diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
index 8cf7b18ccb..d866e9c0e5 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from awx.main.models import Project
 # Project listing and visibility tests
 #
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_user_project_list(get, project_factory, admin, alice, bob):
     'List of projects a user has access to, filtered by projects you can also see'
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_user_project_list(get, project_factory, admin, alice, bob):
     assert get(reverse('api:user_projects_list', args=(admin.pk,)), alice).data['count'] == 2
 
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_team_project_list(get, project_factory, team_factory, admin, alice, bob):
     'List of projects a team has access to, filtered by projects you can also see'
     team1 = team_factory('team1')
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_team_project_list(get, project_factory, team_factory, admin, alice, bob
 
 
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_create_project(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando):
     test_list = [rando, org_member, org_admin, admin]
     expected_status_codes = [403, 403, 201, 201]
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ def test_create_project(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando)
             assert not Project.objects.filter(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization).exists()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_cant_create_project_without_org(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando):
     assert post(reverse('api:project_list'), { 'name': 'Project foo', }, admin).status_code == 400
     assert post(reverse('api:project_list'), { 'name': 'Project foo', 'organization': None}, admin).status_code == 400
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_create_project_through_org_link(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando):
     test_list = [rando, org_member, org_admin, admin]
     expected_status_codes = [403, 403, 201, 201]
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_api.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_api.py
index dc24bd8c6c..e50206d3f3 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_api.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_api.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def test_remove_user_to_role(post, admin, role):
     post(url, {'disassociate': True, 'id': admin.id}, admin)
     assert role.members.filter(id=admin.id).count() == 0
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_org_admin_add_user_to_job_template(post, organization, check_jobtemplate, user):
     'Tests that a user with permissions to assign/revoke membership to a particular role can do so'
     org_admin = user('org-admin')
@@ -275,12 +275,13 @@ def test_org_admin_add_user_to_job_template(post, organization, check_jobtemplat
     assert check_jobtemplate.accessible_by(org_admin, {'write': True}) is True
     assert check_jobtemplate.accessible_by(joe, {'execute': True}) is False
 
-    post(reverse('api:role_users_list', args=(check_jobtemplate.executor_role.id,)), {'id': joe.id}, org_admin)
+    res =post(reverse('api:role_users_list', args=(check_jobtemplate.executor_role.id,)), {'id': joe.id}, org_admin)
 
+    print(res.data)
     assert check_jobtemplate.accessible_by(joe, {'execute': True}) is True
 
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_org_admin_remove_user_to_job_template(post, organization, check_jobtemplate, user):
     'Tests that a user with permissions to assign/revoke membership to a particular role can do so'
     org_admin = user('org-admin')
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ def test_org_admin_remove_user_to_job_template(post, organization, check_jobtemp
 
     assert check_jobtemplate.accessible_by(joe, {'execute': True}) is False
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_user_fail_to_add_user_to_job_template(post, organization, check_jobtemplate, user):
     'Tests that a user without permissions to assign/revoke membership to a particular role cannot do so'
     rando = user('rando')
@@ -305,12 +306,13 @@ def test_user_fail_to_add_user_to_job_template(post, organization, check_jobtemp
     assert check_jobtemplate.accessible_by(joe, {'execute': True}) is False
 
     res = post(reverse('api:role_users_list', args=(check_jobtemplate.executor_role.id,)), {'id': joe.id}, rando)
+    print(res.data)
     assert res.status_code == 403
 
     assert check_jobtemplate.accessible_by(joe, {'execute': True}) is False
 
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
 def test_user_fail_to_remove_user_to_job_template(post, organization, check_jobtemplate, user):
     'Tests that a user without permissions to assign/revoke membership to a particular role cannot do so'
     rando = user('rando')