diff --git a/api/resolvers/serial.js b/api/resolvers/serial.js
index 4d0208f2..034ca69e 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/serial.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/serial.js
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 const { UserInputError } = require('apollo-server-micro')
+const retry = require('async-retry')
 
 async function serialize (models, call) {
-  try {
-    const [, result] = await models.$transaction([
-      models.$executeRaw(SERIALIZE),
-      call
-    ])
-    return result
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(error)
-    if (error.message.includes('SN_INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS')) {
-      throw new UserInputError('insufficient funds')
+  await retry(async bail => {
+    try {
+      const [, result] = await models.$transaction([
+        models.$executeRaw(SERIALIZE),
+        call
+      ])
+      return result
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error)
+      if (error.message.includes('SN_INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS')) {
+        bail(new UserInputError('insufficient funds'))
+      }
+      if (error.message.includes('SN_NOT_SERIALIZABLE')) {
+        bail(new Error('wallet balance transaction is not serializable'))
+      }
+      if (error.message.includes('40001')) {
+        throw new Error('wallet balance serialization failure - retry again')
+      }
+      bail(error)
     }
-    if (error.message.includes('SN_NOT_SERIALIZABLE')) {
-      throw new Error('wallet transaction isolation level is not serializable')
-    }
-    throw error
-  }
+  }, {
+    minTimeout: 100,
+    factor: 1.1,
+    retries: 5
+  })
 }
 
 const SERIALIZE = 'SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f724821..fd67e96c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "@apollo/client": "^3.3.13",
     "@prisma/client": "^2.22.1",
     "apollo-server-micro": "^2.21.2",
+    "async-retry": "^1.3.1",
     "bootstrap": "^4.6.0",
     "clipboard-copy": "^4.0.1",
     "formik": "^2.2.6",
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@
     "prisma": "^2.22.1",
     "standard": "^16.0.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c48eab83..4588c2f6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ async-limiter@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-limiter/-/async-limiter-1.0.1.tgz#dd379e94f0db8310b08291f9d64c3209766617fd"
   integrity sha512-csOlWGAcRFJaI6m+F2WKdnMKr4HhdhFVBk0H/QbJFMCr+uO2kwohwXQPxw/9OCxp05r5ghVBFSyioixx3gfkNQ==
 
-async-retry@^1.2.1:
+async-retry@^1.2.1, async-retry@^1.3.1:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-retry/-/async-retry-1.3.1.tgz#139f31f8ddce50c0870b0ba558a6079684aaed55"
   integrity sha512-aiieFW/7h3hY0Bq5d+ktDBejxuwR78vRu9hDUdR8rNhSaQ29VzPL4AoIRG7D/c7tdenwOcKvgPM6tIxB3cB6HA==