diff --git a/orm/common/orm_common/hooks/transaction_id_hook.py b/orm/common/orm_common/hooks/transaction_id_hook.py
index 439ac580..973311dc 100755
--- a/orm/common/orm_common/hooks/transaction_id_hook.py
+++ b/orm/common/orm_common/hooks/transaction_id_hook.py
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ class TransactionIdHook(PecanHook):
 
     def before(self, state):
         try:
-            transaction_id = utils.make_transid()
+            controller = str(state.controller)
+            if 'RootController._default' in controller:
+                return
+            else:
+                transaction_id = utils.make_transid()
         except Exception as exc:
             abort(500, headers={'faultstring': str(exc)})
 
diff --git a/orm/services/db_setup.py b/orm/services/db_setup.py
index 973d0822..7f4f87f0 100644
--- a/orm/services/db_setup.py
+++ b/orm/services/db_setup.py
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ def execute_app_custom_sql(conn):
         conn.execute(update_regions, (customer_domain, ))
 
 
+def execute_purge_uuids_record(conn):
+    """Execute custom SQL statements to purge records from uuids table.
+
+    Parameters:
+    conn (sqlalchemy.db): connection object for the SQL database
+
+    """
+    sql = 'delete from uuids where uuid_type=\'transaction\' and ' \
+        'uuid not in (select transaction_id from transactions) and ' \
+        'uuid not in (select tracking_id from transactions) and ' \
+        'uuid not in (select resource_id from transactions);'
+
+    conn.execute(sql)
+
+
 def main(argv=None):
 
     if argv is None:
@@ -112,4 +127,5 @@ def main(argv=None):
 
     conn = engine.connect()
     execute_app_custom_sql(conn)
+    execute_purge_uuids_record(conn)
     conn.close()
diff --git a/orm/services/flavor_manager/fms_rest/hooks/service_hooks.py b/orm/services/flavor_manager/fms_rest/hooks/service_hooks.py
index 958e3d8a..723d5472 100755
--- a/orm/services/flavor_manager/fms_rest/hooks/service_hooks.py
+++ b/orm/services/flavor_manager/fms_rest/hooks/service_hooks.py
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ class TransIdHook(TransactionIdHook):
 
     def before(self, state):
         try:
-            transaction_id = utils.make_transid()
+            controller = str(state.controller)
+            if 'RootController._default' in controller:
+                return
+            else:
+                transaction_id = utils.make_transid()
         except Exception as exc:
-            abort(500, headers={'faultstring': exc.message})
+            abort(500, headers={'faultstring': str(exc)})
 
         tracking_id = state.request.headers['X-RANGER-Tracking-Id'] \
             if 'X-RANGER-Tracking-Id' in state.request.headers else transaction_id
diff --git a/orm/services/image_manager/ims/hooks/service_hooks.py b/orm/services/image_manager/ims/hooks/service_hooks.py
index daac041c..fb179b11 100755
--- a/orm/services/image_manager/ims/hooks/service_hooks.py
+++ b/orm/services/image_manager/ims/hooks/service_hooks.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 from orm.common.orm_common.hooks.transaction_id_hook import TransactionIdHook
 from orm.common.orm_common.utils import utils
 
+from pecan import abort
+
 
 class TransIdHook(TransactionIdHook):
 
     def before(self, state):
-        transaction_id = utils.make_transid()
+        try:
+            controller = str(state.controller)
+            if 'RootController._default' in controller:
+                return
+            else:
+                transaction_id = utils.make_transid()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            abort(500, headers={'faultstring': str(exc)})
+
         tracking_id = state.request.headers['X-RANGER-Tracking-Id'] \
             if 'X-RANGER-Tracking-Id' in state.request.headers else transaction_id
         setattr(state.request, 'transaction_id', transaction_id)