diff --git a/app/scripts/migrations/017.js b/app/scripts/migrations/017.js
index c9898ead7..24959cd3a 100644
--- a/app/scripts/migrations/017.js
+++ b/app/scripts/migrations/017.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function transformState (state) {
   const transactions = newState.TransactionController.transactions
   newState.TransactionController.transactions = transactions.map((txMeta) => {
     if (!txMeta.status === 'failed') return txMeta
-    if (txMeta.retryCount > 0) {
+    if (txMeta.retryCount > 0 && txMeta.retryCount < 2) {
       txMeta.status = 'submitted'
       delete txMeta.err
     }