diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ac9667be..af0b32e11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>de.rwth.idsg</groupId>
     <artifactId>steve</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.10</version>
+    <version>1.0.11</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <developers>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService12_Service.java b/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService12_Service.java
index f77d70e37..20b169133 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService12_Service.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService12_Service.java
@@ -99,23 +99,17 @@ public DiagnosticsStatusNotificationResponse diagnosticsStatusNotification(Diagn
     public StartTransactionResponse startTransaction(StartTransactionRequest parameters, String chargeBoxIdentity) {
         log.debug("Executing startTransaction for {}", chargeBoxIdentity);
 
-        // Get the authorization info of the user
         String idTag = parameters.getIdTag();
-        IdTagInfo idTagInfo = userService.getIdTagInfoV12(idTag);
-
-        StartTransactionResponse response = new StartTransactionResponse().withIdTagInfo(idTagInfo);
-
-        if (AuthorizationStatus.ACCEPTED.equals(idTagInfo.getStatus())) {
-            int connectorId = parameters.getConnectorId();
-            Timestamp startTimestamp = new Timestamp(parameters.getTimestamp().getMillis());
-            String startMeterValue = Integer.toString(parameters.getMeterStart());
+        int connectorId = parameters.getConnectorId();
+        Timestamp startTimestamp = new Timestamp(parameters.getTimestamp().getMillis());
+        String startMeterValue = Integer.toString(parameters.getMeterStart());
 
-            Integer transactionId = ocppServerRepository.insertTransaction12(chargeBoxIdentity,connectorId, idTag,
-                                                                             startTimestamp, startMeterValue);
+        Integer transactionId = ocppServerRepository.insertTransaction12(chargeBoxIdentity, connectorId, idTag,
+                                                                         startTimestamp, startMeterValue);
 
-            response.setTransactionId(transactionId);
-        }
-        return response;
+        return new StartTransactionResponse()
+                .withIdTagInfo(userService.getIdTagInfoV12(idTag))
+                .withTransactionId(transactionId);
     }
 
     public StopTransactionResponse stopTransaction(StopTransactionRequest parameters, String chargeBoxIdentity) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService15_Service.java b/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService15_Service.java
index 0c1e00ad9..55af9f088 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService15_Service.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/rwth/idsg/steve/service/CentralSystemService15_Service.java
@@ -112,25 +112,19 @@ public DiagnosticsStatusNotificationResponse diagnosticsStatusNotification(Diagn
     public StartTransactionResponse startTransaction(StartTransactionRequest parameters, String chargeBoxIdentity) {
         log.debug("Executing startTransaction for {}", chargeBoxIdentity);
 
-        // Get the authorization info of the user
         String idTag = parameters.getIdTag();
-        IdTagInfo idTagInfo = userService.getIdTagInfoV15(idTag);
-
-        StartTransactionResponse response = new StartTransactionResponse().withIdTagInfo(idTagInfo);
-
-        if (AuthorizationStatus.ACCEPTED.equals(idTagInfo.getStatus())) {
-            int connectorId = parameters.getConnectorId();
-            Integer reservationId = parameters.getReservationId();
-            Timestamp startTimestamp = new Timestamp(parameters.getTimestamp().getMillis());
+        int connectorId = parameters.getConnectorId();
+        Integer reservationId = parameters.getReservationId();
+        Timestamp startTimestamp = new Timestamp(parameters.getTimestamp().getMillis());
+        String startMeterValue = Integer.toString(parameters.getMeterStart());
 
-            String startMeterValue = Integer.toString(parameters.getMeterStart());
-            Integer transactionId = ocppServerRepository.insertTransaction15(chargeBoxIdentity, connectorId, idTag,
-                    startTimestamp, startMeterValue,
-                    reservationId);
+        Integer transactionId = ocppServerRepository.insertTransaction15(chargeBoxIdentity, connectorId, idTag,
+                                                                         startTimestamp, startMeterValue,
+                                                                         reservationId);
 
-            response.setTransactionId(transactionId);
-        }
-        return response;
+        return new StartTransactionResponse()
+                .withIdTagInfo(userService.getIdTagInfoV15(idTag))
+                .withTransactionId(transactionId);
     }
 
     public StopTransactionResponse stopTransaction(StopTransactionRequest parameters, String chargeBoxIdentity) {