diff --git a/src/Hangfire.SqlServer/SqlServerJobQueue.cs b/src/Hangfire.SqlServer/SqlServerJobQueue.cs
index c464a222e..7035c86cc 100644
--- a/src/Hangfire.SqlServer/SqlServerJobQueue.cs
+++ b/src/Hangfire.SqlServer/SqlServerJobQueue.cs
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ private SqlServerTransactionJob DequeueUsingTransaction(string[] queues, Cancell
                 finally
                 {
                     transaction?.Dispose();
+                    transaction = null;
                     _storage.ReleaseConnection(connection);
                 }