diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index c240d4fc0..c9f2e9858 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ dependencies:
 - hashable
 - aeson-pretty
 - resourcet
+- postgresql-simple
 
 # The library contains all of our application code. The executable
 # defined below is just a thin wrapper.
diff --git a/src/Jobs.hs b/src/Jobs.hs
index 772391e42..5969c4f08 100644
--- a/src/Jobs.hs
+++ b/src/Jobs.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
            , QuasiQuotes
            , NamedFieldPuns
            , MultiWayIf
+           , NumDecimals
   #-}
 
 module Jobs
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ import Data.Time.Zones
 
 import Control.Concurrent.STM (retry)
 
+import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (sqlErrorHint)
+import Control.Monad.Catch (handleIf)
+
   
 data JobQueueException = JInvalid QueuedJobId QueuedJob
                        | JLocked QueuedJobId InstanceId UTCTime
@@ -320,7 +324,15 @@ queueJob' :: (MonadHandler m, HandlerSite m ~ UniWorX) => Job -> m ()
 queueJob' job = queueJob job >>= writeJobCtl . JobCtlPerform
 
 setSerializable :: DB a -> DB a
-setSerializable = ([executeQQ|SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE|] *>)
+setSerializable act = setSerializable' (0 :: Integer)
+  where
+    act' = [executeQQ|SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE|] *> act
+
+    setSerializable' (min 10 -> logBackoff) =
+      handleIf
+        (\e -> sqlErrorHint e == "The transaction might succeed if retried.")
+        (\e -> $logWarnS "SQL" (tshow e) *> threadDelay (1e3 * 2 ^ logBackoff) *> setSerializable' (succ logBackoff))
+        act'
 
 
 determineCrontab :: DB (Crontab JobCtl)