diff --git a/server-spi/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/UserFederationManager.java b/server-spi/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/UserFederationManager.java
index 3169ea4605..c58278b672 100755
--- a/server-spi/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/UserFederationManager.java
+++ b/server-spi/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/UserFederationManager.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.keycloak.models;
 
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+import org.keycloak.models.utils.KeycloakModelUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -104,19 +105,19 @@ public class UserFederationManager implements UserProvider {
 
     }
 
-    protected void deleteInvalidUser(RealmModel realm, UserModel user) {
-        KeycloakSession tx = session.getKeycloakSessionFactory().create();
-        try {
-            tx.getTransaction().begin();
-            RealmModel realmModel = tx.realms().getRealm(realm.getId());
-            if (realmModel == null) return;
-            UserModel deletedUser = tx.userStorage().getUserById(user.getId(), realmModel);
-            tx.userStorage().removeUser(realmModel, deletedUser);
-            logger.debugf("Removed invalid user '%s'", user.getUsername());
-            tx.getTransaction().commit();
-        } finally {
-            tx.close();
-        }
+    protected void deleteInvalidUser(final RealmModel realm, final UserModel user) {
+        KeycloakModelUtils.runJobInTransaction(session.getKeycloakSessionFactory(), new KeycloakSessionTask() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void run(KeycloakSession session) {
+                RealmModel realmModel = session.realms().getRealm(realm.getId());
+                if (realmModel == null) return;
+                UserModel deletedUser = session.userStorage().getUserById(user.getId(), realmModel);
+                session.userStorage().removeUser(realmModel, deletedUser);
+                logger.debugf("Removed invalid user '%s'", user.getUsername());
+            }
+
+        });
     }
 
 
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
index 38cc097367..ff99c0b29c 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
@@ -258,28 +258,33 @@ public class KeycloakApplication extends Application {
 
     public void importRealm(RealmRepresentation rep, String from) {
         KeycloakSession session = sessionFactory.create();
+        boolean exists = false;
         try {
             session.getTransaction().begin();
-            RealmManager manager = new RealmManager(session);
-            manager.setContextPath(getContextPath());
-
-            if (rep.getId() != null && manager.getRealm(rep.getId()) != null) {
-                logger.realmExists(rep.getRealm(), from);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (manager.getRealmByName(rep.getRealm()) != null) {
-                logger.realmExists(rep.getRealm(), from);
-                return;
-            }
 
             try {
-                RealmModel realm = manager.importRealm(rep);
+                RealmManager manager = new RealmManager(session);
+                manager.setContextPath(getContextPath());
+
+                if (rep.getId() != null && manager.getRealm(rep.getId()) != null) {
+                    logger.realmExists(rep.getRealm(), from);
+                    exists = true;
+                }
+
+                if (manager.getRealmByName(rep.getRealm()) != null) {
+                    logger.realmExists(rep.getRealm(), from);
+                    exists = true;
+                }
+                if (!exists) {
+                    RealmModel realm = manager.importRealm(rep);
+                    logger.importedRealm(realm.getName(), from);
+                }
                 session.getTransaction().commit();
-                logger.importedRealm(realm.getName(), from);
             } catch (Throwable t) {
                 session.getTransaction().rollback();
-                logger.unableToImportRealm(t, rep.getRealm(), from);
+                if (!exists) {
+                    logger.unableToImportRealm(t, rep.getRealm(), from);
+                }
             }
         } finally {
             session.close();