diff --git a/html/inc/util_ops.inc b/html/inc/util_ops.inc
index 93280a8ef6..d43457af9c 100644
--- a/html/inc/util_ops.inc
+++ b/html/inc/util_ops.inc
@@ -360,27 +360,22 @@ if (!isset($skip_auth_ops) && array_key_exists("SERVER_PORT", $_SERVER)) {
 function cancel_wus_where($clause) {
     $q1 = "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp SELECT id FROM workunit WHERE $clause;";
     $q2 = "UPDATE result SET server_state=5, outcome=5 WHERE server_state=2 AND workunitid in (SELECT id FROM tmp);";
-    $q3 = "UPDATE workunit SET error_mask=error_mask|16 WHERE id in (SELECT id FROM tmp);";
-    $q4 = "UPDATE workunit SET transition_time=0 WHERE id in (SELECT id FROM tmp);";
-    $q5 = "DROP TABLE tmp;";
+    $q3 = "UPDATE workunit SET error_mask=error_mask|16, transition_time=0 WHERE id in (SELECT id FROM tmp);";
+    $q4 = "DROP TABLE tmp;";
 
     if (!_mysql_query($q1)) {
         echo "MySQL command '$q1' failed:<br/>unable to create temporary WU id table.<br>\n";
         return 1;
     } else if (!_mysql_query($q2)) {
         echo "MySQL command '$q2' failed:<br/>unable to cancel unsent results.<br>\n";
-        _mysql_query($q5);
+        _mysql_query($q4);
         return 2;
     } else if (!_mysql_query($q3)) {
-      echo "MySQL command '$q3' failed:<br/>unable to cancel workunits.<br>\n";
-        _mysql_query($q5);
+      echo "MySQL command '$q3' failed:<br/>unable to cancel workunits and trigger transitioner.<br>\n";
+        _mysql_query($q4);
         return 3;
-    } else if (!_mysql_query($q4)) {
-        echo "MySQL command '$q4' failed:<br/>unable to trigger transitioner.<br>\n";
-        _mysql_query($q5);
-        return 4;
-    } 
-    _mysql_query($q5);
+    }
+    _mysql_query($q4);
     echo "Successfully canceled WUs WHERE '$clause'<br>\n";
     return 0;
 }