diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/domain/dao/DomainDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/domain/dao/DomainDaoImpl.java
index 1d5dc109424..f8cdc981c4b 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/domain/dao/DomainDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/domain/dao/DomainDaoImpl.java
@@ -105,26 +105,28 @@ public class DomainDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<DomainVO, Long> implements Dom
             s_logger.error("Unable to lock parent domain: " + parent);
     		return null;
         }
-    	
-        Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
-    	try {
-    		txn.start();
-    		
-            domain.setPath(allocPath(parentDomain, domain.getName()));
-            domain.setLevel(parentDomain.getLevel() + 1);
-            
-            parentDomain.setNextChildSeq(parentDomain.getNextChildSeq() + 1); // FIXME:  remove sequence number?
-            parentDomain.setChildCount(parentDomain.getChildCount() + 1);
-            persist(domain);
-            update(parentDomain.getId(), parentDomain);
-            
-    		txn.commit();
-    		return domain;
-    	} catch(Exception e) {
-    		s_logger.error("Unable to create domain due to " + e.getMessage(), e);
-    		txn.rollback();
-    		return null;
-    	} finally {
+    	
+        try {
+	        Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
+	    	try {
+	    		txn.start();
+	    		
+	            domain.setPath(allocPath(parentDomain, domain.getName()));
+	            domain.setLevel(parentDomain.getLevel() + 1);
+	            
+	            parentDomain.setNextChildSeq(parentDomain.getNextChildSeq() + 1); // FIXME:  remove sequence number?
+	            parentDomain.setChildCount(parentDomain.getChildCount() + 1);
+	            persist(domain);
+	            update(parentDomain.getId(), parentDomain);
+	            
+	    		txn.commit();
+	    		return domain;
+	    	} catch(Exception e) {
+	    		s_logger.error("Unable to create domain due to " + e.getMessage(), e);
+	    		txn.rollback();
+	    		return null;
+	    	} 
+        } finally {
     		lock.unlock();
     	}
     }