diff --git a/server/lib/transcoding/transcoding.ts b/server/lib/transcoding/transcoding.ts
index 9a15f8613..b64ce6e1f 100644
--- a/server/lib/transcoding/transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/lib/transcoding/transcoding.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import {
 } from '../paths'
 import { VideoPathManager } from '../video-path-manager'
 import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './default-transcoding-profiles'
+import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database'
 
 /**
  *
@@ -309,22 +311,28 @@ async function generateHlsPlaylistCommon (options: {
   await transcodeVOD(transcodeOptions)
 
   // Create or update the playlist
-  const playlist = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.loadOrGenerate(video)
+  const playlist = await retryTransactionWrapper(() => {
+    return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async transaction => {
+      const playlist = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.loadOrGenerate(video, transaction)
 
-  if (!playlist.playlistFilename) {
-    playlist.playlistFilename = generateHLSMasterPlaylistFilename(video.isLive)
-  }
+      if (!playlist.playlistFilename) {
+        playlist.playlistFilename = generateHLSMasterPlaylistFilename(video.isLive)
+      }
 
-  if (!playlist.segmentsSha256Filename) {
-    playlist.segmentsSha256Filename = generateHlsSha256SegmentsFilename(video.isLive)
-  }
+      if (!playlist.segmentsSha256Filename) {
+        playlist.segmentsSha256Filename = generateHlsSha256SegmentsFilename(video.isLive)
+      }
 
-  playlist.p2pMediaLoaderInfohashes = []
-  playlist.p2pMediaLoaderPeerVersion = P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION
+      playlist.p2pMediaLoaderInfohashes = []
+      playlist.p2pMediaLoaderPeerVersion = P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION
 
-  playlist.type = VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS
+      playlist.type = VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS
 
-  await playlist.save()
+      await playlist.save({ transaction })
+
+      return playlist
+    })
+  })
 
   // Build the new playlist file
   const extname = extnameUtil(videoFilename)
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts b/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts
index 9957ffee3..2c4dbd8ec 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import memoizee from 'memoizee'
 import { join } from 'path'
-import { Op } from 'sequelize'
+import { Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import {
   AllowNull,
   BelongsTo,
@@ -180,19 +180,20 @@ export class VideoStreamingPlaylistModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<Vi
     return VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.findByPk(id, options)
   }
 
-  static loadHLSPlaylistByVideo (videoId: number): Promise<MStreamingPlaylist> {
+  static loadHLSPlaylistByVideo (videoId: number, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MStreamingPlaylist> {
     const options = {
       where: {
         type: VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS,
         videoId
-      }
+      },
+      transaction
     }
 
     return VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.findOne(options)
   }
 
-  static async loadOrGenerate (video: MVideo) {
-    let playlist = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.loadHLSPlaylistByVideo(video.id)
+  static async loadOrGenerate (video: MVideo, transaction?: Transaction) {
+    let playlist = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.loadHLSPlaylistByVideo(video.id, transaction)
     if (!playlist) playlist = new VideoStreamingPlaylistModel()
 
     return Object.assign(playlist, { videoId: video.id, Video: video })