diff --git a/pkg/datastore/gormstore/mapfixes.go b/pkg/datastore/gormstore/mapfixes.go
index 50f4a05..ee4f0ad 100644
--- a/pkg/datastore/gormstore/mapfixes.go
+++ b/pkg/datastore/gormstore/mapfixes.go
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@ func (env *Mapfixes) Update(ctx context.Context, id int64, values datastore.Opti
 
 // the update can only occur if the status matches one of the provided values.
 func (env *Mapfixes) IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, statuses []model.MapfixStatus, values datastore.OptionalMap) error {
-	if err := env.db.Model(&model.Mapfix{}).Where("id = ?", id).Where("status_id IN ?", statuses).Updates(values.Map()).Error; err != nil {
-		if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
+	result := env.db.Model(&model.Mapfix{}).Where("id = ?", id).Where("status_id IN ?", statuses).Updates(values.Map())
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		if result.Error == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
 			return datastore.ErrNotExist
 		}
-		return err
+		return result.Error
+	}
+
+	if result.RowsAffected == 0 {
+		return datastore.ErroNoRowsAffected
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/datastore/gormstore/submissions.go b/pkg/datastore/gormstore/submissions.go
index 5791819..9f4d149 100644
--- a/pkg/datastore/gormstore/submissions.go
+++ b/pkg/datastore/gormstore/submissions.go
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@ func (env *Submissions) Update(ctx context.Context, id int64, values datastore.O
 
 // the update can only occur if the status matches one of the provided values.
 func (env *Submissions) IfStatusThenUpdate(ctx context.Context, id int64, statuses []model.SubmissionStatus, values datastore.OptionalMap) error {
-	if err := env.db.Model(&model.Submission{}).Where("id = ?", id).Where("status_id IN ?", statuses).Updates(values.Map()).Error; err != nil {
-		if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
+	result := env.db.Model(&model.Submission{}).Where("id = ?", id).Where("status_id IN ?", statuses).Updates(values.Map())
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		if result.Error == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
 			return datastore.ErrNotExist
 		}
-		return err
+		return result.Error
+	}
+
+	if result.RowsAffected == 0 {
+		return datastore.ErroNoRowsAffected
 	}
 
 	return nil