diff --git a/src/drivers/pgsql/drv_pgsql.c b/src/drivers/pgsql/drv_pgsql.c
index 03ffcf6..f7fceea 100644
--- a/src/drivers/pgsql/drv_pgsql.c
+++ b/src/drivers/pgsql/drv_pgsql.c
@@ -531,7 +531,8 @@ static db_error_t pgsql_check_status(db_conn_t *con, PGresult *pgres,
     con->sql_errmsg = strdup(PQresultErrorField(pgres, PG_DIAG_MESSAGE_PRIMARY));
 
     if (!strcmp(con->sql_state, "40P01") /* deadlock_detected */ ||
-        !strcmp(con->sql_state, "23505") /* unique violation */)
+        !strcmp(con->sql_state, "23505") /* unique violation */ ||
+        !strcmp(con->sql_state, "40001"))/* serialization_failure */
     {
       PGresult *tmp;
       tmp = PQexec(pgcon, "ROLLBACK");