diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditBootstrap.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditBootstrap.java
index b9744bae95..4bf75c2b18 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditBootstrap.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditBootstrap.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class AuditBootstrap extends AbstractLifecycleBean
                 return null;
             }
         };
-        transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(callback);
+        transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(callback, transactionService.isReadOnly());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/model/AuditModelRegistry.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/model/AuditModelRegistry.java
index 207bb8c386..25939cb6cf 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/model/AuditModelRegistry.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/model/AuditModelRegistry.java
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ public class AuditModelRegistry
         try
         {
             auditPathMapper = new PathMapper();
-            transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(loadModelsCallback, false, true);
+            transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(loadModelsCallback,
+                    transactionService.isReadOnly(), true);
             auditPathMapper.lock();
         }
         finally