diff --git a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py
index d023d792..471c360d 100644
--- a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py
+++ b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import time
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-# from django.db import transaction
 
 from edx_exams.apps.core.models import CourseStaffRole, User
 
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser):
             dest='batch_delay',
             help='Time delay in seconds for each batch')
 
-    # @transaction.atomic
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         """
         The main logic and entry point of the management command
@@ -75,6 +73,8 @@ def add_course_staff_from_csv(self, csv_file, batch_size, batch_delay):
             )
             time.sleep(batch_delay)
 
+        # bulk create course staff
+        for i in range(0, len(reader), batch_size):
             CourseStaffRole.objects.bulk_create(
                 (CourseStaffRole(
                     user=User.objects.get(username=row.get('username')),