diff --git a/walletdb/interface.go b/walletdb/interface.go
index f120e71..c6c1f87 100644
--- a/walletdb/interface.go
+++ b/walletdb/interface.go
@@ -210,11 +210,20 @@ func View(db DB, f func(tx ReadTx) error) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// Make sure the transaction rolls back in the event of a panic.
+	defer func() {
+		if tx != nil {
+			tx.Rollback()
+		}
+	}()
+
 	err = f(tx)
 	rollbackErr := tx.Rollback()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	if rollbackErr != nil {
 		return rollbackErr
 	}
@@ -232,6 +241,14 @@ func Update(db DB, f func(tx ReadWriteTx) error) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// Make sure the transaction rolls back in the event of a panic.
+	defer func() {
+		if tx != nil {
+			tx.Rollback()
+		}
+	}()
+
 	err = f(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Want to return the original error, not a rollback error if
@@ -239,6 +256,7 @@ func Update(db DB, f func(tx ReadWriteTx) error) error {
 		_ = tx.Rollback()
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return tx.Commit()
 }