diff --git a/core/Changes b/core/Changes
index 11265f7..8589452 100644
--- a/core/Changes
+++ b/core/Changes
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
    - Added support for multiple cq parameters (margaretha, resolved #46)
 13/12/2019
    - Handled pipe errors and added tests (margaretha)   
+20/12/2019
+   - Removed transactional annotations from simple select queries (margaretha)   
 
 # version 0.62.2
 13/11/2019
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AnnotationDao.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AnnotationDao.java
index 0c527d7..b7b576c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AnnotationDao.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AnnotationDao.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
  *
  */
 @Repository
-@Transactional
 public class AnnotationDao {
 
     @PersistenceContext
@@ -154,6 +153,7 @@
 
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public Annotation createAnnotation (String code, String type, String text,
             String description) {
         Annotation ann = new Annotation(code, type, text, description);
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
         return ann;
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public AnnotationLayer createAnnotationLayer (Annotation foundry,
             Annotation layer) throws KustvaktException {
         ParameterChecker.checkObjectValue(foundry, "foundry");
@@ -175,14 +176,17 @@
         return annotationLayer;
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public void updateAnnotationLayer (AnnotationLayer layer) {
         entityManager.merge(layer);
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public void updateAnnotationKey (AnnotationKey key) {
         entityManager.merge(key);
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public AnnotationKey createAnnotationKey (AnnotationLayer layer,
             Annotation key) {
         AnnotationKey annotation =
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/ResourceDao.java b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/ResourceDao.java
index d12ff3f..da3298c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/ResourceDao.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/ResourceDao.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  * @author margaretha
  *
  */
-@Transactional
 @Repository
 public class ResourceDao {
 
@@ -67,6 +66,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public void createResource (String id, String germanTitle,
             String englishTitle, String englishDescription,
             Set<AnnotationLayer> layers) throws KustvaktException {
diff --git a/full/Changes b/full/Changes
index 030fdfb..f39835b 100644
--- a/full/Changes
+++ b/full/Changes
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
    - Handled pipe errors and added tests (margaretha)
 19/12/2019
    - Updated create update user-group API (margaretha)
+20/12/2019
+   - Removed transactional annotations from simple select queries (margaretha)   
     
 # version 0.62.2
 17/10/2019
diff --git a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AdminDaoImpl.java b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AdminDaoImpl.java
index 249f144..54cab51 100644
--- a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AdminDaoImpl.java
+++ b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/AdminDaoImpl.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * @author margaretha
  *
  */
-@Transactional
+//@Transactional
 @Repository
 public class AdminDaoImpl implements AdminDao {
 
diff --git a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DefaultSettingDao.java b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DefaultSettingDao.java
index bc7afdd..858b7c7 100644
--- a/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DefaultSettingDao.java
+++ b/full/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/dao/DefaultSettingDao.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  * @author margaretha
  *
  */
-@Transactional
 @Repository
 public class DefaultSettingDao {
 
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@
      *            default settings in json
      * @throws KustvaktException
      */
+    @Transactional
     public void createDefaultSetting (String username, String settings)
             throws KustvaktException {
         ParameterChecker.checkStringValue(username, "username");
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@
         entityManager.persist(us);
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public void updateDefaultSetting (DefaultSetting defaultSetting)
             throws KustvaktException {
         ParameterChecker.checkObjectValue(defaultSetting, "defaultSetting");
         entityManager.merge(defaultSetting);
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     public void deleteDefaultSetting (String username)
             throws KustvaktException {
         ParameterChecker.checkObjectValue(username, "defaultSetting");