diff --git a/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/config/boundary/ConfigService.java b/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/config/boundary/ConfigService.java
index 64e2c80..ce59c2c 100644
--- a/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/config/boundary/ConfigService.java
+++ b/account/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/account/business/config/boundary/ConfigService.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import javax.ejb.Lock;
 import javax.ejb.LockType;
 import javax.ejb.Singleton;
 import javax.ejb.Startup;
+import javax.ejb.TransactionAttribute;
+import static javax.ejb.TransactionAttributeType.REQUIRES_NEW;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.Query;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ public class ConfigService implements Serializable {
 
     @Transactional
     @Lock(LockType.WRITE)
+    @TransactionAttribute(REQUIRES_NEW) 
     public String getConfigValue(String configKey, String defaultValue, boolean storeDefaultValue) throws ConfigException {
         // get configValue as usual
         String configValue = getConfigValue(configKey);
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ public class ConfigService implements Serializable {
 
     @Transactional
     @Lock(LockType.WRITE)
+    @TransactionAttribute(REQUIRES_NEW) 
     public String getConfigValue(String configKey, String defaultValue, boolean storeDefaultValue, Account account, boolean fallbackToSystem) throws ConfigException {
         String configValue = getConfigValue(configKey, account, fallbackToSystem);
 
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ public class ConfigService implements Serializable {
 
     @Transactional
     @Lock(LockType.WRITE)
+    @TransactionAttribute(REQUIRES_NEW) 
     public boolean updateConfigValue(String configKey, String configValue) throws ConfigException {
         Account account = getAccount("system");
         return updateConfigValue(configKey, account, configValue);
@@ -152,6 +157,7 @@ public class ConfigService implements Serializable {
 
     @Transactional
     @Lock(LockType.WRITE)
+    @TransactionAttribute(REQUIRES_NEW) 
     public boolean updateConfigValue(String configKey, String accountName, String configValue) {
         Account account = getAccount(accountName);
         if (accountName == null) {
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ public class ConfigService implements Serializable {
 
     @Transactional
     @Lock(LockType.WRITE)
+    @TransactionAttribute(REQUIRES_NEW) 
     public boolean updateConfigValue(String configKey, Account account, String configValue) {
         if ((configKey == null) || (configKey.equals("")) || (configValue == null) || (configValue.equals(""))) {
             // null or empty key / values are not possible