diff --git a/src/models/audit/audit.model.js b/src/models/audit/audit.model.js
index e10057df..31a6610c 100644
--- a/src/models/audit/audit.model.js
+++ b/src/models/audit/audit.model.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { AuditMirror } from './audit.model.mirror';
 import ModelTypes from './audit.modeltypes.cjs';
 import findDuplicateIssuancesSql from './sql/find-duplicate-issuances.sql.js';
 import { Organization } from '../organizations/index.js';
+import { waitForSyncRegistries } from '../../utils/model-utils.js';
 
 class Audit extends Model {
   static async create(values, options) {
@@ -107,4 +108,8 @@ Audit.init(ModelTypes, {
   updatedAt: true,
 });
 
+Audit.addHook('beforeFind', async () => {
+  await waitForSyncRegistries();
+});
+
 export { Audit };
diff --git a/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js b/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js
index 2e62da8f..5c4cc850 100644
--- a/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js
+++ b/src/models/organizations/organizations.model.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { getConfig } from '../../utils/config-loader';
 const { USE_SIMULATOR, AUTO_SUBSCRIBE_FILESTORE } = getConfig().APP;
 
 import ModelTypes from './organizations.modeltypes.cjs';
+import { waitForSyncRegistries } from '../../utils/model-utils.js';
 
 class Organization extends Model {
   static async getHomeOrg(includeAddress = true) {
@@ -469,4 +470,8 @@ Organization.init(ModelTypes, {
   timestamps: true,
 });
 
+Organization.addHook('beforeFind', async () => {
+  await waitForSyncRegistries();
+});
+
 export { Organization };
diff --git a/src/tasks/sync-registries.js b/src/tasks/sync-registries.js
index 095bd440..2e164e72 100644
--- a/src/tasks/sync-registries.js
+++ b/src/tasks/sync-registries.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
 import { SimpleIntervalJob, Task } from 'toad-scheduler';
-import { Mutex } from 'async-mutex';
 import { Organization, Audit, ModelKeys, Staging, Meta } from '../models';
 import datalayer from '../datalayer';
 import {
@@ -22,15 +21,18 @@ import {
   migrateToNewSync,
   generateGenerationIndex,
 } from '../utils/sync-migration-utils';
+import {
+  processingUpdateTransactionMutex,
+  syncRegistriesTaskMutex,
+} from '../utils/model-utils.js';
 
 dotenv.config();
-const mutex = new Mutex();
 const CONFIG = getConfig().APP;
 
 const task = new Task('sync-registries', async () => {
-  if (!mutex.isLocked()) {
-    logger.debug('running sync registries task');
-    const releaseMutex = await mutex.acquire();
+  logger.debug('sync registries task invoked');
+  if (!syncRegistriesTaskMutex.isLocked()) {
+    const releaseSyncTaskMutex = await syncRegistriesTaskMutex.acquire();
     try {
       const hasMigratedToNewSyncMethod = await Meta.findOne({
         where: { metaKey: 'migratedToNewSync' },
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ const task = new Task('sync-registries', async () => {
         );
       }
     } finally {
-      releaseMutex();
+      releaseSyncTaskMutex();
     }
   }
 });
@@ -97,8 +99,11 @@ async function createTransaction(callback, afterCommitCallbacks) {
   let transaction;
   let mirrorTransaction;
 
+  logger.info('Starting sequelize transaction and acquiring transaction mutex');
+  const releaseTransactionMutex =
+    await processingUpdateTransactionMutex.acquire();
+
   try {
-    logger.info('Starting sequelize transaction');
     // Start a transaction
     transaction = await sequelize.transaction();
 
@@ -130,6 +135,8 @@ async function createTransaction(callback, afterCommitCallbacks) {
       console.error(error);
       await transaction.rollback();
     }
+  } finally {
+    releaseTransactionMutex();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/model-utils.js b/src/utils/model-utils.js
index f0fbca82..02decbd0 100644
--- a/src/utils/model-utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/model-utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
 import { columnsToInclude } from './helpers.js';
 import Sequelize from 'sequelize';
 
+import { Mutex } from 'async-mutex';
+
+export async function waitForSyncRegistries() {
+  if (processingUpdateTransactionMutex.isLocked()) {
+    // when the mutex is acquired, the current sync transaction has completed
+    const releaseMutex = await processingUpdateTransactionMutex.acquire();
+    await releaseMutex();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * mutex which must be acquired to run the sync-registries task job.
+ * this mutex exists to prevent multiple registry sync tasks from running at the same time and overloading the chia
+ * RPC's or causing a SQLite locking error due to multiple task instances trying to commit large update transactions
+ * @type {Mutex}
+ */
+export const syncRegistriesTaskMutex = new Mutex();
+
+/**
+ * mutex which must be acquired when writing registry update information until the transaction has been committed
+ * audit model update transactions are large and lock the DB for long periods.
+ * @type {Mutex}
+ */
+export const processingUpdateTransactionMutex = new Mutex();
+
 export function formatModelAssociationName(model) {
   if (model == null || model.model == null) return '';