diff --git a/ccm-bundle-devel-wildfly/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/ccm-bundle-devel-wildfly/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index c2eed1bd8..ff0533652 100644
--- a/ccm-bundle-devel-wildfly/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/ccm-bundle-devel-wildfly/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@
         <Logger name="org.libreccm.ui.admin.applications.ApplicationsPage"
                 level="debug">
         </Logger>
-        <Logger name="org.librecms.ui.ContentSectionController" level="debug">
+        <Logger name="org.librecms.ui.ContentSectionController" 
+                level="debug">
+        </Logger>
+        <Logger name="org.libreccm.categorization.CategoryManager" 
+                level="debug">
         </Logger>
     </Loggers>
 </Configuration>
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ItemListModel.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ItemListModel.java
index 9850fb9cb..ad33aff4d 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ItemListModel.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ItemListModel.java
@@ -18,26 +18,6 @@
  */
 package org.librecms.pages.models;
 
-import com.arsdigita.kernel.KernelConfig;
-
-import org.libreccm.categorization.Categorization;
-import org.libreccm.categorization.Category;
-import org.libreccm.categorization.CategoryRepository;
-import org.libreccm.configuration.ConfigurationManager;
-import org.libreccm.core.UnexpectedErrorException;
-import org.libreccm.l10n.GlobalizationHelper;
-import org.libreccm.security.Permission;
-import org.libreccm.security.PermissionChecker;
-import org.libreccm.security.Role;
-import org.libreccm.security.RoleManager;
-import org.libreccm.security.Shiro;
-import org.libreccm.security.User;
-import org.libreccm.security.UserRepository;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemL10NManager;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemVersion;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.privileges.ItemPrivileges;
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -59,6 +39,26 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 
+import org.libreccm.categorization.Categorization;
+import org.libreccm.categorization.Category;
+import org.libreccm.categorization.CategoryRepository;
+import org.libreccm.configuration.ConfigurationManager;
+import org.libreccm.core.UnexpectedErrorException;
+import org.libreccm.l10n.GlobalizationHelper;
+import org.libreccm.security.Permission;
+import org.libreccm.security.PermissionChecker;
+import org.libreccm.security.Role;
+import org.libreccm.security.RoleManager;
+import org.libreccm.security.Shiro;
+import org.libreccm.security.User;
+import org.libreccm.security.UserRepository;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemL10NManager;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemVersion;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.privileges.ItemPrivileges;
+
+import com.arsdigita.kernel.KernelConfig;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public class ItemListModel {
         return getOffset(pageSize);
     }
 
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public int getListSize() {
         return getItems().size();
     }