diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Behaviors/TransactionBehaviour.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Behaviors/TransactionBehaviour.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d728d83cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/Behaviors/TransactionBehaviour.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Ordering.API.Application.Behaviors
+{
+    public class TransactionBehaviour<TRequest, TResponse> : IPipelineBehavior<TRequest, TResponse>
+    {
+        private readonly ILogger<TransactionBehaviour<TRequest, TResponse>> _logger;
+        private readonly OrderingContext _dbContext;
+
+        public TransactionBehaviour(OrderingContext dbContext, ILogger<TransactionBehaviour<TRequest, TResponse>> logger)
+        {
+            _dbContext = dbContext ?? throw new ArgumentException(nameof(OrderingContext));
+            _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentException(nameof(ILogger));
+        }
+
+        public async Task<TResponse> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken, RequestHandlerDelegate<TResponse> next)
+        {
+            TResponse response = default(TResponse);
+
+            try
+            {
+                var strategy = _dbContext.Database.CreateExecutionStrategy();
+                await strategy.ExecuteAsync(async () => 
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation($"Begin transaction {typeof(TRequest).Name}");
+
+                    await _dbContext.BeginTransactionAsync();
+
+                    response = await next();
+
+                    await _dbContext.CommitTransactionAsync();
+
+                    _logger.LogInformation($"Committed transaction {typeof(TRequest).Name}");
+                });
+
+                return response;
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Rollback transaction executed {typeof(TRequest).Name}");
+
+                _dbContext.RollbackTransaction();
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/IntegrationEvents/OrderingIntegrationEventService.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/IntegrationEvents/OrderingIntegrationEventService.cs
index b3c0201b5..602ab9cd5 100644
--- a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/IntegrationEvents/OrderingIntegrationEventService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Application/IntegrationEvents/OrderingIntegrationEventService.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.EventBus.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.EventBus.Events;
+using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.IntegrationEventLogEF;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.IntegrationEventLogEF.Services;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.IntegrationEventLogEF.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Infrastructure;
@@ -17,12 +18,16 @@ namespace Ordering.API.Application.IntegrationEvents
         private readonly Func<DbConnection, IIntegrationEventLogService> _integrationEventLogServiceFactory;
         private readonly IEventBus _eventBus;
         private readonly OrderingContext _orderingContext;
+        private readonly IntegrationEventLogContext _eventLogContext;
         private readonly IIntegrationEventLogService _eventLogService;
 
-        public OrderingIntegrationEventService(IEventBus eventBus, OrderingContext orderingContext,
-        Func<DbConnection, IIntegrationEventLogService> integrationEventLogServiceFactory)
+        public OrderingIntegrationEventService(IEventBus eventBus, 
+            OrderingContext orderingContext,
+            IntegrationEventLogContext eventLogContext,
+            Func<DbConnection, IIntegrationEventLogService> integrationEventLogServiceFactory)
         {
             _orderingContext = orderingContext ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(orderingContext));
+            _eventLogContext = eventLogContext ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventLogContext));
             _integrationEventLogServiceFactory = integrationEventLogServiceFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(integrationEventLogServiceFactory));
             _eventBus = eventBus ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventBus));
             _eventLogService = _integrationEventLogServiceFactory(_orderingContext.Database.GetDbConnection());
@@ -37,14 +42,8 @@ namespace Ordering.API.Application.IntegrationEvents
 
         private async Task SaveEventAndOrderingContextChangesAsync(IntegrationEvent evt)
         {
-            //Use of an EF Core resiliency strategy when using multiple DbContexts within an explicit BeginTransaction():
-            //See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/miscellaneous/connection-resiliency            
-            await ResilientTransaction.New(_orderingContext)
-                .ExecuteAsync(async () => {
-                    // Achieving atomicity between original ordering database operation and the IntegrationEventLog thanks to a local transaction
-                    await _orderingContext.SaveChangesAsync();
-                    await _eventLogService.SaveEventAsync(evt, _orderingContext.Database.CurrentTransaction.GetDbTransaction());
-                });
+            await _orderingContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            await _eventLogContext.SaveChangesAsync();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs
index d0dce865f..d40853999 100644
--- a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/Infrastructure/AutofacModules/MediatorModule.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Autofac.Core;
 using FluentValidation;
 using MediatR;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Application.Commands;
+using Ordering.API.Application.Behaviors;
 using Ordering.API.Application.DomainEventHandlers.OrderStartedEvent;
 using Ordering.API.Application.Validations;
 using Ordering.API.Infrastructure.Behaviors;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.API.Infrastructure.Autof
 
             builder.RegisterGeneric(typeof(LoggingBehavior<,>)).As(typeof(IPipelineBehavior<,>));
             builder.RegisterGeneric(typeof(ValidatorBehavior<,>)).As(typeof(IPipelineBehavior<,>));
+            builder.RegisterGeneric(typeof(TransactionBehaviour<,>)).As(typeof(IPipelineBehavior<,>));
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Infrastructure/OrderingContext.cs b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Infrastructure/OrderingContext.cs
index 564acdfb4..f162b09f8 100644
--- a/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Infrastructure/OrderingContext.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.Infrastructure/OrderingContext.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 using MediatR;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Domain.AggregatesModel.BuyerAggregate;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Domain.AggregatesModel.OrderAggregate;
 using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Domain.Seedwork;
 using Ordering.Infrastructure;
 using Ordering.Infrastructure.EntityConfigurations;
 using System;
+using System.Data;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Infrastructure
         public DbSet<OrderStatus> OrderStatus { get; set; }
 
         private readonly IMediator _mediator;
+        private IDbContextTransaction _currentTransaction;
 
         private OrderingContext(DbContextOptions<OrderingContext> options) : base (options) { }
 
@@ -60,7 +63,50 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Infrastructure
             var result = await base.SaveChangesAsync();
 
             return true;
-        }        
+        }
+
+        public async Task BeginTransactionAsync()
+        {
+            _currentTransaction = _currentTransaction ?? await Database.BeginTransactionAsync(IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);
+        }
+
+        public async Task CommitTransactionAsync()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await SaveChangesAsync();
+                _currentTransaction?.Commit();
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                RollbackTransaction();
+                throw;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                if (_currentTransaction != null)
+                {
+                    _currentTransaction.Dispose();
+                    _currentTransaction = null;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void RollbackTransaction()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                _currentTransaction?.Rollback();
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                if (_currentTransaction != null)
+                {
+                    _currentTransaction.Dispose();
+                    _currentTransaction = null;
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public class OrderingContextDesignFactory : IDesignTimeDbContextFactory<OrderingContext>