diff --git a/routstr/core/db.py b/routstr/core/db.py
index 9ebb87e9..6e629da1 100644
--- a/routstr/core/db.py
+++ b/routstr/core/db.py
@@ -288,29 +288,22 @@ async def store_cashu_transaction(
     source: str = "x-cashu",
     api_key_hashed_key: str | None = None,
 ) -> bool:
-    try:
-        async with create_session() as session:
-            tx = CashuTransaction(
-                token=token,
-                amount=amount,
-                unit=unit,
-                mint_url=mint_url,
-                type=typ,
-                request_id=request_id,
-                collected=collected,
-                created_at=created_at or int(time.time()),
-                source=source,
-                api_key_hashed_key=api_key_hashed_key,
-            )
-            session.add(tx)
-            await session.commit()
-        return True
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning(
-            f"Failed to store cashu transaction: {e} (type={typ})",
-            extra={"error": str(e), "type": typ},
+    async with create_session() as session:
+        tx = CashuTransaction(
+            token=token,
+            amount=amount,
+            unit=unit,
+            mint_url=mint_url,
+            type=typ,
+            request_id=request_id,
+            collected=collected,
+            created_at=created_at or int(time.time()),
+            source=source,
+            api_key_hashed_key=api_key_hashed_key,
         )
-        return False
+        session.add(tx)
+        await session.commit()
+    return True
 
 
 class UpstreamProviderRow(SQLModel, table=True):  # type: ignore
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cashu_transaction_storage_errors.py b/tests/unit/test_cashu_transaction_storage_errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc6d5221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cashu_transaction_storage_errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from routstr.core.db import store_cashu_transaction
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "error",
+    [
+        OSError("disk full"),
+        RuntimeError("connection lost"),
+        ConnectionRefusedError("database unavailable"),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_store_cashu_transaction_propagates_commit_errors(
+    error: Exception,
+) -> None:
+    session = AsyncMock()
+    session.commit.side_effect = error
+    session.__aenter__.return_value = session
+    session.__aexit__.return_value = None
+
+    with patch("routstr.core.db.create_session", return_value=session):
+        with pytest.raises(type(error), match=str(error)):
+            await store_cashu_transaction(
+                token="cashuAtest",
+                amount=1_000,
+                unit="sat",
+                mint_url="https://mint.example",
+                typ="out",
+                request_id="request-1",
+            )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_store_cashu_transaction_returns_true_after_commit() -> None:
+    session = AsyncMock()
+    session.__aenter__.return_value = session
+    session.__aexit__.return_value = None
+
+    with patch("routstr.core.db.create_session", return_value=session):
+        stored = await store_cashu_transaction(
+            token="cashuAtest",
+            amount=1_000,
+            unit="sat",
+        )
+
+    assert stored is True
+    session.commit.assert_awaited_once()