diff --git a/management/server/peer.go b/management/server/peer.go
index 1405dead8..8c45e45c9 100644
--- a/management/server/peer.go
+++ b/management/server/peer.go
@@ -988,6 +988,12 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GetPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, peerID,
 // updateAccountPeers updates all peers that belong to an account.
 // Should be called when changes have to be synced to peers.
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string) {
+	account, err := am.requestBuffer.GetAccountWithBackpressure(ctx, accountID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to send out updates to peers: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	start := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
 		if am.metrics != nil {
@@ -995,11 +1001,6 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, account
 		}
 	}()
 
-	account, err := am.requestBuffer.GetAccountWithBackpressure(ctx, accountID)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to send out updates to peers: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
 	peers := account.GetPeers()
 
 	approvedPeersMap, err := am.GetValidatedPeers(account)
diff --git a/management/server/sql_store.go b/management/server/sql_store.go
index 0ebda6440..278f5443d 100644
--- a/management/server/sql_store.go
+++ b/management/server/sql_store.go
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ func (s *SqlStore) IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx context.Context, lockStrength Lock
 }
 
 func (s *SqlStore) ExecuteInTransaction(ctx context.Context, operation func(store Store) error) error {
+	startTime := time.Now()
 	tx := s.db.Begin()
 	if tx.Error != nil {
 		return tx.Error
@@ -1133,7 +1134,15 @@ func (s *SqlStore) ExecuteInTransaction(ctx context.Context, operation func(stor
 		tx.Rollback()
 		return err
 	}
-	return tx.Commit().Error
+
+	err = tx.Commit().Error
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("transaction took %v", time.Since(startTime))
+	if s.metrics != nil {
+		s.metrics.StoreMetrics().CountTransactionDuration(time.Since(startTime))
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func (s *SqlStore) withTx(tx *gorm.DB) Store {
diff --git a/management/server/telemetry/store_metrics.go b/management/server/telemetry/store_metrics.go
index b038c3d36..bb3745b5a 100644
--- a/management/server/telemetry/store_metrics.go
+++ b/management/server/telemetry/store_metrics.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type StoreMetrics struct {
 	globalLockAcquisitionDurationMs    metric.Int64Histogram
 	persistenceDurationMicro           metric.Int64Histogram
 	persistenceDurationMs              metric.Int64Histogram
+	transactionDurationMs              metric.Int64Histogram
 	ctx                                context.Context
 }
 
@@ -40,11 +41,17 @@ func NewStoreMetrics(ctx context.Context, meter metric.Meter) (*StoreMetrics, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	transactionDurationMs, err := meter.Int64Histogram("management.store.transaction.duration.ms")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &StoreMetrics{
 		globalLockAcquisitionDurationMicro: globalLockAcquisitionDurationMicro,
 		globalLockAcquisitionDurationMs:    globalLockAcquisitionDurationMs,
 		persistenceDurationMicro:           persistenceDurationMicro,
 		persistenceDurationMs:              persistenceDurationMs,
+		transactionDurationMs:              transactionDurationMs,
 		ctx:                                ctx,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -60,3 +67,8 @@ func (metrics *StoreMetrics) CountPersistenceDuration(duration time.Duration) {
 	metrics.persistenceDurationMicro.Record(metrics.ctx, duration.Microseconds())
 	metrics.persistenceDurationMs.Record(metrics.ctx, duration.Milliseconds())
 }
+
+// CountTransactionDuration counts the duration of a store persistence operation
+func (metrics *StoreMetrics) CountTransactionDuration(duration time.Duration) {
+	metrics.transactionDurationMs.Record(metrics.ctx, duration.Milliseconds())
+}