diff --git a/quartz/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/store/sqlite/SQLiteEventStore.kt b/quartz/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/store/sqlite/SQLiteEventStore.kt
index 79680a7bf..df82c4452 100644
--- a/quartz/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/store/sqlite/SQLiteEventStore.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/store/sqlite/SQLiteEventStore.kt
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ class SQLiteEventStore(
         if (event.isExpired()) throw SQLiteConstraintException("blocked: Cannot insert an expired event")
         if (event.kind.isEphemeral()) return false
 
-        val db = writableDatabase
-        db.transaction {
+        writableDatabase.transaction {
             innerInsertEvent(event, this)
         }
         return true