diff --git a/src/common/db-helper.js b/src/common/db-helper.js
index 5ba3e7e..b69bf01 100644
--- a/src/common/db-helper.js
+++ b/src/common/db-helper.js
@@ -105,24 +105,27 @@ async function get (model, pk, params) {
  * @param model the sequelize model object
  * @param entity entity to create
  * @param auth the user auth object
+ * @param transaction the transaction object
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
-async function create (model, entity, auth) {
+async function create (model, entity, auth, transaction) {
   if (auth) {
     entity.createdBy = helper.getAuthUser(auth)
   }
-  return model.create(entity)
+  return model.create(entity, { transaction })
 }
 
 /**
  * delete object by pk
  * @param model the sequelize model object
  * @param pk the primary key
+ * @param transaction the transaction object
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
-async function remove (model, pk, params) {
+async function remove (model, pk, params, transaction) {
   const instance = await get(model, pk, params)
-  return instance.destroy()
+  const result = await instance.destroy({ transaction })
+  return result
 }
 
 /**
@@ -132,13 +135,14 @@ async function remove (model, pk, params) {
  * @param entity entity to create
  * @param auth the auth object
  * @param auth the path params
+ * @param transaction the transaction object
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
-async function update (model, pk, entity, auth, params) {
+async function update (model, pk, entity, auth, params, transaction) {
   // insure that object exists
   const instance = await get(model, pk, params)
   entity.updatedBy = helper.getAuthUser(auth)
-  return instance.update(entity)
+  return instance.update(entity, { transaction })
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/common/es-helper.js b/src/common/es-helper.js
index e667de4..14a5e69 100644
--- a/src/common/es-helper.js
+++ b/src/common/es-helper.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const config = require('config')
 const _ = require('lodash')
 const querystring = require('querystring')
 const logger = require('../common/logger')
+const helper = require('../common/helper')
 const appConst = require('../consts')
 const esClient = require('./es-client').getESClient()
 
@@ -282,6 +283,37 @@ function escapeRegex (str) {
   /* eslint-enable no-useless-escape */
 }
 
+/**
+ * Process create entity
+ * @param {String} resource resource name
+ * @param {Object} entity entity object
+ */
+async function processCreate (resource, entity) {
+  helper.validProperties(entity, ['id'])
+  await esClient.index({
+    index: DOCUMENTS[resource].index,
+    type: DOCUMENTS[resource].type,
+    id: entity.id,
+    body: entity,
+    refresh: 'wait_for'
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Process delete entity
+ * @param {String} resource resource name
+ * @param {Object} entity entity object
+ */
+async function processDelete (resource, entity) {
+  helper.validProperties(entity, ['id'])
+  await esClient.delete({
+    index: DOCUMENTS[resource].index,
+    type: DOCUMENTS[resource].type,
+    id: entity.id,
+    refresh: 'wait_for'
+  })
+}
+
 async function getOrganizationId (handle) {
   const dBHelper = require('../common/db-helper')
   const sequelize = require('../models/index')
@@ -1453,6 +1485,9 @@ async function searchAchievementValues ({ organizationId, keyword }) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  processCreate,
+  processUpdate: processCreate,
+  processDelete,
   searchElasticSearch,
   getFromElasticSearch,
   searchUsers,
diff --git a/src/common/helper.js b/src/common/helper.js
index 95bde1e..0dcc811 100644
--- a/src/common/helper.js
+++ b/src/common/helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const config = require('config')
+const Joi = require('@hapi/joi')
 const querystring = require('querystring')
 const errors = require('./errors')
 const appConst = require('../consts')
@@ -9,6 +10,20 @@ const busApi = require('tc-bus-api-wrapper')
 const busApiClient = busApi(_.pick(config, ['AUTH0_URL', 'AUTH0_AUDIENCE', 'TOKEN_CACHE_TIME', 'AUTH0_CLIENT_ID',
   'AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET', 'BUSAPI_URL', 'KAFKA_ERROR_TOPIC', 'AUTH0_PROXY_SERVER_URL']))
 
+/**
+ * Function to valid require keys
+ * @param {Object} payload validated object
+ * @param {Array} keys required keys
+ * @throws {Error} if required key absent
+ */
+function validProperties (payload, keys) {
+  const schema = Joi.object(_.fromPairs(_.map(keys, key => [key, Joi.string().uuid().required()]))).unknown(true)
+  const error = schema.validate(payload).error
+  if (error) {
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * get auth user handle or id
  * @param authUser the user
@@ -146,6 +161,7 @@ async function postEvent (topic, payload) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+  validProperties,
   getAuthUser,
   permissionCheck,
   checkIfExists,
diff --git a/src/common/service-helper.js b/src/common/service-helper.js
index 68b55a0..45e5ed0 100644
--- a/src/common/service-helper.js
+++ b/src/common/service-helper.js
@@ -38,8 +38,17 @@ const MODEL_TO_RESOURCE = {
  * Create record in es
  * @param resource the resource to create
  * @param result the resource fields
+ * @param toEs is to es directly
  */
-async function createRecordInEs (resource, entity) {
+async function createRecordInEs (resource, entity, toEs) {
+  try {
+    if (toEs) {
+      await esHelper.processCreate(resource, entity)
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.logFullError(err)
+    throw err
+  }
   try {
     await publishMessage('create', resource, entity)
   } catch (err) {
@@ -51,8 +60,17 @@ async function createRecordInEs (resource, entity) {
  * Patch record in es
  * @param resource the resource to create
  * @param result the resource fields
+ * @param toEs is to es directly
  */
-async function patchRecordInEs (resource, entity) {
+async function patchRecordInEs (resource, entity, toEs) {
+  try {
+    if (toEs) {
+      await esHelper.processUpdate(resource, entity)
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.logFullError(err)
+    throw err
+  }
   try {
     await publishMessage('patch', resource, entity)
   } catch (err) {
@@ -65,8 +83,9 @@ async function patchRecordInEs (resource, entity) {
  * @param id the id of record
  * @param params the params of record (like nested ids)
  * @param resource the resource to delete
+ * @param toEs is to es directly
  */
-async function deleteRecordFromEs (id, params, resource) {
+async function deleteRecordFromEs (id, params, resource, toEs) {
   let payload
   if (SUB_USER_DOCUMENTS[resource] || SUB_ORG_DOCUMENTS[resource]) {
     payload = _.assign({}, params)
@@ -75,6 +94,15 @@ async function deleteRecordFromEs (id, params, resource) {
       id
     }
   }
+  try {
+    if (toEs) {
+      await esHelper.processDelete(resource, payload)
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.logFullError(err)
+    throw err
+  }
+
   try {
     await publishMessage('remove', resource, payload)
   } catch (err) {
@@ -174,13 +202,14 @@ function sleep (ms) {
 }
 
 /**
- * delete child of record with delay between each item deleted
+ * delete child of record with delay between each item deleted and with transaction
  * @param model the child model to delete
  * @param id the user id to delete
  * @param params the params for child
  * @param resourceName the es recource name
+ * @param transaction the transaction object
  */
-async function deleteChild (model, id, params, resourceName) {
+async function deleteChild (model, id, params, resourceName, transaction) {
   const query = {}
   query[params[0]] = id
   const result = await dbHelper.find(model, query)
@@ -194,8 +223,8 @@ async function deleteChild (model, id, params, resourceName) {
       params.forEach(attr => { esParams[attr] = record[attr] })
 
       // remove from db
-      dbHelper.remove(model, record.id)
-      deleteRecordFromEs(record.id, esParams, resourceName)
+      await dbHelper.remove(model, record.id, transaction)
+      await deleteRecordFromEs(record.id, esParams, resourceName, !!transaction)
 
       // sleep for configured time
       await sleep(config.CASCADE_PAUSE_MS)
diff --git a/src/modules/user/service.js b/src/modules/user/service.js
index 0918552..33ea58e 100644
--- a/src/modules/user/service.js
+++ b/src/modules/user/service.js
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ const uniqueFields = [['handle']]
 async function create (entity, auth) {
   await dbHelper.makeSureUnique(User, entity, uniqueFields)
 
-  const result = await dbHelper.create(User, entity, auth)
-  await serviceHelper.createRecordInEs(resource, result.dataValues)
+  const result = await sequelize.transaction(async (t) => {
+    const userEntity = await dbHelper.create(User, entity, auth, t)
+    await serviceHelper.createRecordInEs(resource, userEntity.dataValues, true)
+    return userEntity
+  })
 
   return result
 }
@@ -56,10 +59,13 @@ create.schema = {
 async function patch (id, entity, auth, params) {
   await dbHelper.makeSureUnique(User, entity, uniqueFields)
 
-  const newEntity = await dbHelper.update(User, id, entity, auth)
-  await serviceHelper.patchRecordInEs(resource, newEntity.dataValues)
+  const result = await sequelize.transaction(async (t) => {
+    const newEntity = await dbHelper.update(User, id, entity, auth, null, t)
+    await serviceHelper.patchRecordInEs(resource, newEntity.dataValues, true)
+    return newEntity
+  })
 
-  return newEntity
+  return result
 }
 
 patch.schema = {
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ search.schema = {
  * @return {Promise<void>} no data returned
  */
 async function remove (id, auth, params) {
-  beginCascadeDelete(id, params)
+  await beginCascadeDelete(id, params)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -162,13 +168,15 @@ async function remove (id, auth, params) {
  * @param params the path params
  */
 async function beginCascadeDelete (id, params) {
-  await serviceHelper.deleteChild(Achievement, id, ['userId', 'achievementsProviderId'], 'Achievement')
-  await serviceHelper.deleteChild(ExternalProfile, id, ['userId', 'organizationId'], 'ExternalProfile')
-  await serviceHelper.deleteChild(UserAttribute, id, ['userId', 'attributeId'], 'UserAttribute')
-  await serviceHelper.deleteChild(UsersRole, id, ['userId', 'roleId'], 'UsersRole')
-  await serviceHelper.deleteChild(UsersSkill, id, ['userId', 'skillId'], 'UsersSkill')
-  await dbHelper.remove(User, id)
-  await serviceHelper.deleteRecordFromEs(id, params, resource)
+  await sequelize.transaction(async (t) => {
+    await serviceHelper.deleteChild(Achievement, id, ['userId', 'achievementsProviderId'], 'Achievement', t)
+    await serviceHelper.deleteChild(ExternalProfile, id, ['userId', 'organizationId'], 'ExternalProfile', t)
+    await serviceHelper.deleteChild(UserAttribute, id, ['userId', 'attributeId'], 'UserAttribute', t)
+    await serviceHelper.deleteChild(UsersRole, id, ['userId', 'roleId'], 'UsersRole', t)
+    await serviceHelper.deleteChild(UsersSkill, id, ['userId', 'skillId'], 'UsersSkill', t)
+    await dbHelper.remove(User, id, null, t)
+    await serviceHelper.deleteRecordFromEs(id, params, resource, true)
+  })
 }
 
 module.exports = {