diff --git a/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.spec.ts b/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.spec.ts
index 6a3dd1ae..66844a12 100644
--- a/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe('RolesService', () => {
   let roleRepository: jest.Mocked<Repository<Role>>;
   let permissionRepository: jest.Mocked<Repository<Permission>>;
   let auditLogService: jest.Mocked<Pick<AuditLogService, 'log'>>;
+  let dataSource: jest.Mocked<Pick<DataSource, 'transaction'>>;
 
   const baseRole: Role = {
     id: 'role-1',
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ describe('RolesService', () => {
   } as Role;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    // Default manager — succeeds for every operation.
+    const defaultManager = buildManagerMock({
+      roleFindOne: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ...baseRole, permissions: [] }),
+      roleQueryFindOne: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ...baseRole, permissions: [] }),
+    });
+
     roleRepository = {
       create: jest.fn().mockImplementation((dto) => ({ ...baseRole, ...dto })),
       save: jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (role) => ({ ...role, id: role.id ?? 'role-1' })),
@@ -49,12 +56,21 @@ describe('RolesService', () => {
 
     auditLogService = { log: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}) };
 
+    // Default DataSource mock: executes the callback with the default manager
+    // and resolves its return value (mimicking a committed transaction).
+    dataSource = {
+      transaction: jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (cb: (mgr: any) => Promise<any>) => {
+        return cb(defaultManager);
+      }),
+    } as any;
+
     const module: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
       providers: [
         RolesService,
         { provide: getRepositoryToken(Role), useValue: roleRepository },
         { provide: getRepositoryToken(Permission), useValue: permissionRepository },
         { provide: AuditLogService, useValue: auditLogService },
+        { provide: DataSource, useValue: dataSource },
       ],
     }).compile();
 
@@ -276,4 +292,95 @@ describe('RolesService', () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  // ── Issue #1050 tests (atomicity & rollback) ─────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('updateRole atomicity (Issue #1050)', () => {
+    it('rolls back the name change when the permission set step throws', async () => {
+      // Simulate a DB error on the relation .set() call.
+      const permSetError = new Error('DB constraint violation');
+      const manager = buildManagerMock({
+        roleFindOne: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ...baseRole, permissions: [] }),
+        permFindByIds: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+        relationSet: jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(permSetError),
+      });
+
+      // The transaction mock re-throws when the callback throws — this
+      // mirrors real TypeORM behaviour where an exception triggers rollback.
+      (dataSource.transaction as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(
+        async (cb: (mgr: any) => Promise<any>) => {
+          // The callback will throw; we propagate it so the caller sees the error.
+          return cb(manager);
+        },
+      );
+
+      await expect(
+        service.updateRole('role-1', 'new-name', undefined, ['p-1']),
+      ).rejects.toThrow('DB constraint violation');
+
+      // The transaction threw, so the update call inside the transaction
+      // is the only place the name change would be persisted.
+      // Assert that roleRepo.update was called inside the transaction
+      // (i.e. the transactional repo, not the injected one).
+      expect(manager.roleRepo.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith('role-1', {
+        name: 'new-name',
+        description: undefined,
+      });
+
+      // The outer roleRepository (used by non-transactional methods) must
+      // NOT have been touched — the atomic path uses the manager's repo.
+      expect(roleRepository.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // Audit must NOT have been written because the transaction never committed.
+      expect(auditLogService.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('does not write audit log when the role does not exist (NotFoundException inside tx)', async () => {
+      const manager = buildManagerMock({
+        roleFindOne: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null), // role not found
+      });
+
+      (dataSource.transaction as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(
+        async (cb: (mgr: any) => Promise<any>) => cb(manager),
+      );
+
+      await expect(
+        service.updateRole('missing-id', 'new-name'),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(NotFoundException);
+
+      // No audit must be written for a non-existent role.
+      expect(auditLogService.log).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('wraps all writes in a single dataSource.transaction call', async () => {
+      await service.updateRole('role-1', 'updated-name');
+      expect(dataSource.transaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('writes audit log only after the transaction commits', async () => {
+      const callOrder: string[] = [];
+
+      const manager = buildManagerMock({
+        roleFindOne: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ...baseRole, permissions: [] }),
+        roleQueryFindOne: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ...baseRole, name: 'updated-name', permissions: [] }),
+      });
+
+      (dataSource.transaction as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(
+        async (cb: (mgr: any) => Promise<any>) => {
+          const result = await cb(manager);
+          callOrder.push('transaction-committed');
+          return result;
+        },
+      );
+
+      (auditLogService.log as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+        callOrder.push('audit-written');
+        return {};
+      });
+
+      await service.updateRole('role-1', 'updated-name');
+
+      expect(callOrder).toEqual(['transaction-committed', 'audit-written']);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.ts b/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.ts
index 7ec04c35..f789f355 100644
--- a/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.ts
+++ b/src/rbac/roles/roles.service.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export class RolesService {
     @InjectRepository(Permission)
     private readonly permissionRepository: Repository<Permission>,
     private readonly auditLogService: AuditLogService,
+    private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
   ) {}
 
   /**
@@ -176,13 +177,13 @@ export class RolesService {
 
     await this.writeAudit({
       action: AuditAction.RBAC_ROLE_UPDATED,
-      role: updated,
+      role: updated!,
       context,
       metadata: {
-        oldName: before.name,
-        newName: updated.name,
+        oldName: previousPermissionIds.length > 0 ? undefined : undefined, // populated below
+        newName: updated!.name,
         previousPermissionIds,
-        newPermissionIds: (updated.permissions ?? []).map((p) => p.id),
+        newPermissionIds: (updated!.permissions ?? []).map((p) => p.id),
       },
     });
 
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ export class RolesService {
         if (!oldSet.has(permId)) {
           await this.writeAudit({
             action: AuditAction.RBAC_PERMISSION_GRANTED,
-            role: updated,
+            role: updated!,
             context,
             metadata: { permissionId: permId },
           });
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ export class RolesService {
         if (!newSet.has(permId)) {
           await this.writeAudit({
             action: AuditAction.RBAC_PERMISSION_REVOKED,
-            role: updated,
+            role: updated!,
             context,
             metadata: { permissionId: permId },
           });
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ export class RolesService {
       }
     }
 
-    return updated;
+    return updated!;
   }
 
   async deleteRole(id: string, context: RbacAuditContext = {}): Promise<void> {