diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index 167a16a2c..142c238ab 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ function beginTransaction(callback) {
     if (gConnectionPool === null) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.DATABASE_ERROR, 'No database connection pool.'));
 
     gConnectionPool.getConnection(function (error, connection) {
-        if (error) {
-            console.error('Unable to get connection to database. Try again in a bit.', error.message);
-            return setTimeout(beginTransaction.bind(null, callback), 1000);
-        }
+        if (error) return callback(error);
 
         connection.beginTransaction(function (error) {
             if (error) return callback(error);