diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/mgr/BackgroundCommandTask.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/mgr/BackgroundCommandTask.java
index a5d51e6a15..aa3af9b815 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/mgr/BackgroundCommandTask.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/mgr/BackgroundCommandTask.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package ghidra.framework.plugintool.mgr;
 
 import java.rmi.ConnectException;
 
+import db.NoTransactionException;
 import db.TerminatedTransactionException;
 import ghidra.framework.cmd.BackgroundCommand;
 import ghidra.framework.model.*;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ class BackgroundCommandTask extends Task implements AbortedTransactionListener {
 	private BackgroundCommand cmd;
 	private ToolTaskManager taskMgr;
 	private UndoableDomainObject obj;
-	private TaskMonitor taskMonitor;
 
 	private boolean doneQueueProcessing;
 
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ class BackgroundCommandTask extends Task implements AbortedTransactionListener {
 			if (isUnrecoverableException(t)) {
 				monitor.cancel();
 				taskMgr.clearTasks(obj);
-				return;
 			}
 			else if (!(t instanceof RollbackException)) {
 				String message =
@@ -156,6 +155,7 @@ class BackgroundCommandTask extends Task implements AbortedTransactionListener {
 
 		//@formatter:off
 		return t instanceof ConnectException ||
+			   t instanceof NoTransactionException ||
 			   t instanceof TerminatedTransactionException ||
 			   t instanceof DomainObjectLockedException ||
 			   t instanceof ClosedException;
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class BackgroundCommandTask extends Task implements AbortedTransactionListener {
 
 	@Override
 	public void transactionAborted(long transactionID) {
+		Msg.warn(this, "Forced abort of background task transaction");
 		taskMonitor.cancel();
 	}