diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py
index bdb40653f..39d3fe9fb 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ def is_api_request():
     return False
 
 
-def rpc(method, params):
-    if is_api_request():
+def rpc(method, params, no_retry=False):
+    if is_api_request() or no_retry:
         return safe_rpc(method, params)
 
     payload = {
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ def convert_to_psbt(rawtx):
 
 
 @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=10000)
-def getrawtransaction(tx_hash, verbose=False):
-    return rpc("getrawtransaction", [tx_hash, 1 if verbose else 0])
+def getrawtransaction(tx_hash, verbose=False, no_retry=False):
+    return rpc("getrawtransaction", [tx_hash, 1 if verbose else 0], no_retry=no_retry)
 
 
 def getrawtransaction_batch(tx_hashes, verbose=False, return_dict=False):
diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/follow.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/follow.py
index af287d7f7..0dc17a323 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/follow.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/follow.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def receive_sequence(self, body):
                 raw_tx = self.raw_tx_cache.get(item_hash)
                 if raw_tx is None:
                     try:
-                        raw_tx = backend.bitcoind.getrawtransaction(item_hash)
+                        raw_tx = backend.bitcoind.getrawtransaction(item_hash, no_retry=True)
                     except exceptions.BitcoindRPCError:
                         logger.trace("Transaction not found in bitcoind: %s", item_hash)
                         return