diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 5a3cd23..3eb7203 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ def link_pr_issue(session, issue, request):
 
     :arg session: The SQLAlchemy session to use
     :type session: sqlalchemy.orm.session.Session
-    :arg issue: The issue mentionned in the commits of the pull-requests to
+    :arg issue: The issue mentioned in the commits of the pull-requests to
         be associated with
     :type issue: pagure.lib.model.Issue
     :arg request: A pull-request to associate the specified issue with
@@ -5072,12 +5072,11 @@ def link_pr_issue(session, issue, request):
 
     '''
 
-    associated_issue = [iss.uid for iss in request.related_issues]
-    if issue.uid not in associated_issue:
+    associated_issues = [iss.uid for iss in request.related_issues]
+    if issue.uid not in associated_issues:
         obj = model.PrToIssue(
             pull_request_uid=request.uid,
             issue_uid=issue.uid
         )
         session.add(obj)
         session.flush()
-    session.commit()
diff --git a/pagure/lib/tasks.py b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
index 61bfed0..ce97237 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/tasks.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
@@ -918,3 +918,9 @@ def link_pr_to_ticket(self, session, pr_uid):
                 'LINK_PR_TO_TICKET: Link ticket %s to PRs %s' % (
                     issue, request))
             pagure.lib.link_pr_issue(session, issue, request)
+
+    try:
+        session.commit()
+    except SQLAlchemyError:
+        _log.exception('Could not link ticket to PR :(')
+        session.rollback()