diff --git a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
index 0e2b11634a..6286275575 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import Web.Cookie                (parseCookies)
 
 import PostgREST.ApiRequest.QueryParams  (QueryParams (..))
 import PostgREST.Config                  (AppConfig (..),
+                                          DbTxEnd (..),
                                           OpenAPIMode (..))
 import PostgREST.Config.Database         (TimezoneNames)
 import PostgREST.Error                   (ApiRequestError (..),
@@ -164,7 +165,13 @@ userApiRequest conf prefs req reqBody = do
 
 -- | Parses the Prefer header
 userPreferences :: AppConfig -> Request -> TimezoneNames -> Preferences.Preferences
-userPreferences conf req timezones = Preferences.fromHeaders (configDbTxAllowOverride conf) timezones $ requestHeaders req
+userPreferences conf req timezones = Preferences.fromHeaders isTxOverrideAllowed timezones $ requestHeaders req
+  where
+    isTxOverrideAllowed = case configDbTxEnd conf of
+      TxCommitAllowOverride   -> True
+      TxRollbackAllowOverride -> True
+      TxCommit                -> False
+      TxRollback              -> False
 
 getResource :: AppConfig -> [Text] -> Either ApiRequestError Resource
 getResource AppConfig{configOpenApiMode, configDbRootSpec} = \case
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Config.hs b/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
index f6d08dd5cc..a05e062c74 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Description : Manages PostgREST configuration type and parser.
 
 module PostgREST.Config
   ( AppConfig (..)
+  , DbTxEnd (..)
   , Environment
   , JSPath
   , JSPathExp(..)
@@ -88,8 +89,7 @@ data AppConfig = AppConfig
   , configDbSchemas                :: NonEmpty Text
   , configDbConfig                 :: Bool
   , configDbPreConfig              :: Maybe QualifiedIdentifier
-  , configDbTxAllowOverride        :: Bool
-  , configDbTxRollbackAll          :: Bool
+  , configDbTxEnd                  :: DbTxEnd
   , configDbUri                    :: Text
   , configFilePath                 :: Maybe FilePath
   , configJWKS                     :: Maybe JwkSet
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ data AppConfig = AppConfig
   , configInternalSCSleep          :: Maybe Int32
   }
 
+data DbTxEnd
+  = TxCommit
+  | TxCommitAllowOverride
+  | TxRollback
+  | TxRollbackAllowOverride
+  deriving (Eq)
+
 data LogLevel = LogCrit | LogError | LogWarn | LogInfo | LogDebug
   deriving (Eq, Ord)
 
@@ -171,7 +178,7 @@ toText conf =
       ,("db-schemas",                q . T.intercalate "," . toList . configDbSchemas)
       ,("db-config",                     T.toLower . show . configDbConfig)
       ,("db-pre-config",             q . maybe mempty dumpQi . configDbPreConfig)
-      ,("db-tx-end",                 q . showTxEnd)
+      ,("db-tx-end",                 q . showTxEnd . configDbTxEnd)
       ,("db-uri",                    q . configDbUri)
       ,("jwt-aud",                   q . fromMaybe mempty . configJwtAudience)
       ,("jwt-role-claim-key",        q . T.intercalate mempty . fmap dumpJSPath . configJwtRoleClaimKey)
@@ -200,16 +207,19 @@ toText conf =
     -- quote strings and replace " with \"
     q s = "\"" <> T.replace "\"" "\\\"" s <> "\""
 
-    showTxEnd c = case (configDbTxRollbackAll c, configDbTxAllowOverride c) of
-      ( False, False ) -> "commit"
-      ( False, True  ) -> "commit-allow-override"
-      ( True , False ) -> "rollback"
-      ( True , True  ) -> "rollback-allow-override"
+    showTxEnd :: DbTxEnd -> Text
+    showTxEnd = \case
+      TxCommit                -> "commit"
+      TxCommitAllowOverride   -> "commit-allow-override"
+      TxRollback              -> "rollback"
+      TxRollbackAllowOverride -> "rollback-allow-override"
+
     showJwtSecret c
       | configJwtSecretIsBase64 c = B64.encode secret
       | otherwise                 = secret
       where
         secret = fromMaybe mempty $ configJwtSecret c
+
     showSocketMode c = showOct (configServerUnixSocketMode c) mempty
 
 -- This class is needed for the polymorphism of overrideFromDbOrEnvironment
@@ -276,8 +286,7 @@ parser optPath env dbSettings roleSettings roleIsolationLvl =
                                                                     (optString "db-schema"))
     <*> (fromMaybe True <$> optBool "db-config")
     <*> (fmap toQi <$> optString "db-pre-config")
-    <*> parseTxEnd "db-tx-end" snd
-    <*> parseTxEnd "db-tx-end" fst
+    <*> parseTxEnd "db-tx-end"
     <*> (fromMaybe "postgresql://" <$> optString "db-uri")
     <*> pure optPath
     <*> pure Nothing
@@ -373,15 +382,14 @@ parser optPath env dbSettings roleSettings roleIsolationLvl =
         Just "main-query" -> pure  LogQueryMain
         Just _            -> fail "Invalid SQL logging value. Check your configuration."
 
-    parseTxEnd :: C.Key -> ((Bool, Bool) -> Bool) -> C.Parser C.Config Bool
-    parseTxEnd k f =
+    parseTxEnd :: C.Key -> C.Parser C.Config DbTxEnd
+    parseTxEnd k =
       optString k >>= \case
-        --                                          RollbackAll AllowOverride
-        Nothing                        -> pure $ f (False,      False)
-        Just "commit"                  -> pure $ f (False,      False)
-        Just "commit-allow-override"   -> pure $ f (False,      True)
-        Just "rollback"                -> pure $ f (True,       False)
-        Just "rollback-allow-override" -> pure $ f (True,       True)
+        Nothing                        -> pure TxCommit -- default
+        Just "commit"                  -> pure TxCommit
+        Just "commit-allow-override"   -> pure TxCommitAllowOverride
+        Just "rollback"                -> pure TxRollback
+        Just "rollback-allow-override" -> pure TxRollbackAllowOverride
         Just _                         -> fail "Invalid transaction termination. Check your configuration."
 
     parseRoleClaimKey :: C.Key -> C.Key -> C.Parser C.Config JSPath
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Query.hs b/src/PostgREST/Query.hs
index f504f64c54..3be280056b 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Query.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Query.hs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import PostgREST.ApiRequest.Preferences  (PreferCount (..),
                                           shouldCount)
 import PostgREST.Auth.Types              (AuthResult (..))
 import PostgREST.Config                  (AppConfig (..),
+                                          DbTxEnd (..),
                                           OpenAPIMode (..))
 import PostgREST.Config.PgVersion        (PgVersion (..))
 import PostgREST.Error                   (Error)
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ failExceedsMaxAffectedPref (Just (PreferMaxAffected n), handling) RSStandard{rsQ
 -- | Set a transaction to roll back if requested
 optionalRollback :: AppConfig -> ApiRequest -> DbHandler ()
 optionalRollback AppConfig{..} ApiRequest{iPreferences=Preferences{..}} = do
-  lift $ when (shouldRollback || (configDbTxRollbackAll && not shouldCommit)) $ do
+  lift $ when (shouldRollback || (isTxRollback && not shouldCommit)) $ do
     SQL.sql "SET CONSTRAINTS ALL IMMEDIATE"
     SQL.condemn
   where
@@ -263,6 +264,11 @@ optionalRollback AppConfig{..} ApiRequest{iPreferences=Preferences{..}} = do
       preferTransaction == Just Commit
     shouldRollback =
       preferTransaction == Just Rollback
+    isTxRollback = case configDbTxEnd of
+      TxRollback              -> True
+      TxRollbackAllowOverride -> True
+      TxCommit                -> False
+      TxCommitAllowOverride   -> False
 
 -- | Set transaction scoped settings
 setPgLocals :: DbActionPlan -> AppConfig -> KM.KeyMap JSON.Value -> BS.ByteString -> ApiRequest -> DbHandler ()
diff --git a/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs b/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs
index 08c947da76..a7717af76a 100644
--- a/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs
+++ b/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import Text.Heredoc
 
 import Data.String                       (String)
 import PostgREST.Config                  (AppConfig (..),
+                                          DbTxEnd (..),
                                           JSPathExp (..),
                                           LogLevel (..),
                                           LogQuery (..),
@@ -152,8 +153,7 @@ baseCfg = let secret = encodeUtf8 "reallyreallyreallyreallyverysafe" in
   , configServerTraceHeader         = Nothing
   , configServerUnixSocket          = Nothing
   , configServerUnixSocketMode      = 432
-  , configDbTxAllowOverride         = True
-  , configDbTxRollbackAll           = True
+  , configDbTxEnd                   = TxRollbackAllowOverride
   , configAdminServerHost           = "localhost"
   , configAdminServerPort           = Nothing
   , configRoleSettings              = mempty
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ testCfg :: AppConfig
 testCfg = baseCfg
 
 testCfgDisallowRollback :: AppConfig
-testCfgDisallowRollback = baseCfg { configDbTxAllowOverride = False, configDbTxRollbackAll = False }
+testCfgDisallowRollback = baseCfg { configDbTxEnd = TxCommit }
 
 testCfgForceRollback :: AppConfig
-testCfgForceRollback = baseCfg { configDbTxAllowOverride = False, configDbTxRollbackAll = True }
+testCfgForceRollback = baseCfg { configDbTxEnd = TxRollback }
 
 testCfgNoAnon :: AppConfig
 testCfgNoAnon = baseCfg { configDbAnonRole = Nothing }