diff --git a/backend/src/services/certificate-v3/certificate-v3-service.ts b/backend/src/services/certificate-v3/certificate-v3-service.ts
index 1c888a6e5..fd3b85e76 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/certificate-v3/certificate-v3-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/certificate-v3/certificate-v3-service.ts
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ export const certificateV3ServiceFactory = ({
           tx
         });
 
-        const signedCertRecord = await certificateDAL.findById(certResult.certificateId);
+        const signedCertRecord = await certificateDAL.findById(certResult.certificateId, tx);
         if (!signedCertRecord) {
           throw new NotFoundError({ message: "Certificate was signed but could not be found in database" });
         }