diff --git a/session-manager/handlers/analytics.py b/session-manager/handlers/analytics.py
index a7e41d2a..4d9f87bd 100644
--- a/session-manager/handlers/analytics.py
+++ b/session-manager/handlers/analytics.py
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ def send_event_to_webhook(url, message):
 
 
 def report_analytics_event(event, data={}):
-    message = None
-
-    logging.info("Reporting analytics event %s with data %s.", event, data)
-
-    if not ANALYTICS_WEBHOOK_URL:
-        return
-
     message = {
         "event": {
             "name": event,
@@ -36,5 +29,9 @@ def report_analytics_event(event, data={}):
         },
     }
 
-    if message:
-        send_event_to_webhook(ANALYTICS_WEBHOOK_URL, message)
+    logging.info("Reporting analytics event %s as message %s.", event, message)
+
+    if not ANALYTICS_WEBHOOK_URL:
+        return
+
+    send_event_to_webhook(ANALYTICS_WEBHOOK_URL, message)
diff --git a/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/manager/analytics.py b/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/manager/analytics.py
index 886e5aca..0a5f621b 100644
--- a/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/manager/analytics.py
+++ b/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/manager/analytics.py
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ def send_event_to_webhook(url, message):
 def report_analytics_event(entity, event, data={}):
     message = None
 
-    logging.info("Reporting analytics event %s with data %s.", event, data)
-
-    if not settings.ANALYTICS_WEBHOOK_URL:
-        return
-
     if event.startswith("User/"):
         user = entity
 
@@ -85,5 +80,11 @@ def report_analytics_event(entity, event, data={}):
             },
         }
 
+    if message:
+        logging.info("Reporting analytics event %s as message %s.", event, message)
+
+    if not settings.ANALYTICS_WEBHOOK_URL:
+        return
+
     if message:
         send_event_to_webhook(settings.ANALYTICS_WEBHOOK_URL, message).schedule()
diff --git a/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/views/session.py b/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/views/session.py
index 8fec2993..922955bc 100644
--- a/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/views/session.py
+++ b/training-portal/src/project/apps/workshops/views/session.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def session_terminate(request, name):
 @login_required(login_url="/")
 @require_http_methods(["GET"])
 @resources_lock
+@transaction.atomic
 def session_delete(request, name):
     """Triggers deletion of a workshop session."""
 
diff --git a/training-portal/src/project/settings.py b/training-portal/src/project/settings.py
index 44d425b1..f6776985 100644
--- a/training-portal/src/project/settings.py
+++ b/training-portal/src/project/settings.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
         "NAME": os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "db.sqlite3"),
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "timeout": 15,
+        }
     }
 }