diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
index f866cb0ed..db080a239 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
@@ -856,13 +856,12 @@ class GrampsBSDDB(GrampsDbBase):
         transaction has no effect until it is committed using the
         transaction_commit function of the this database object.
         """
-        if self.__LOG_ALL:
-            log.debug("%s: Transaction begin '%s'\n"
-                      % (self.__class__.__name__, str(msg)))
+
         # Start BSD DB transaction -- DBTxn
         self.txn = self.env.txn_begin()
 
-        return Transaction(msg,self.undodb)
+        trans = GrampsDbBase.transaction_begin(sef,msg)
+        return trans
 
     def transaction_commit(self,transaction,msg):