diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b631add4..1ef96601 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 7.1.2
+  * ERM-3455 pushPkg endpoint in mod-agreements works unexpectedly slowly
+
 ## 7.1.1 2024-11-27
   * ERM-3425: Missing interface dependencies in module descriptor in mod-agreements
 
diff --git a/service/gradle.properties b/service/gradle.properties
index c8cb5792..faff3950 100644
--- a/service/gradle.properties
+++ b/service/gradle.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ gormVersion=8.0.3
 
 # Application
 appName=mod-agreements
-appVersion=7.1.1
+appVersion=7.1.2
 okapiInterfaceVersion=7.1
 dockerTagSuffix=
 dockerRepo=folioci
diff --git a/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/DependentModuleProxyService.groovy b/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/DependentModuleProxyService.groovy
index dab86d77..04e233c9 100644
--- a/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/DependentModuleProxyService.groovy
+++ b/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/DependentModuleProxyService.groovy
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ public class DependentModuleProxyService {
   OkapiClient okapiClient
 
   public Org coordinateOrg(String orgName) {
-    
     // Simply call the verb method on the client (get, post, put, delete). The client itself should take care of everything else.
     // Get and Delete take the uri with optional params map for the query string.
     // Post, Put and Patch take in the uri, data that can be converted to json (String or map) and optional params map for the query string.
-    Org org = Org.findByName(orgName)
+    Org org = Org.findByName(orgName) // This cannot be swapped for executeQuery SELECT -- possibly due to the bindUsingWhenRef
     
     if (!org) {
       log.debug "No local org for ${orgName}. Check vendors."
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ public class DependentModuleProxyService {
           "first" : 0,
           "last" : 0
         }
-       */
+      */
       
       switch (mod_vendor_lookup_result.total_records) {
         case 1:
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public class DependentModuleProxyService {
             name: result.name,
             orgsUuid: result.id,
             sourceURI: "/vendor/${result.id}"
-          ).save( flush:true, failOnError:true )
+          ).save( flush: true, failOnError:true )
           break
           
         case 0:
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ public class DependentModuleProxyService {
 
           // Create a new local one.
           log.debug "No vendor found. Adding local org for ${orgName}"
-          org = (new Org(name:orgName)).save(flush:true, failOnError:true)
+          org = (new Org(name:orgName)).save( flush: true, failOnError:true )
           break
           
         default:
diff --git a/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/general/pushKB/PushKBService.groovy b/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/general/pushKB/PushKBService.groovy
index 15070769..072199e0 100644
--- a/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/general/pushKB/PushKBService.groovy
+++ b/service/grails-app/services/org/olf/general/pushKB/PushKBService.groovy
@@ -71,20 +71,26 @@ class PushKBService implements DataBinder {
           if (utilityService.checkValidBinding(package_data)) {
 
             // Start a transaction -- method in packageIngestService needs this
-            Pkg.withNewTransaction { status ->
-              // Farm out package lookup and creation to a separate method
-
-              // These calls mirror what's in upsertPackage but conveniently avoid the
-              // logic which handles TIPPS
-              Pkg pkg = packageIngestService.lookupOrCreatePkg(package_data);
-                // Retain logging information
-                MDC.put('packageSource', pkg.source.toString())
-                MDC.put('packageReference', pkg.reference.toString())
-
-              // Update identifiers from citation
-              identifierService.updatePackageIdentifiers(pkg, package_data.identifiers)
+            Pkg.withSession { currentSess ->
+              Pkg.withTransaction {
+                Pkg.withNewSession { newSess ->
+                  Pkg.withTransaction {
+                    // Farm out package lookup and creation to a separate method
+
+                    // These calls mirror what's in upsertPackage but conveniently avoid the
+                    // logic which handles TIPPS
+                    Pkg pkg = packageIngestService.lookupOrCreatePkg(package_data);
+                      // Retain logging information
+                      MDC.put('packageSource', pkg.source.toString())
+                      MDC.put('packageReference', pkg.reference.toString())
+
+                    // Update identifiers from citation
+                    identifierService.updatePackageIdentifiers(pkg, package_data.identifiers)
+                  }
+                  newSess.clear()
+                }
+              }
             }
-
           }
         }
         result.success = true