diff --git a/dashboard/final-example/app/seed/route.ts b/dashboard/final-example/app/seed/route.ts
index c6428b27..80053900 100644
--- a/dashboard/final-example/app/seed/route.ts
+++ b/dashboard/final-example/app/seed/route.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import { invoices, customers, revenue, users } from '../lib/placeholder-data';
 
 const sql = postgres(process.env.POSTGRES_URL!, { ssl: 'require' });
 
-async function seedUsers() {
+async function ensureExtension() {
   await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"`;
+}
+
+async function seedUsers() {
   await sql`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
       id UUID DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4() PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -30,8 +33,6 @@ async function seedUsers() {
 }
 
 async function seedInvoices() {
-  await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"`;
-
   await sql`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS invoices (
       id UUID DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4() PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ async function seedInvoices() {
 }
 
 async function seedCustomers() {
-  await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"`;
-
   await sql`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (
       id UUID DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4() PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -103,12 +102,16 @@ async function seedRevenue() {
 
 export async function GET() {
   try {
-    const result = await sql.begin((sql) => [
-      seedUsers(),
-      seedCustomers(),
-      seedInvoices(),
-      seedRevenue(),
-    ]);
+    // Ensure the extension is created before running the transaction
+    await ensureExtension();
+
+    // Run seeding within a transaction
+    const result = await sql.begin(async (sql) => {
+      await seedUsers();
+      await seedCustomers();
+      await seedInvoices();
+      await seedRevenue();
+    });
 
     return Response.json({ message: 'Database seeded successfully' });
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/dashboard/starter-example/app/seed/route.ts b/dashboard/starter-example/app/seed/route.ts
index c6428b27..80053900 100644
--- a/dashboard/starter-example/app/seed/route.ts
+++ b/dashboard/starter-example/app/seed/route.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import { invoices, customers, revenue, users } from '../lib/placeholder-data';
 
 const sql = postgres(process.env.POSTGRES_URL!, { ssl: 'require' });
 
-async function seedUsers() {
+async function ensureExtension() {
   await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"`;
+}
+
+async function seedUsers() {
   await sql`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
       id UUID DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4() PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -30,8 +33,6 @@ async function seedUsers() {
 }
 
 async function seedInvoices() {
-  await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"`;
-
   await sql`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS invoices (
       id UUID DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4() PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@ async function seedInvoices() {
 }
 
 async function seedCustomers() {
-  await sql`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp"`;
-
   await sql`
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (
       id UUID DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4() PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -103,12 +102,16 @@ async function seedRevenue() {
 
 export async function GET() {
   try {
-    const result = await sql.begin((sql) => [
-      seedUsers(),
-      seedCustomers(),
-      seedInvoices(),
-      seedRevenue(),
-    ]);
+    // Ensure the extension is created before running the transaction
+    await ensureExtension();
+
+    // Run seeding within a transaction
+    const result = await sql.begin(async (sql) => {
+      await seedUsers();
+      await seedCustomers();
+      await seedInvoices();
+      await seedRevenue();
+    });
 
     return Response.json({ message: 'Database seeded successfully' });
   } catch (error) {