diff --git a/back/methods/image/scrub.js b/back/methods/image/scrub.js
index 893c536ff..2eb9c4312 100644
--- a/back/methods/image/scrub.js
+++ b/back/methods/image/scrub.js
@@ -52,19 +52,16 @@ module.exports = Self => {
         const container = await $.ImageContainer.container(collection);
         const rootPath = container.client.root;
 
-        const conn = await getConnection();
+        const tx = await Self.beginTransaction({});
+        const opts = {transaction: tx};
+
         const lockName = 'salix.Image.scrub';
-        let lockObtained;
+        const [row] = await Self.rawSql(
+            `SELECT GET_LOCK(?, 10) hasLock`, [lockName], opts);
+        if (!row.hasLock)
+            throw new UserError('Cannot obtain exclusive lock');
 
         try {
-            const [row] = await query(conn,
-                `SELECT GET_LOCK(?, 0) hasLock`,
-                [lockName]
-            );
-            lockObtained = !!row.hasLock;
-            if (!lockObtained)
-                throw new UserError('Cannot obtain exclusive lock');
-
             const now = Date.vnNew().toJSON();
             const scrubDir = path.join(rootPath, '.scrub', now);
 
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = Self => {
                     const count = await Self.count({
                         collectionFk: collection,
                         name: imageName
-                    });
+                    }, opts);
                     const exists = count > 0;
                     let scrubDirCreated = false;
                     if (!exists) {
@@ -96,8 +93,13 @@ module.exports = Self => {
                             if (!dryRun)
                                 await fs.rename(srcFile, dstFile);
                         } else {
-                            if (!dryRun)
-                                await fs.unlink(srcFile);
+                            if (!dryRun) {
+                                try {
+                                    await fs.unlink(srcFile);
+                                } catch (err) {
+                                    console.error(err);
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
 
                         cleanCount++;
@@ -109,29 +111,8 @@ module.exports = Self => {
 
             return cleanCount;
         } finally {
-            if (lockObtained)
-                await query(conn, `DO RELEASE_LOCK(?)`, [lockName]);
-            conn.release();
-        }
-
-        // Promisified datasource functions
-
-        function getConnection() {
-            return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-                Self.dataSource.connector.client.getConnection((err, conn) => {
-                    if (err) return reject(err);
-                    resolve(conn);
-                });
-            });
-        }
-
-        function query(conn, sql, params) {
-            return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-                conn.query(sql, params, (err, res) => {
-                    if (err) return reject(err);
-                    resolve(res);
-                });
-            });
+            await Self.rawSql(`DO RELEASE_LOCK(?)`, [lockName], opts);
+            await tx.rollback();
         }
     };
 };