diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 20b3f044f43cc66810ad73919000ed99c32404f8..5ea359c4c30c97a41a4596eed1896f6542237d07 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-import time
 import uuid
 
 from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, Depends, FastAPI, UploadFile
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ def cocal_task(db, state, cocal_session):
         # set result status
         cocal_session.result_state = "ready"
         cocal_session.result_date = datetime.datetime.now()
-        db.commit()
 
     # log timeout error if no upload available
     else:
@@ -86,7 +84,8 @@ def cocal_task(db, state, cocal_session):
         # set result status
         cocal_session.result_state = "cancelled due to timeout"
         cocal_session.result_date = datetime.datetime.now()
-        db.commit()
+    
+    db.commit()
 
 
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