diff --git a/lightning-transaction-sync/src/electrum.rs b/lightning-transaction-sync/src/electrum.rs
index 9d643f48511..f2fc656beea 100644
--- a/lightning-transaction-sync/src/electrum.rs
+++ b/lightning-transaction-sync/src/electrum.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,12 @@ impl<L: Logger> ElectrumSyncClient<L> {
 		let mut tip_header = tip_notification.header;
 		let mut tip_height = tip_notification.height as u32;
 
-		loop {
+		for i in 0..100 {
+			if i >= 10 {
+				log_debug!(self.logger, "Giving up trying to do transaction sync after 10 attempts.");
+				break;
+			}
+
 			let pending_registrations = self.queue.lock().unwrap().process_queues(&mut sync_state);
 			let tip_is_new = Some(tip_header.block_hash()) != sync_state.last_sync_hash;
 
diff --git a/lightning-transaction-sync/src/esplora.rs b/lightning-transaction-sync/src/esplora.rs
index 7d3550d65b1..5a540c81bd7 100644
--- a/lightning-transaction-sync/src/esplora.rs
+++ b/lightning-transaction-sync/src/esplora.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ impl<L: Logger> EsploraSyncClient<L> {
 
 		let mut tip_hash = maybe_await!(self.client.get_tip_hash())?;
 
-		loop {
+		for i in 0..100 {
+			if i >= 10 {
+				log_debug!(self.logger, "Giving up trying to do transaction sync after 10 attempts.");
+				break;
+			}
+
 			let pending_registrations = self.queue.lock().unwrap().process_queues(&mut sync_state);
 			let tip_is_new = Some(tip_hash) != sync_state.last_sync_hash;