diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
index a6cb61c..2c8079d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
@@ -107,5 +107,7 @@
         logRecord.setLogType(LogType.WAIT);
         logRecord.computeAndSetLogSize();
         txnSubsystem.getLogManager().log(logRecord);
+        // set the log type back to UPDATE for normal updates
+        logRecord.setLogType(LogType.UPDATE);
     }
 }