diff --git a/models/commit_status.go b/models/commit_status.go
index 1105c3b173..4193ad0d08 100644
--- a/models/commit_status.go
+++ b/models/commit_status.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func getLatestCommitStatus(e Engine, repoID int64, sha string, listOptions ListO
 	if len(ids) == 0 {
 		return statuses, nil
 	}
-	return statuses, x.In("id", ids).Find(&statuses)
+	return statuses, e.In("id", ids).Find(&statuses)
 }
 
 // FindRepoRecentCommitStatusContexts returns repository's recent commit status contexts
diff --git a/models/issue_stopwatch.go b/models/issue_stopwatch.go
index b72dcaf60c..8cdad94fd4 100644
--- a/models/issue_stopwatch.go
+++ b/models/issue_stopwatch.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
 )
 
 // Stopwatch represents a stopwatch for time tracking.
@@ -61,8 +63,12 @@ func StopwatchExists(userID, issueID int64) bool {
 
 // HasUserStopwatch returns true if the user has a stopwatch
 func HasUserStopwatch(userID int64) (exists bool, sw *Stopwatch, err error) {
+	return hasUserStopwatch(x, userID)
+}
+
+func hasUserStopwatch(e Engine, userID int64) (exists bool, sw *Stopwatch, err error) {
 	sw = new(Stopwatch)
-	exists, err = x.
+	exists, err = e.
 		Where("user_id = ?", userID).
 		Get(sw)
 	return
@@ -70,11 +76,23 @@ func HasUserStopwatch(userID int64) (exists bool, sw *Stopwatch, err error) {
 
 // CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch will create or remove a stopwatch and will log it into issue's timeline.
 func CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch(user *User, issue *Issue) error {
-	sw, exists, err := getStopwatch(x, user.ID, issue.ID)
+	sess := x.NewSession()
+	defer sess.Close()
+	if err := sess.Begin(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := createOrStopIssueStopwatch(sess, user, issue); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return sess.Commit()
+}
+
+func createOrStopIssueStopwatch(e *xorm.Session, user *User, issue *Issue) error {
+	sw, exists, err := getStopwatch(e, user.ID, issue.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := issue.loadRepo(x); err != nil {
+	if err := issue.loadRepo(e); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -90,11 +108,11 @@ func CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch(user *User, issue *Issue) error {
 			Time:    timediff,
 		}
 
-		if _, err := x.Insert(tt); err != nil {
+		if _, err := e.Insert(tt); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if _, err := CreateComment(&CreateCommentOptions{
+		if _, err := createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
 			Doer:    user,
 			Issue:   issue,
 			Repo:    issue.Repo,
@@ -104,21 +122,21 @@ func CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch(user *User, issue *Issue) error {
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if _, err := x.Delete(sw); err != nil {
+		if _, err := e.Delete(sw); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
 		// if another stopwatch is running: stop it
-		exists, sw, err := HasUserStopwatch(user.ID)
+		exists, sw, err := hasUserStopwatch(e, user.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if exists {
-			issue, err := getIssueByID(x, sw.IssueID)
+			issue, err := getIssueByID(e, sw.IssueID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if err := CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch(user, issue); err != nil {
+			if err := createOrStopIssueStopwatch(e, user, issue); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -129,11 +147,11 @@ func CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch(user *User, issue *Issue) error {
 			IssueID: issue.ID,
 		}
 
-		if _, err := x.Insert(sw); err != nil {
+		if _, err := e.Insert(sw); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if _, err := CreateComment(&CreateCommentOptions{
+		if _, err := createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
 			Doer:  user,
 			Issue: issue,
 			Repo:  issue.Repo,
@@ -147,21 +165,33 @@ func CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch(user *User, issue *Issue) error {
 
 // CancelStopwatch removes the given stopwatch and logs it into issue's timeline.
 func CancelStopwatch(user *User, issue *Issue) error {
-	sw, exists, err := getStopwatch(x, user.ID, issue.ID)
+	sess := x.NewSession()
+	defer sess.Close()
+	if err := sess.Begin(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := cancelStopwatch(sess, user, issue); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return sess.Commit()
+}
+
+func cancelStopwatch(e *xorm.Session, user *User, issue *Issue) error {
+	sw, exists, err := getStopwatch(e, user.ID, issue.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if exists {
-		if _, err := x.Delete(sw); err != nil {
+		if _, err := e.Delete(sw); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := issue.loadRepo(x); err != nil {
+		if err := issue.loadRepo(e); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if _, err := CreateComment(&CreateCommentOptions{
+		if _, err := createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
 			Doer:  user,
 			Issue: issue,
 			Repo:  issue.Repo,
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index de8a282531..93827f6a88 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ func CreateRepository(ctx DBContext, doer, u *User, repo *Repository, overwriteO
 
 	// Give access to all members in teams with access to all repositories.
 	if u.IsOrganization() {
-		if err := u.GetTeams(&SearchTeamOptions{}); err != nil {
+		if err := u.getTeams(ctx.e); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("GetTeams: %v", err)
 		}
 		for _, t := range u.Teams {