diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4577ac91..92615759 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <maven.javadoc.plugin>3.3.0</maven.javadoc.plugin>
         <maven.gpg.plugin>1.6</maven.gpg.plugin>
         <aerospike-client-jdk8>9.0.2</aerospike-client-jdk8>
-        <aerospike-reactor-client>8.1.2</aerospike-reactor-client>
+        <aerospike-reactor-client>9.0.2</aerospike-reactor-client>
         <reactor-test>3.7.0</reactor-test>
         <embedded-aerospike>3.1.9</embedded-aerospike>
         <jodatime>2.13.0</jodatime>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransaction.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransaction.java
index 31ce1f4f..6eb16046 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransaction.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package org.springframework.data.aerospike.transaction.reactive;
 
-import org.springframework.data.aerospike.transaction.sync.AerospikeTransactionResourceHolder;
+import com.aerospike.client.AbortStatus;
+import com.aerospike.client.CommitStatus;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.SmartTransactionObject;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 /**
  * A {@link SmartTransactionObject} implementation that has reactive transaction resource holder
@@ -39,26 +41,29 @@ void setResourceHolder(@Nullable AerospikeReactiveTransactionResourceHolder reso
         this.resourceHolder = resourceHolder;
     }
 
-    private void failIfNoTransaction() {
-        if (!hasResourceHolder()) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Error: expecting transaction to exist");
-        }
+    private Mono<AerospikeReactiveTransactionResourceHolder> getResourceHolder() {
+        return Mono.fromCallable(() -> {
+            if (!hasResourceHolder()) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Error: expecting transaction to exist");
+            }
+            return resourceHolder;
+        });
     }
 
     /**
      * Commit the transaction
      */
-    public void commitTransaction() {
-        failIfNoTransaction();
-        resourceHolder.getClient().getAerospikeClient().commit(resourceHolder.getTransaction());
+    public Mono<CommitStatus> commitTransaction() {
+        return getResourceHolder()
+            .flatMap(h -> h.getClient().commit(h.getTransaction()));
     }
 
     /**
      * Rollback (abort) the transaction
      */
-    public void abortTransaction() {
-        failIfNoTransaction();
-        resourceHolder.getClient().getAerospikeClient().abort(resourceHolder.getTransaction());
+    public Mono<AbortStatus> abortTransaction() {
+        return getResourceHolder()
+            .flatMap(h -> h.getClient().abort(h.getTransaction()));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransactionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransactionManager.java
index c8db4f52..f1edef76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransactionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/reactive/AerospikeReactiveTransactionManager.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public class AerospikeReactiveTransactionManager extends AbstractReactiveTransac
     /**
      * Create a new instance of {@link AerospikeReactiveTransactionManager}
      */
-
     public AerospikeReactiveTransactionManager(IAerospikeReactorClient client) {
         this.client = client;
     }
@@ -73,7 +72,12 @@ protected Mono<Void> doBegin(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationMa
                     rHolder.setSynchronizedWithTransaction(true);
                     synchronizationManager.bindResource(client, rHolder);
                 })
-                .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not bind transaction resource", e))
+                .onErrorMap(e -> {
+                    if (e instanceof TransactionSystemException) {
+                        return e;
+                    }
+                    return new TransactionSystemException("Could not bind transaction resource", e);
+                })
                 .then();
         });
     }
@@ -89,10 +93,8 @@ private Mono<AerospikeReactiveTransactionResourceHolder> createResourceHolder(IA
     @Override
     protected Mono<Void> doCommit(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationManager,
                                   GenericReactiveTransaction status) {
-        return Mono.fromRunnable(() -> {
-                AerospikeReactiveTransaction transaction = getTransaction(status);
-                transaction.commitTransaction();
-            })
+        return Mono.fromSupplier(() -> getTransaction(status))
+            .flatMap(AerospikeReactiveTransaction::commitTransaction)
             .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not commit transaction", e))
             .then();
     }
@@ -100,17 +102,15 @@ protected Mono<Void> doCommit(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationM
     @Override
     protected Mono<Void> doRollback(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationManager,
                                     GenericReactiveTransaction status) {
-        return Mono.fromRunnable(() -> {
-                AerospikeReactiveTransaction transaction = getTransaction(status);
-                transaction.abortTransaction();
-            })
+        return Mono.fromSupplier(() -> getTransaction(status))
+            .flatMap(AerospikeReactiveTransaction::abortTransaction)
             .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not abort transaction", e))
             .then();
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected Mono<Object> doSuspend(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationManager, Object transaction)
-        throws TransactionException {
+    protected Mono<Object> doSuspend(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationManager,
+                                     Object transaction) throws TransactionException {
         return Mono.fromSupplier(() -> {
             AerospikeReactiveTransaction aerospikeTransaction = toAerospikeTransaction(transaction);
             aerospikeTransaction.setResourceHolder(null);
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ protected Mono<Object> doSuspend(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizati
 
     @Override
     protected Mono<Void> doResume(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchronizationManager,
-                                  @Nullable Object transaction,
-                                  Object suspendedResources) {
+                                  @Nullable Object transaction, Object suspendedResources) {
         return Mono.fromRunnable(() -> synchronizationManager.bindResource(client, suspendedResources))
             .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not resume transaction", e))
             .then();
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ protected Mono<Void> doSetRollbackOnly(TransactionSynchronizationManager synchro
                 AerospikeReactiveTransaction transaction = toAerospikeTransaction(status);
                 transaction.getRequiredResourceHolder().setRollbackOnly();
             })
-            .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not resume transaction", e))
+            .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not set transaction to rollback-only", e))
             .then();
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ protected Mono<Void> doCleanupAfterCompletion(TransactionSynchronizationManager
                 synchronizationManager.unbindResource(client);
                 aerospikeTransaction.getRequiredResourceHolder().clear();
             })
-            .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not resume transaction", e))
+            .onErrorMap(e -> new TransactionSystemException("Could not clean up transaction", e))
             .then();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/sync/AerospikeTransactionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/sync/AerospikeTransactionManager.java
index 62132551..51d61129 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/sync/AerospikeTransactionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/transaction/sync/AerospikeTransactionManager.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ protected void doSetRollbackOnly(DefaultTransactionStatus status) throws Transac
             AerospikeTransaction transaction = getTransaction(status);
             transaction.getResourceHolderOrFail().setRollbackOnly();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new TransactionSystemException("Could not set rollback only for a transaction", e);
+            throw new TransactionSystemException("Could not set transaction to rollback-only", e);
         }
     }