diff --git a/src/Ledger.cpp b/src/Ledger.cpp
index aa57d6937..f0e9d5f37 100644
--- a/src/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/Ledger.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void Ledger::saveAcceptedLedger(Ledger::pointer ledger)
 		}
 		sql += ";";
 		Log(lsTRACE) << "ActTx: " << sql;
-		db->executeSQL(sql);
+		db->executeSQL(sql, true); // may already be in there
 		if (!db->executeSQL(
 			txn.getSQLInsertHeader() + txn.getSQL(ledger->getLedgerSeq(), TXN_SQL_VALIDATED) + ";"), true)
 		{ // transaction already in DB, update
diff --git a/src/Transaction.cpp b/src/Transaction.cpp
index 355a6a2fa..5a3b87e42 100644
--- a/src/Transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/Transaction.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,8 @@ bool Transaction::save()
 
 	Database *db = theApp->getTxnDB()->getDB();
 	ScopedLock dbLock = theApp->getTxnDB()->getDBLock();
-	return db->executeSQL(mTransaction->getSQLInsertHeader() + mTransaction->getSQL(getLedger(), status) + ";");
+	return
+		db->executeSQL(mTransaction->getSQLInsertHeader() + mTransaction->getSQL(getLedger(), status) + ";", true);
 }
 
 Transaction::pointer Transaction::transactionFromSQL(const std::string& sql)