diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7be5a47a5..66abd3dbc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Developers may need to change their code
 
 ### Corrected Bugs
 
+* Fixed: [xmldb_get0 returns invalid candidate on startup transaction callbacks #126](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/126). Always clear candidate-db before db initialization.
 * Fixed: YANG `uses` statements in sub-modules did not search for `grouping` statements in other submodules of the module it belongs to.
 * Fixed: [CLI crash if error-info is empty #134](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/134)
 * Fixed: [copy-config's RPC cxobj parameter does not contain namespace #131](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/131)
diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_main.c b/apps/backend/backend_main.c
index 2dd7ff2a8..cd7d29397 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_main.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_main.c
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ main(int    argc,
     if (xmldb_exists(h, "running") != 1)
 	if (xmldb_create(h, "running") < 0)
 	    return -1;
+    xmldb_delete(h, "candidate");
     /* If startup fails, lib functions report invalidation info in a cbuf */
     if ((cbret = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
 	clicon_err(OE_XML, errno, "cbuf_new");