diff --git a/gramps/gen/db/dictionary.py b/gramps/gen/db/dictionary.py
index 3b7b96050..1ca0be15e 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/db/dictionary.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/db/dictionary.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class Bookmarks:
         pass
 
 class DictionaryTxn(DbTxn):
-    def __init__(self, message, db):
-        DbTxn.__init__(self, message, db)
+    def __init__(self, message, db, batch=False):
+        DbTxn.__init__(self, message, db, batch)
 
     def get(self, key, default=None, txn=None, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/gramps/gen/merge/diff.py b/gramps/gen/merge/diff.py
index 8bab0a5d9..e64fd55e3 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/merge/diff.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/merge/diff.py
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ class Struct(object):
     def update_db(self, trans=None):
         if self.db:
             if trans is None:
-                with self.transaction("Struct Update", self.db) as trans:
+                with self.transaction("Struct Update", self.db, batch=True) as trans:
                     new_obj = from_struct(self.struct)
                     name, handle = self.struct["_class"], self.struct["handle"]
                     old_obj = self.db.get_from_name_and_handle(name, handle)