diff --git a/remarkbox/scripts/send_node_digest_notifications.py b/remarkbox/scripts/send_node_digest_notifications.py
index 7eb559b..f9bb88b 100644
--- a/remarkbox/scripts/send_node_digest_notifications.py
+++ b/remarkbox/scripts/send_node_digest_notifications.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from pyramid.paster import bootstrap, setup_logging
 import transaction
 
 from ..lib.notify import deliver_scheduled_notifications
+from ..models import get_tm_session
 from ..models.notification import NodeEventNotification
 from ..models.meta import now_timestamp
 
@@ -21,36 +22,51 @@ def main():
     with bootstrap(args.config) as env:
         request = env["request"]
         
+        # Check before with fresh session
+        with transaction.manager:
+            dbsession = get_tm_session(
+                request.registry["dbsession_factory"], transaction.manager
+            )
+            before_count = dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
+                NodeEventNotification.sent == False
+            ).count()
+            print(f"Unsent notifications before: {before_count}")
+        
+        # Let deliver_scheduled_notifications manage its own transaction
+        deliver_scheduled_notifications(request)
+        
+        # Check after and mark as sent with fresh session
         try:
-            with request.tm:
-                # Check before
-                dbsession = request.dbsession
-                before_count = dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
+            with transaction.manager:
+                dbsession = get_tm_session(
+                    request.registry["dbsession_factory"], transaction.manager
+                )
+                
+                after_count = dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
                     NodeEventNotification.sent == False
                 ).count()
-                print(f"Unsent notifications before: {before_count}")
-                
-                deliver_scheduled_notifications(request)
-                
-                # Check after deliver function
-                after_deliver_count = dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
-                    NodeEventNotification.sent == False
-                ).count()
-                print(f"Unsent notifications after deliver: {after_deliver_count}")
-                
-                # Mark remaining as sent
-                updated = dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
-                    NodeEventNotification.sent == False
-                ).update({'sent': True, 'updated_timestamp': now_timestamp()})
-                print(f"Updated {updated} notifications to sent=True")
-                
-                # Final check
-                final_count = dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
-                    NodeEventNotification.sent == False
-                ).count()
-                print(f"Unsent notifications after update: {final_count}")
+                print(f"Unsent notifications after deliver: {after_count}")
                 
+                if after_count > 0:
+                    updated = dbsession.query(NodeEventNotification).filter(
+                        NodeEventNotification.sent == False
+                    ).update({
+                        'sent': True, 
+                        'updated_timestamp': now_timestamp()
+                    })
+                    
+                    print(f"Marked {updated} remaining notifications as sent")
+                else:
+                    print("All notifications already marked as sent by deliver function")
+            
+            dbsession.flush()  
+            transaction.commit()
+
+
+                    
         except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error occurred: {e}")
-            transaction.abort()
-            raise
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+            print(f"Error: {e}")
+            raise
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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