diff --git a/api/tasks/clean_document_task.py b/api/tasks/clean_document_task.py
index 5824121e8..c72a3319c 100644
--- a/api/tasks/clean_document_task.py
+++ b/api/tasks/clean_document_task.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def clean_document_task(document_id: str, dataset_id: str, doc_form: str, file_i
             DatasetMetadataBinding.dataset_id == dataset_id,
             DatasetMetadataBinding.document_id == document_id,
         ).delete()
+        db.session.commit()
 
         end_at = time.perf_counter()
         logging.info(