diff --git a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/handlers/PubTxnListHandler.java b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/handlers/PubTxnListHandler.java
index fd8155aea..4ec228c07 100644
--- a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/handlers/PubTxnListHandler.java
+++ b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/handlers/PubTxnListHandler.java
@@ -46,14 +46,12 @@ public void run() {
                 return;
             }
             // Handover transactions to appropriate Publisher (e.g. DefaultSNSPublisher)
-            PublishEntryDTO lastTxn = null;
+            final PublishEntryDTO lastTxn = new PublishEntryDTO(lastTxnId, lastTxnRecId);
             try {
-                lastTxn = PubUtil.getPubInstance(sub).publishTransactions(pubCfg, sub, txnList, lastTxnId, lastTxnRecId);
+                PubUtil.getPubInstance(sub).publishTransactions(pubCfg, sub, txnList, lastTxn);
             } finally {
-                if (lastTxn != null) {
-                    // Update last txn_id in AdminDB::xyz_config::xyz_txn_pub table
-                    PubDatabaseHandler.saveLastTxnId(adminDBConnParams, subId, lastTxn);
-                }
+                // Update last txn_id in AdminDB::xyz_config::xyz_txn_pub table
+                PubDatabaseHandler.saveLastTxnId(adminDBConnParams, subId, lastTxn);
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             logger.error("{} - Exception in publisher job for subId={}, spaceId={}. ",
diff --git a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSBatchPublisher.java b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSBatchPublisher.java
index 5154e0eb6..14f568703 100644
--- a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSBatchPublisher.java
+++ b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSBatchPublisher.java
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@ public class DefaultSNSBatchPublisher implements IPublisher {
 
     // Convert and publish transactions to desired SNS Topic
     @Override
-    public PublishEntryDTO publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscription sub,
+    public void publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscription sub,
                                                final List<PubTransactionData> txnList,
-                                               final long lastStoredTxnId, final long lastStoredTxnRecId) throws Exception {
+                                               final PublishEntryDTO pubDTO) throws Exception {
         final String subId = sub.getId();
         final String spaceId = sub.getSource();
         final String snsTopic = PubUtil.getSnsTopicARN(sub);
         final long lotStartTS = System.currentTimeMillis();
         // local counters
-        final PublishEntryDTO pubDTO = new PublishEntryDTO(lastStoredTxnId, lastStoredTxnRecId);
         int publishedRecCnt = 0;
         // Variables for batch publish
         final int TXN_LIST_SIZE = txnList.size();
@@ -106,8 +105,6 @@ public PublishEntryDTO publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscri
             logger.info("Transaction publish stats for SNS [{}] [format => eventType,subId,spaceId,msgCount,timeTakenMs,lastTxnId,lastTxnRecId] - {} {} {} {} {} {} {}",
                     snsTopic, PubLogConstants.LOG_EVT_TXN_PUBLISH_STATS, subId, spaceId, publishedRecCnt, lotTimeTaken, pubDTO.getLastTxnId(), pubDTO.getLastTxnRecId());
         }
-
-        return pubDTO;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSSinglePublisher.java b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSSinglePublisher.java
index 21fe32cff..80e2c987e 100644
--- a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSSinglePublisher.java
+++ b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/DefaultSNSSinglePublisher.java
@@ -25,15 +25,14 @@ public class DefaultSNSSinglePublisher implements IPublisher {
 
     // Convert and publish transactions to desired SNS Topic
     @Override
-    public PublishEntryDTO publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscription sub,
+    public void publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscription sub,
                                                final List<PubTransactionData> txnList,
-                                               final long lastStoredTxnId, final long lastStoredTxnRecId) throws Exception {
+                                               final PublishEntryDTO pubDTO) throws Exception {
         final String subId = sub.getId();
         final String spaceId = sub.getSource();
         final String snsTopic = PubUtil.getSnsTopicARN(sub);
         final long lotStartTS = System.currentTimeMillis();
         // local counters
-        final PublishEntryDTO pubDTO = new PublishEntryDTO(lastStoredTxnId, lastStoredTxnRecId);
         long publishedRecCnt = 0;
 
         try {
@@ -82,8 +81,6 @@ public PublishEntryDTO publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscri
             logger.info("Transaction publish stats for SNS [{}] [format => eventType,subId,spaceId,msgCount,timeTakenMs,lastTxnId,lastTxnRecId] - {} {} {} {} {} {} {}",
                     snsTopic, PubLogConstants.LOG_EVT_TXN_PUBLISH_STATS, subId, spaceId, publishedRecCnt, lotTimeTaken, pubDTO.getLastTxnId(), pubDTO.getLastTxnRecId());
         }
-
-        return pubDTO;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/IPublisher.java b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/IPublisher.java
index 9e6175c61..5418513ee 100644
--- a/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/IPublisher.java
+++ b/xyz-txn-handler/src/main/java/com/here/xyz/pub/impl/IPublisher.java
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 public interface IPublisher {
-    PublishEntryDTO publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscription sub,
+    void publishTransactions(final PubConfig pubCfg, final Subscription sub,
                                         final List<PubTransactionData> txnList,
-                                        final long lastTxnId, final long lastTxnRecId) throws Exception;
+                                        final PublishEntryDTO pubDTO) throws Exception;
 
 }