diff --git a/app/celery/tasks.py b/app/celery/tasks.py
index 109d010b7..85c681ce9 100644
--- a/app/celery/tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/tasks.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def send_email(service_id, notification_id, subject, from_address, encrypted_not
                 )
                 update_notification_reference_by_id(notification_id, reference)
             except AwsSesClientException as e:
-                current_app.logger.debug(e)
+                current_app.logger.exception(e)
                 notification_db_object.status = 'failed'
                 dao_update_notification(notification_db_object)
 
diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index be36ee1fc..ce2eb1093 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def update_job_sent_count(notification):
         Job.notifications_sent: Job.notifications_sent + 1,
         Job.updated_at: datetime.utcnow()
     })
+    db.session.commit()
 
 
 def dao_update_notification(notification):