diff --git a/lib/hooks.js b/lib/hooks.js
index 3ba50ca..a4e47ae 100644
--- a/lib/hooks.js
+++ b/lib/hooks.js
@@ -5,32 +5,32 @@ const RollbackReason = function (error) {
 };
 
 const start = () => {
-  return hook => new Promise(resolve => {
+  return hook => {
     if (!hook.service.Model || typeof hook.service.Model.transaction !== 'function') {
-      return resolve(hook);
+      return Promise.resolve(hook);
     }
 
     if (hook.params.transaction) {
       hook.params.transaction.count += 1;
-      return resolve(hook);
+      return Promise.resolve(hook);
     }
 
-    const transaction = {};
-
-    transaction.promise = hook.service.Model.transaction(trx => {
-      transaction.trx = trx;
-      transaction.id = Date.now();
-      transaction.count = 0;
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const id = Date.now();
 
-      hook.params.transaction = transaction;
-
-      debug('started a new transaction %s', transaction.id);
-      return resolve(hook);
-    }).catch((error) => {
-      if (error instanceof RollbackReason) return;
-      throw error;
+      debug('started a new transaction %s', id);
+      hook.service.Model
+        .transaction(trx => resolve({
+          id,
+          trx,
+          count: 0
+        }))
+        .catch(err => reject(err));
+    }).then(trx => {
+      hook.params.transaction = trx;
+      return hook;
     });
-  });
+  };
 };
 
 const end = () => {