diff --git a/airflow/models.py b/airflow/models.py
index a1b17ac6e301d..d628057c00a07 100644
--- a/airflow/models.py
+++ b/airflow/models.py
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@ def set_state(self, state, session):
         self.start_date = datetime.now()
         self.end_date = datetime.now()
         session.merge(self)
+        session.commit()
 
     def is_queueable(
             self,
@@ -1097,7 +1098,6 @@ def are_dependencies_met(
             session=session, successes=successes, skipped=skipped,
             failed=failed, upstream_failed=upstream_failed, done=done,
             flag_upstream_failed=flag_upstream_failed)
-        session.commit()
         if verbose and not satisfied:
             logging.warning("Trigger rule `{}` not satisfied".format(task.trigger_rule))
         return satisfied