diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9815fc2118..86eca2a3b8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-02-19  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
+
+	* src/engine/Transaction.c:
+	  Allow nested begin/commit in xaccTransSetTxnType().  Fixes #331771.
+	  The old code wouldn't let you set the value if you were already
+	  within a BeginEdit/CommitEdit block.
+
 2006-02-19  Chris Lyttle  <chris@wilddev.net>
 
 	* NEWS: Added some text about the release.
diff --git a/src/engine/Transaction.c b/src/engine/Transaction.c
index 51b4ff64ea..676c9c1c0a 100644
--- a/src/engine/Transaction.c
+++ b/src/engine/Transaction.c
@@ -2606,7 +2606,7 @@ xaccTransSetTxnType (Transaction *trans, char type)
 {
   char s[2] = {type, '\0'};
   g_return_if_fail(trans);
-  if (!qof_begin_edit(&trans->inst)) return;
+  qof_begin_edit(&trans->inst);
   kvp_frame_set_str (trans->inst.kvp_data, TRANS_TXN_TYPE_KVP, s);
   qof_instance_set_dirty(QOF_INSTANCE(trans));
   qof_commit_edit(&trans->inst);