diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js
index fe2d25fca..14581c998 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js
@@ -50,29 +50,35 @@ class NonceTracker {
     await this._globalMutexFree()
     // await lock free, then take lock
     const releaseLock = await this._takeMutex(address)
-    // evaluate multiple nextNonce strategies
-    const nonceDetails = {}
-    const networkNonceResult = await this._getNetworkNextNonce(address)
-    const highestLocallyConfirmed = this._getHighestLocallyConfirmed(address)
-    const nextNetworkNonce = networkNonceResult.nonce
-    const highestSuggested = Math.max(nextNetworkNonce, highestLocallyConfirmed)
+    try {
+      // evaluate multiple nextNonce strategies
+      const nonceDetails = {}
+      const networkNonceResult = await this._getNetworkNextNonce(address)
+      const highestLocallyConfirmed = this._getHighestLocallyConfirmed(address)
+      const nextNetworkNonce = networkNonceResult.nonce
+      const highestSuggested = Math.max(nextNetworkNonce, highestLocallyConfirmed)
 
-    const pendingTxs = this.getPendingTransactions(address)
-    const localNonceResult = this._getHighestContinuousFrom(pendingTxs, highestSuggested) || 0
+      const pendingTxs = this.getPendingTransactions(address)
+      const localNonceResult = this._getHighestContinuousFrom(pendingTxs, highestSuggested) || 0
 
-    nonceDetails.params = {
-      highestLocallyConfirmed,
-      highestSuggested,
-      nextNetworkNonce,
+      nonceDetails.params = {
+        highestLocallyConfirmed,
+        highestSuggested,
+        nextNetworkNonce,
+      }
+      nonceDetails.local = localNonceResult
+      nonceDetails.network = networkNonceResult
+
+      const nextNonce = Math.max(networkNonceResult.nonce, localNonceResult.nonce)
+      assert(Number.isInteger(nextNonce), `nonce-tracker - nextNonce is not an integer - got: (${typeof nextNonce}) "${nextNonce}"`)
+
+      // return nonce and release cb
+      return { nextNonce, nonceDetails, releaseLock }
+    } catch (err) {
+      // release lock if we encounter an error
+      releaseLock()
+      throw err
     }
-    nonceDetails.local = localNonceResult
-    nonceDetails.network = networkNonceResult
-
-    const nextNonce = Math.max(networkNonceResult.nonce, localNonceResult.nonce)
-    assert(Number.isInteger(nextNonce), `nonce-tracker - nextNonce is not an integer - got: (${typeof nextNonce}) "${nextNonce}"`)
-
-    // return nonce and release cb
-    return { nextNonce, nonceDetails, releaseLock }
   }
 
   async _globalMutexFree () {