diff --git a/dispatcher/backend/src/db/__init__.py b/dispatcher/backend/src/db/__init__.py
index 69bad2e9..5f03486a 100644
--- a/dispatcher/backend/src/db/__init__.py
+++ b/dispatcher/backend/src/db/__init__.py
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ def inner(*args, **kwargs):
     return inner
 
 
+def dbsession_manual(func):
+    """Decorator to create an SQLAlchemy ORM session object and wrap the function
+    inside the session. A `session` argument is automatically set. Transaction must
+    be managed by the developer (e.g. perform a commit / rollback).
+    """
+
+    def inner(*args, **kwargs):
+        with Session() as session:
+            kwargs["session"] = session
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return inner
+
+
 def count_from_stmt(session: OrmSession, stmt: SelectBase) -> int:
     """Count all records returned by any statement `stmt` passed as parameter"""
     return session.execute(
diff --git a/dispatcher/backend/src/routes/requested_tasks/requested_task.py b/dispatcher/backend/src/routes/requested_tasks/requested_task.py
index c58080dd..6474e7b6 100644
--- a/dispatcher/backend/src/routes/requested_tasks/requested_task.py
+++ b/dispatcher/backend/src/routes/requested_tasks/requested_task.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     WorkerRequestedTaskSchema,
 )
 from common.utils import task_event_handler
-from db import count_from_stmt, dbsession
-from errors.http import InvalidRequestJSON, TaskNotFound, WorkerNotFound
+from db import count_from_stmt, dbsession, dbsession_manual
+from errors.http import InvalidRequestJSON, TaskNotFound, WorkerNotFound, HTTPBase
 from routes import auth_info_if_supplied, authenticate, require_perm, url_uuid
 from routes.base import BaseRoute
 from routes.errors import NotFound
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class RequestedTasksForWorkers(BaseRoute):
     methods = ["GET"]
 
     @authenticate
-    @dbsession
+    @dbsession_manual
     def get(self, session: so.Session, token: AccessToken.Payload):
         """list of requested tasks to be retrieved by workers, auth-only"""
 
@@ -237,8 +237,18 @@ def get(self, session: so.Session, token: AccessToken.Payload):
                         f"IP changed from {worker.last_ip} to {worker_ip}"
                     )
                     worker.last_ip = worker_ip
-                    if USES_WORKERS_IPS_WHITELIST():
-                        record_ip_change(session=session, worker_name=worker_name)
+                    # commit explicitely since we are not using an explicit transaction,
+                    # and do it before calling Wasabi so that changes are propagated
+                    # quickly and transaction is not blocking
+                    session.commit()
+                    if constants.USES_WORKERS_IPS_WHITELIST:
+                        try:
+                            record_ip_change(session=session, worker_name=worker_name)
+                        except Exception:
+                            raise HTTPBase(
+                                status_code=HTTPStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                                error="Recording IP changes failed",
+                            )
 
         request_args = WorkerRequestedTaskSchema().load(request_args)