diff --git a/protocol/Aria/Aria.h b/protocol/Aria/Aria.h
index 762c9ed..4c7de31 100644
--- a/protocol/Aria/Aria.h
+++ b/protocol/Aria/Aria.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ template <class Database> class Aria {
 
   void abort(TransactionType &txn,
              std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Message>> &messages) {
-    // nothing needs to be done
+    txn.abort_lock = true
   }
 
   bool commit(TransactionType &txn,