diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/PresenceTransaction.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/PresenceTransaction.java
index 772928e9..1869f043 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/PresenceTransaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/PresenceTransaction.java
@@ -234,9 +234,10 @@ public class PresenceTransaction extends Transaction {
 		if (creatorsPresenceTransactions.isEmpty())
 			return;
 
-		// List should contain oldest transaction first, so remove all but last from repository.
-		creatorsPresenceTransactions.remove(creatorsPresenceTransactions.size() - 1);
 		for (TransactionData transactionData : creatorsPresenceTransactions) {
+			if (transactionData.getTimestamp() >= this.transactionData.getTimestamp())
+				continue;
+
 			LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Deleting older PRESENCE transaction %s", Base58.encode(transactionData.getSignature())));
 			this.repository.getTransactionRepository().delete(transactionData);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/Transaction.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/Transaction.java
index 2236e353..3ed02f8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/Transaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/transaction/Transaction.java
@@ -814,6 +814,23 @@ public abstract class Transaction {
 
 			return ValidationResult.OK;
 		} finally {
+			/*
+			 * We call discardChanges() to restart repository 'transaction', discarding any
+			 * transactional table locks, hence reducing possibility of deadlock or
+			 * "serialization failure" with HSQLDB due to reads.
+			 * 
+			 * "Serialization failure" most likely caused by existing transaction check above,
+			 * where multiple threads are importing transactions
+			 * and one thread finds existing an transaction, returns (unlocking blockchain lock),
+			 * then another thread immediately obtains lock, tries to delete above existing transaction
+			 * (e.g. older PRESENCE transaction) but can't because first thread's repository
+			 * session still has row-lock on existing transaction and hasn't yet closed
+			 * repository session. Deadlock caused by race condition.
+			 * 
+			 * Hence we clear any repository-based locks before releasing blockchain lock.
+			 */
+			repository.discardChanges();
+
 			blockchainLock.unlock();
 		}
 	}