diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs b/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs
index 54cf48bc2a..bebbb471ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs
@@ -36,29 +36,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input
 
         private void insertDefaults(IEnumerable<KeyBinding> defaults, int? rulesetId = null, int? variant = null)
         {
-            var context = GetContext();
-
-            // compare counts in database vs defaults
-            foreach (var group in defaults.GroupBy(k => k.Action))
+            using (var context = GetContext())
+            using (var transaction = context.Database.BeginTransaction())
             {
-                int count = query(context, rulesetId, variant).Count(k => (int)k.Action == (int)group.Key);
-                int aimCount = group.Count();
+                // compare counts in database vs defaults
+                foreach (var group in defaults.GroupBy(k => k.Action))
+                {
+                    int count = query(context, rulesetId, variant).Count(k => (int)k.Action == (int)group.Key);
+                    int aimCount = group.Count();
 
-                if (aimCount <= count)
-                    continue;
+                    if (aimCount <= count)
+                        continue;
 
-                foreach (var insertable in group.Skip(count).Take(aimCount - count))
-                    // insert any defaults which are missing.
-                    context.DatabasedKeyBinding.Add(new DatabasedKeyBinding
-                    {
-                        KeyCombination = insertable.KeyCombination,
-                        Action = insertable.Action,
-                        RulesetID = rulesetId,
-                        Variant = variant
-                    });
+                    foreach (var insertable in group.Skip(count).Take(aimCount - count))
+                        // insert any defaults which are missing.
+                        context.DatabasedKeyBinding.Add(new DatabasedKeyBinding
+                        {
+                            KeyCombination = insertable.KeyCombination,
+                            Action = insertable.Action,
+                            RulesetID = rulesetId,
+                            Variant = variant
+                        });
+                }
+
+                context.SaveChanges(transaction);
             }
-
-            context.SaveChanges();
         }
 
         /// <summary>