diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
index 5349299..1415da6 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
@@ -1611,6 +1611,10 @@ pysqlite_connection_exit(pysqlite_Connection* self, PyObject* args)
 
     result = PyObject_CallMethod((PyObject*)self, method_name, "");
     if (!result) {
+        result = PyObject_CallMethod((PyObject*)self, "rollback", "");
+        if (result) {
+            Py_DECREF(result);
+        }
         return NULL;
     }
     Py_DECREF(result);