			err, warning := svc.PublishPage(ctx, txq, p1)
+			be.NilErr(t, warning)
+			return err
+		})
 		be.NilErr(t, err)
-		be.NilErr(t, warning)
 
 		p, err = svc.Queries.GetPageByFilePath(ctx, path1)
 		be.NilErr(t, err)
@@ -354,9 +358,12 @@ func TestServicePublish(t *testing.T) {
 			SourceID:        "",
 			PublicationDate: pgtype.Timestamptz{},
 		}
-		err, warning := svc.PublishPage(ctx, p2)
+		err = svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{}, func(txq *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
+			err, warning := svc.PublishPage(ctx, txq, p2)
+			be.NilErr(t, warning)
+			return err
+		})
 		be.Nonzero(t, err)
-		be.NilErr(t, warning)
 		_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(tmp, path2))
 		be.Nonzero(t, err)
 
@@ -377,9 +384,12 @@ func TestServicePublish(t *testing.T) {
 			SourceID:        "",
 			PublicationDate: pgtype.Timestamptz{},
 		}
-		err, warning = svc.PublishPage(ctx, p3)
+		err = svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{}, func(txq *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
+			err, warning := svc.PublishPage(ctx, txq, p3)
+			be.NilErr(t, warning)
+			return err
+		})
 		be.NilErr(t, err)
-		be.NilErr(t, warning)
 		_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(tmp, path2))
 		be.NilErr(t, err)
 	}
@@ -415,9 +425,12 @@ func TestServicePublish(t *testing.T) {
 		svc.ContentStore = github.ErrorClient{
 			Error: errors.New("bad client"),
 		}
-		err, warning := svc.PublishPage(ctx, p4)
+		err = svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{}, func(txq *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
+			err, warning := svc.PublishPage(ctx, txq, p4)
+			be.NilErr(t, warning)
+			return err
+		})
 		be.Nonzero(t, err)
-		be.NilErr(t, warning)
 
 		p, err := svc.Queries.GetPageByFilePath(ctx, path3)
 		be.NilErr(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/almanack/service-page.go b/pkg/almanack/service-page.go
index 216f6db0..acb7ef20 100644
--- a/pkg/almanack/service-page.go
+++ b/pkg/almanack/service-page.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spotlightpa/almanack/pkg/almlog"
 )
 
-func (svc Services) PublishPage(ctx context.Context, page *db.Page) (err, warning error) {
+func (svc Services) PublishPage(ctx context.Context, txq *db.Queries, page *db.Page) (err, warning error) {
 	defer errorx.Trace(&err)
 
 	page.SetURLPath()
@@ -40,30 +40,26 @@ func (svc Services) PublishPage(ctx context.Context, page *db.Page) (err, warnin
 	// If all this goes well, swap in the db.Page to the pointer
 	var p2 db.Page
 	err = flowmatic.Do(
-		func() error {
-			return svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{
-				IsoLevel: pgx.ReadUncommitted,
-			}, func(txq *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
-				defer errorx.Trace(&txerr)
-
-				p2, txerr = txq.UpdatePage(ctx, db.UpdatePageParams{
-					FilePath:         page.FilePath,
-					URLPath:          page.URLPath.String,
-					SetLastPublished: true,
-					SetFrontmatter:   false,
-					SetBody:          false,
-					SetScheduleFor:   false,
-					ScheduleFor:      db.NullTime,
-				})
-				if txerr != nil {
-					return txerr
-				}
-
-				internalID, _ := page.Frontmatter["internal-id"].(string)
-				title := cmp.Or(internalID, page.FilePath)
-				msg := fmt.Sprintf("Content: publishing %q", title)
-				return svc.ContentStore.UpdateFile(ctx, msg, page.FilePath, []byte(data))
+		func() (txerr error) {
+			defer errorx.Trace(&txerr)
+
+			p2, txerr = txq.UpdatePage(ctx, db.UpdatePageParams{
+				FilePath:         page.FilePath,
+				URLPath:          page.URLPath.String,
+				SetLastPublished: true,
+				SetFrontmatter:   false,
+				SetBody:          false,
+				SetScheduleFor:   false,
+				ScheduleFor:      db.NullTime,
 			})
+			if txerr != nil {
+				return txerr
+			}
+
+			internalID, _ := page.Frontmatter["internal-id"].(string)
+			title := cmp.Or(internalID, page.FilePath)
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Content: publishing %q", title)
+			return svc.ContentStore.UpdateFile(ctx, msg, page.FilePath, []byte(data))
 		},
 		func() error {
 			_, warning = svc.Indexer.SaveObject(page.ToIndex(), ctx)
@@ -94,16 +90,16 @@ func (svc Services) RefreshPageFromContentStore(ctx context.Context, page *db.Pa
 
 func (svc Services) PopScheduledPages(ctx context.Context) (err, warning error) {
 	var warnings []error
-	err = svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{}, func(q *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
+	err = svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{}, func(txq *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
 		defer errorx.Trace(&txerr)
 
-		pages, txerr := q.PopScheduledPages(ctx)
+		pages, txerr := txq.PopScheduledPages(ctx)
 		if txerr != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		var errs []error
 		for _, page := range pages {
-			txerr, warning = svc.PublishPage(ctx, &page)
+			txerr, warning = svc.PublishPage(ctx, txq, &page)
 			errs = append(errs, txerr)
 			warnings = append(warnings, warning)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/api/routes-spotlightpa.go b/pkg/api/routes-spotlightpa.go
index 1469380f..2c4b371e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/routes-spotlightpa.go
+++ b/pkg/api/routes-spotlightpa.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/carlmjohnson/emailx"
 	"github.com/carlmjohnson/flowmatic"
 	"github.com/carlmjohnson/resperr"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/spotlightpa/almanack/internal/db"
 	"github.com/spotlightpa/almanack/internal/gdocs"
 	"github.com/spotlightpa/almanack/internal/google"
@@ -555,10 +556,13 @@ func (app *appEnv) postPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	shouldPublish := res.ShouldPublish()
 	shouldNotify := res.ShouldNotify(&oldPage)
 	if shouldPublish {
-		err, warning := app.svc.PublishPage(ctx, &res)
-		if warning != nil {
-			app.logErr(r.Context(), warning)
-		}
+		err = app.svc.Tx.Begin(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{}, func(txq *db.Queries) (txerr error) {
+			err, warning := app.svc.PublishPage(ctx, txq, &res)
+			if warning != nil {
+				app.logErr(r.Context(), warning)
+			}
+			return err
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("postPage publish problem: %w", err)
 			app.replyErr(w, r, err)