diff --git a/cmd/lotus-provider/proving.go b/cmd/lotus-provider/proving.go
index a3211b176..c1ad8dec8 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-provider/proving.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-provider/proving.go
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ var wdPostTaskCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return xerrors.Errorf("cannot get miner id %w", err)
 		}
 		var id int64
+		retryDelay := time.Millisecond * 10
+	retryAddTask:
 		_, err = deps.db.BeginTransaction(ctx, func(tx *harmonydb.Tx) (commit bool, err error) {
 			err = tx.QueryRow(`INSERT INTO harmony_task (name, posted_time, added_by) VALUES ('WdPost', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 123) RETURNING id`).Scan(&id)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -102,6 +104,11 @@ var wdPostTaskCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return true, nil
 		})
 		if err != nil {
+			if harmonydb.IsErrSerialization(err) {
+				time.Sleep(retryDelay)
+				retryDelay *= 2
+				goto retryAddTask
+			}
 			return xerrors.Errorf("writing SQL transaction: %w", err)
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("Inserted task %v. Waiting for success ", id)
diff --git a/lib/harmony/harmonydb/harmonydb.go b/lib/harmony/harmonydb/harmonydb.go
index 0fed176d2..5ec9f5a25 100644
--- a/lib/harmony/harmonydb/harmonydb.go
+++ b/lib/harmony/harmonydb/harmonydb.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ type DB struct {
 	cfg       *pgxpool.Config
 	schema    string
 	hostnames []string
+	BTFPOnce  sync.Once
+	BTFP      atomic.Uintptr
 }
 
 var logger = logging.Logger("harmonydb")
diff --git a/lib/harmony/harmonydb/userfuncs.go b/lib/harmony/harmonydb/userfuncs.go
index 788ca4a34..7fcf76dcd 100644
--- a/lib/harmony/harmonydb/userfuncs.go
+++ b/lib/harmony/harmonydb/userfuncs.go
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package harmonydb
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/georgysavva/scany/v2/pgxscan"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgerrcode"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgconn"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
+var errTx = errors.New("Cannot use a non-transaction func in a transaction")
+
 // rawStringOnly is _intentionally_private_ to force only basic strings in SQL queries.
 // In any package, raw strings will satisfy compilation.  Ex:
 //
@@ -22,6 +26,9 @@ type rawStringOnly string
 // Note, for CREATE & DROP please keep these permanent and express
 // them in the ./sql/ files (next number).
 func (db *DB) Exec(ctx context.Context, sql rawStringOnly, arguments ...any) (count int, err error) {
+	if db.usedInTransaction() {
+		return 0, errTx
+	}
 	res, err := db.pgx.Exec(ctx, string(sql), arguments...)
 	return int(res.RowsAffected()), err
 }
@@ -55,6 +62,9 @@ type Query struct {
 //	   fmt.Println(id, name)
 //	}
 func (db *DB) Query(ctx context.Context, sql rawStringOnly, arguments ...any) (*Query, error) {
+	if db.usedInTransaction() {
+		return &Query{}, errTx
+	}
 	q, err := db.pgx.Query(ctx, string(sql), arguments...)
 	return &Query{q}, err
 }
@@ -66,6 +76,10 @@ type Row interface {
 	Scan(...any) error
 }
 
+type rowErr struct{}
+
+func (rowErr) Scan(_ ...any) error { return errTx }
+
 // QueryRow gets 1 row using column order matching.
 // This is a timesaver for the special case of wanting the first row returned only.
 // EX:
@@ -74,6 +88,9 @@ type Row interface {
 //	var ID = 123
 //	err := db.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT name, pet FROM users WHERE ID=?", ID).Scan(&name, &pet)
 func (db *DB) QueryRow(ctx context.Context, sql rawStringOnly, arguments ...any) Row {
+	if db.usedInTransaction() {
+		return rowErr{}
+	}
 	return db.pgx.QueryRow(ctx, string(sql), arguments...)
 }
 
@@ -92,6 +109,9 @@ Ex:
 	err := db.Select(ctx, &users, "SELECT name, id, tel_no FROM customers WHERE pet=?", pet)
 */
 func (db *DB) Select(ctx context.Context, sliceOfStructPtr any, sql rawStringOnly, arguments ...any) error {
+	if db.usedInTransaction() {
+		return errTx
+	}
 	return pgxscan.Select(ctx, db.pgx, sliceOfStructPtr, string(sql), arguments...)
 }
 
@@ -100,10 +120,32 @@ type Tx struct {
 	ctx context.Context
 }
 
+// usedInTransaction is a helper to prevent nesting transactions
+// & non-transaction calls in transactions. It only checks 20 frames.
+// Fast: This memory should all be in CPU Caches.
+func (db *DB) usedInTransaction() bool {
+	var framePtrs = (&[20]uintptr{})[:]                   // 20 can be stack-local (no alloc)
+	framePtrs = framePtrs[:runtime.Callers(3, framePtrs)] // skip past our caller.
+	return lo.Contains(framePtrs, db.BTFP.Load())         // Unsafe read @ beginTx overlap, but 'return false' is correct there.
+}
+
 // BeginTransaction is how you can access transactions using this library.
 // The entire transaction happens in the function passed in.
 // The return must be true or a rollback will occur.
+// Be sure to test the error for IsErrSerialization() if you want to retry
+//
+//	when there is a DB serialization error.
+//
+//go:noinline
 func (db *DB) BeginTransaction(ctx context.Context, f func(*Tx) (commit bool, err error)) (didCommit bool, retErr error) {
+	db.BTFPOnce.Do(func() {
+		fp := make([]uintptr, 20)
+		runtime.Callers(1, fp)
+		db.BTFP.Store(fp[0])
+	})
+	if db.usedInTransaction() {
+		return false, errTx
+	}
 	tx, err := db.pgx.BeginTx(ctx, pgx.TxOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -156,3 +198,8 @@ func IsErrUniqueContraint(err error) bool {
 	var e2 *pgconn.PgError
 	return errors.As(err, &e2) && e2.Code == pgerrcode.UniqueViolation
 }
+
+func IsErrSerialization(err error) bool {
+	var e2 *pgconn.PgError
+	return errors.As(err, &e2) && e2.Code == pgerrcode.SerializationFailure
+}
diff --git a/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go b/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go
index 34f7a5c3e..ccfcc1f6f 100644
--- a/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go
+++ b/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ type taskTypeHandler struct {
 
 func (h *taskTypeHandler) AddTask(extra func(TaskID, *harmonydb.Tx) (bool, error)) {
 	var tID TaskID
+	retryWait := time.Millisecond * 100
+retryAddTask:
 	_, err := h.TaskEngine.db.BeginTransaction(h.TaskEngine.ctx, func(tx *harmonydb.Tx) (bool, error) {
 		// create taskID (from DB)
 		_, err := tx.Exec(`INSERT INTO harmony_task (name, added_by, posted_time) 
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ func (h *taskTypeHandler) AddTask(extra func(TaskID, *harmonydb.Tx) (bool, error
 			log.Debugf("addtask(%s) saw unique constraint, so it's added already.", h.Name)
 			return
 		}
+		if harmonydb.IsErrSerialization(err) {
+			time.Sleep(retryWait)
+			retryWait *= 2
+			goto retryAddTask
+		}
 		log.Error("Could not add task. AddTasFunc failed: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -161,7 +168,8 @@ top:
 
 func (h *taskTypeHandler) recordCompletion(tID TaskID, workStart time.Time, done bool, doErr error) {
 	workEnd := time.Now()
-
+	retryWait := time.Millisecond * 100
+retryRecordCompletion:
 	cm, err := h.TaskEngine.db.BeginTransaction(h.TaskEngine.ctx, func(tx *harmonydb.Tx) (bool, error) {
 		var postedTime time.Time
 		err := tx.QueryRow(`SELECT posted_time FROM harmony_task WHERE id=$1`, tID).Scan(&postedTime)
@@ -214,6 +222,11 @@ VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)`, tID, h.Name, postedTime, workStart, wo
 		return true, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		if harmonydb.IsErrSerialization(err) {
+			time.Sleep(retryWait)
+			retryWait *= 2
+			goto retryRecordCompletion
+		}
 		log.Error("Could not record transaction: ", err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/storage/paths/db_index.go b/storage/paths/db_index.go
index 1e4abfab1..e6bf3e5da 100644
--- a/storage/paths/db_index.go
+++ b/storage/paths/db_index.go
@@ -180,12 +180,13 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageAttach(ctx context.Context, si storiface.StorageInfo,
 		}
 	}
 
+	retryWait := time.Millisecond * 100
+retryAttachStorage:
 	// Single transaction to attach storage which is not present in the DB
 	_, err := dbi.harmonyDB.BeginTransaction(ctx, func(tx *harmonydb.Tx) (commit bool, err error) {
-
 		var urls sql.NullString
 		var storageId sql.NullString
-		err = dbi.harmonyDB.QueryRow(ctx,
+		err = tx.QueryRow(
 			"Select storage_id, urls FROM storage_path WHERE storage_id = $1", string(si.ID)).Scan(&storageId, &urls)
 		if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no rows in result set") {
 			return false, xerrors.Errorf("storage attach select fails: %v", err)
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageAttach(ctx context.Context, si storiface.StorageInfo,
 			}
 			currUrls = union(currUrls, si.URLs)
 
-			_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx,
+			_, err = tx.Exec(
 				"UPDATE storage_path set urls=$1, weight=$2, max_storage=$3, can_seal=$4, can_store=$5, groups=$6, allow_to=$7, allow_types=$8, deny_types=$9 WHERE storage_id=$10",
 				strings.Join(currUrls, ","),
 				si.Weight,
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageAttach(ctx context.Context, si storiface.StorageInfo,
 		}
 
 		// Insert storage id
-		_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx,
+		_, err = tx.Exec(
 			"INSERT INTO storage_path "+
 				"Values($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16)",
 			si.ID,
@@ -245,6 +246,11 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageAttach(ctx context.Context, si storiface.StorageInfo,
 		return true, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		if harmonydb.IsErrSerialization(err) {
+			time.Sleep(retryWait)
+			retryWait *= 2
+			goto retryAttachStorage
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -284,22 +290,29 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageDetach(ctx context.Context, id storiface.ID, url stri
 
 		log.Warnw("Dropping sector path endpoint", "path", id, "url", url)
 	} else {
+		retryWait := time.Millisecond * 100
+	retryDropPath:
 		// Single transaction to drop storage path and sector decls which have this as a storage path
 		_, err := dbi.harmonyDB.BeginTransaction(ctx, func(tx *harmonydb.Tx) (commit bool, err error) {
 			// Drop storage path completely
-			_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx, "DELETE FROM storage_path WHERE storage_id=$1", id)
+			_, err = tx.Exec("DELETE FROM storage_path WHERE storage_id=$1", id)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			}
 
 			// Drop all sectors entries which use this storage path
-			_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx, "DELETE FROM sector_location WHERE storage_id=$1", id)
+			_, err = tx.Exec("DELETE FROM sector_location WHERE storage_id=$1", id)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			}
 			return true, nil
 		})
 		if err != nil {
+			if harmonydb.IsErrSerialization(err) {
+				time.Sleep(retryWait)
+				retryWait *= 2
+				goto retryDropPath
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		log.Warnw("Dropping sector storage", "path", id)
@@ -373,9 +386,11 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageDeclareSector(ctx context.Context, storageID storifac
 		return xerrors.Errorf("invalid filetype")
 	}
 
+	retryWait := time.Millisecond * 100
+retryStorageDeclareSector:
 	_, err := dbi.harmonyDB.BeginTransaction(ctx, func(tx *harmonydb.Tx) (commit bool, err error) {
 		var currPrimary sql.NullBool
-		err = dbi.harmonyDB.QueryRow(ctx,
+		err = tx.QueryRow(
 			"SELECT is_primary FROM sector_location WHERE miner_id=$1 and sector_num=$2 and sector_filetype=$3 and storage_id=$4",
 			uint64(s.Miner), uint64(s.Number), int(ft), string(storageID)).Scan(&currPrimary)
 		if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no rows in result set") {
@@ -385,7 +400,7 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageDeclareSector(ctx context.Context, storageID storifac
 		// If storage id already exists for this sector, update primary if need be
 		if currPrimary.Valid {
 			if !currPrimary.Bool && primary {
-				_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx,
+				_, err = tx.Exec(
 					"UPDATE sector_location set is_primary = TRUE WHERE miner_id=$1 and sector_num=$2 and sector_filetype=$3 and storage_id=$4",
 					s.Miner, s.Number, ft, storageID)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -395,7 +410,7 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageDeclareSector(ctx context.Context, storageID storifac
 				log.Warnf("sector %v redeclared in %s", s, storageID)
 			}
 		} else {
-			_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx,
+			_, err = tx.Exec(
 				"INSERT INTO sector_location "+
 					"values($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)",
 				s.Miner, s.Number, ft, storageID, primary)
@@ -407,6 +422,11 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) StorageDeclareSector(ctx context.Context, storageID storifac
 		return true, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		if harmonydb.IsErrSerialization(err) {
+			time.Sleep(retryWait)
+			retryWait *= 2
+			goto retryStorageDeclareSector
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -750,7 +770,7 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) lock(ctx context.Context, sector abi.SectorID, read storifac
 	_, err := dbi.harmonyDB.BeginTransaction(ctx, func(tx *harmonydb.Tx) (commit bool, err error) {
 
 		fts := (read | write).AllSet()
-		err = dbi.harmonyDB.Select(ctx, &rows,
+		err = tx.Select(&rows,
 			`SELECT sector_filetype, read_ts, read_refs, write_ts 
 								 FROM sector_location 
 								 WHERE miner_id=$1 
@@ -792,7 +812,7 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) lock(ctx context.Context, sector abi.SectorID, read storifac
 		}
 
 		// Acquire write locks
-		_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx,
+		_, err = tx.Exec(
 			`UPDATE sector_location
 							 	SET write_ts = NOW(), write_lock_owner = $1
 							 	WHERE miner_id=$2
@@ -807,7 +827,7 @@ func (dbi *DBIndex) lock(ctx context.Context, sector abi.SectorID, read storifac
 		}
 
 		// Acquire read locks
-		_, err = dbi.harmonyDB.Exec(ctx,
+		_, err = tx.Exec(
 			`UPDATE sector_location
 							 	SET read_ts = NOW(), read_refs = read_refs + 1
 							 	WHERE miner_id=$1