diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9191a80..0000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Changelog
-
-## 0.1.11
-- Added ```incrementProgress(int $offset, int $every)``` method
-- Added ability to override JobStatus class, with fallback when config is not set
-- Database migration is now published instead of loaded directly, to allow customization
-
-## 0.1.10
-- Fixed compatibility of PHP 5.6
-
-## 0.1.9
-- Automatic package discovery for Laravel 5.5, thanks to @PixellUp
-
-## 0.1.8
-- Fixed Job ID is not stored correctly in some case
-
-## 0.1.7
-- Fixed error for Job do not use Trackable
-
-## 0.1.6
-- Initial release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf6e3cd..36207c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Laravel package to add ability to track `Job` progress, status and result dispat
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- PHP >= 5.6.4
-- Laravel >= 5.3
+- PHP >= 7.1
+- Laravel >= 5.5
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Add the following to your `config/app.php`:
 ]
 ```
 
-#### 2. Publish migration and config
+#### 2. Publish migration and config (optional)
 
 ```bash
 php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\LaravelJobStatusServiceProvider"
@@ -57,7 +57,18 @@ php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\LaravelJobStatu
 php artisan migrate
 ```
 
-#### 4. Improve job_id capture (optional)
+#### 4. Use a custom JobStatus model (optional)
+
+To use your own JobStatus model you can change the model in `config/job-status.php`
+
+```php
+return [
+    'model' => App\JobStatus::class,
+];
+
+```
+
+#### 5. Improve job_id capture (optional)
 
 The first laravel event that can be captured to insert the job_id into the JobStatus model is the Queue::before event. This means that the JobStatus won't have a job_id until it is being processed for the first time.
 
@@ -65,19 +76,19 @@ If you would like the job_id to be stored immediately you can add the `LaravelJo
 ```php
 'providers' => [
     ...
-    Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\LaravelJobStatusServiceProvider::class,
+    \Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\LaravelJobStatusBusServiceProvider::class,,
 ]
 ```
 
-#### 5. Use a custom JobStatus model
+#### 6. Setup dedicated database connection (optional)
 
-To use your own JobStatus model you can change the model in `config/job-status.php`
+Laravel support only one transcation per database connection.
 
-```php
-return [
-    'model' => App\JobStatus::class,
-];
-```
+All changes made by JobStatus are also within transaction and therefore invisible to other connnections (e.g. progress page)
+
+If your job will update progress within transaction, copy your connection in `config/database.php` under another name like `'mysql-job-status'` with same config.
+
+Then set your connection to `'database_connection' => 'mysql-job-status'` in `config/job-status.php`
 
 ### Usage
 
@@ -148,7 +159,9 @@ class YourController {
 <?php
 $jobStatus = JobStatus::find($jobStatusId);
 ```
-### Common Caveat
+### Troubleshooting
+
+#### Call to undefined method ...->getJobStatusId()
 
 Laravel provide many ways to dispatch Jobs. Not all methods return your Job object, for example:
 
@@ -157,7 +170,7 @@ Laravel provide many ways to dispatch Jobs. Not all methods return your Job obje
 YourJob::dispatch(); // Returns PendingDispatch instead of YourJob object, leaving no way to retrive `$job->getJobStatusId();`
 ```
 
-Workarounds: Create your own key
+If you really need to dispatch job in this way, workarounds needed: Create your own key
 
 1. Create migration adding extra key to job_statuses table.
 
@@ -165,6 +178,15 @@ Workarounds: Create your own key
 
 3. Find JobStatus another way: `$jobStatus = JobStatus::whereKey($key)->firstOrFail();`
 
+#### Status not updating until transaction commited
+
+On version >= 1.1, dedicated database connection support is added.
+
+Therefore JobStatus updates can be saved instantly even within your application transaction.
+
+Read setup step 6 for instructions.
+
+
 ## Documentations
 
 ```php
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 0e5cae5..e4436e7 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,54 +1,53 @@
 {
-    "name": "imtigger/laravel-job-status",
-    "description": "Laravel Job Status",
-    "license": "MIT",
-    "authors": [
-        {
-            "name": "Tiger",
-            "email": "tiger@tiger-workshop.com"
-        }
-    ],
-    "keywords": [
-		"laravel",
-		"job",
-		"queue"
-    ],
-    "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.1",
-        "illuminate/contracts": ">=5.5",
-        "illuminate/database": ">=5.5",
-        "illuminate/queue": ">=5.5",
-        "illuminate/support": ">=5.5",
-        "nesbot/carbon": ">=1.21",
-      "ext-json": "*"
-    },
-    "require-dev": {
-        "phpunit/phpunit": ">=5.7",
-        "orchestra/testbench": ">=3.5",
-        "orchestra/database": ">=3.5",
-        "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^2.11",
-        "sempro/phpunit-pretty-print": "^1.1"
-    },
-    "extra": {
-        "laravel": {
-            "providers": [
-                "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\LaravelJobStatusServiceProvider"
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "autoload": {
-        "psr-4": {
-            "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\": "src"
-        }
-    },
-    "autoload-dev": {
-        "psr-4": {
-            "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\Tests\\": "tests",
-            "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\Tests\\Data\\": "tests/_data"
-        }
-    },
-    "scripts": {
-        "php-cs-fixer": "vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --config=.php_cs",
-        "test": "composer php-cs-fixer && vendor/bin/phpunit"
+  "name": "imtigger/laravel-job-status",
+  "description": "Laravel Job Status",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "authors": [
+    {
+      "name": "Tiger",
+      "email": "tiger@tiger-workshop.com"
     }
+  ],
+  "keywords": [
+    "laravel",
+    "job",
+    "queue"
+  ],
+  "require": {
+    "php": ">=7.1",
+    "illuminate/contracts": ">=5.5",
+    "illuminate/database": ">=5.5",
+    "illuminate/queue": ">=5.5",
+    "illuminate/support": ">=5.5",
+    "nesbot/carbon": ">=1.21",
+    "ext-json": "*"
+  },
+  "require-dev": {
+    "phpunit/phpunit": ">=5.7",
+    "orchestra/testbench": ">=3.5",
+    "orchestra/database": ">=3.5",
+    "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^2.11"
+  },
+  "extra": {
+    "laravel": {
+      "providers": [
+        "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\LaravelJobStatusServiceProvider"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "autoload": {
+    "psr-4": {
+      "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\": "src"
+    }
+  },
+  "autoload-dev": {
+    "psr-4": {
+      "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\Tests\\": "tests",
+      "Imtigger\\LaravelJobStatus\\Tests\\Data\\": "tests/_data"
+    }
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "php-cs-fixer": "vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer fix --config=.php_cs",
+    "test": "composer php-cs-fixer && vendor/bin/phpunit"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/config/job-status.php b/config/job-status.php
index 21078b6..6e7d199 100644
--- a/config/job-status.php
+++ b/config/job-status.php
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 return [
     'model' => \Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\JobStatus::class,
     'event_manager' => \Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\EventManagers\DefaultEventManager::class,
+    'database_connection' => null
 ];
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 8a62f1a..5aa83eb 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
          beStrictAboutOutputDuringTests="true"
          beStrictAboutTodoAnnotatedTests="true"
          verbose="true"
-         colors="true"
-         printerClass="Sempro\PHPUnitPrettyPrinter\PrettyPrinter">
+         colors="true">
     <testsuite name="default">
         <directory suffix="Test.php">tests</directory>
     </testsuite>
diff --git a/src/JobStatusUpdater.php b/src/JobStatusUpdater.php
index b466ba1..aaaff92 100644
--- a/src/JobStatusUpdater.php
+++ b/src/JobStatusUpdater.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ private function getJobStatus($job)
             /** @var JobStatus $entityClass */
             $entityClass = app(config('job-status.model'));
 
-            return $entityClass::query()->where('id', '=', $id)->first();
+            return $entityClass::on(config('job-status.database_connection'))->whereKey($id)->first();
         }
 
         return null;
diff --git a/src/Trackable.php b/src/Trackable.php
index c00959e..a3581c3 100644
--- a/src/Trackable.php
+++ b/src/Trackable.php
@@ -2,14 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus;
 
-use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
-
 trait Trackable
 {
-    use SerializesModels {
-        __sleep as traitSleep;
-    }
-
     /** @var int $statusId */
     protected $statusId;
     protected $progressNow = 0;
@@ -55,6 +49,10 @@ protected function update(array $data)
 
     protected function prepareStatus(array $data = [])
     {
+        if (!$this->shouldTrack) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         /** @var JobStatus $entityClass */
         $entityClass = app(config('job-status.model'));
 
@@ -74,13 +72,4 @@ public function getJobStatusId()
     {
         return $this->statusId;
     }
-
-    public function __sleep()
-    {
-        if (!$this->statusId && $this->shouldTrack) {
-            $this->prepareStatus();
-        }
-
-        return $this->traitSleep();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/TrackableTest.php b/tests/Feature/TrackableTest.php
index 7b295b6..b820fd4 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/TrackableTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/TrackableTest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 use Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\Tests\Data\TestJob;
 use Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\Tests\Data\TestJobWithDatabase;
 use Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\Tests\Data\TestJobWithException;
-use Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\Tests\Data\TestJobWithoutConstruct;
 use Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\Tests\Data\TestJobWithoutTracking;
 
 class TrackableTest extends TestCase
@@ -64,20 +63,7 @@ public function testStatusFailed()
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function testWithoutPrepareStatus()
-    {
-        $job = new TestJobWithoutConstruct();
-
-        $this->assertNull($job->getJobStatusId());
-
-        $this->assertEquals(0, JobStatus::query()->count());
-
-        app(Dispatcher::class)->dispatch($job);
-
-        $this->assertEquals(1, JobStatus::query()->count());
-    }
-
-    public function testWithoutPrepareStatusAndTrackingDisabled()
+    public function testTrackingDisabled()
     {
         $job = new TestJobWithoutTracking();
 
diff --git a/tests/_data/TestJobWithoutConstruct.php b/tests/_data/TestJobWithoutConstruct.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 093f055..0000000
--- a/tests/_data/TestJobWithoutConstruct.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\Tests\Data;
-
-use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
-use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
-use Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\Trackable;
-use Imtigger\LaravelJobStatus\TrackableJob;
-
-class TestJobWithoutConstruct implements ShouldQueue, TrackableJob
-{
-    use InteractsWithQueue;
-    use Queueable;
-    use Dispatchable;
-    use Trackable;
-
-    public function handle()
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/_data/TestJobWithoutTracking.php b/tests/_data/TestJobWithoutTracking.php
index ed0b2c2..1109571 100644
--- a/tests/_data/TestJobWithoutTracking.php
+++ b/tests/_data/TestJobWithoutTracking.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class TestJobWithoutTracking implements ShouldQueue, TrackableJob
     public function __construct()
     {
         $this->shouldTrack = false;
+        $this->prepareStatus();
     }
 
     public function handle()