diff --git a/payjoin-cli/src/app/v2/mod.rs b/payjoin-cli/src/app/v2/mod.rs
index b1babe65c..05d0e3f22 100644
--- a/payjoin-cli/src/app/v2/mod.rs
+++ b/payjoin-cli/src/app/v2/mod.rs
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ impl App {
 
     async fn monitor_payjoin_proposal(
         &self,
-        proposal: Receiver<Monitor>,
+        mut proposal: Receiver<Monitor>,
         persister: &ReceiverPersister,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         // On a session resumption, the receiver will resume again in this state.
@@ -1027,8 +1027,17 @@ impl App {
                         println!("Payjoin transaction detected in the mempool!");
                         return Ok(());
                     }
-                    Ok(OptionalTransitionOutcome::Stasis(_)) => continue,
-                    Err(_) => continue,
+                    Ok(OptionalTransitionOutcome::Stasis(current_state)) => {
+                        proposal = current_state;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) if e.is_transient() => {
+                        tracing::debug!(
+                            "Transient error checking for transaction, retrying: {e:?}"
+                        );
+                        proposal =
+                            e.transient_state().expect("transient error carries current state");
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
                 }
             }
         })
diff --git a/payjoin/src/core/receive/v2/mod.rs b/payjoin/src/core/receive/v2/mod.rs
index 1bec60330..fa02402f7 100644
--- a/payjoin/src/core/receive/v2/mod.rs
+++ b/payjoin/src/core/receive/v2/mod.rs
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ impl Receiver<Monitor> {
     /// search for the transaction in the network. Since a non-SegWit input signature is going to
     /// change the TXID of the Payjoin proposal, it cannot be monitored.
     pub fn check_for_transaction(
-        &self,
+        self,
         find_transaction: impl Fn(Txid) -> Result<Option<bitcoin::Transaction>, ImplementationError>,
     ) -> MaybeFatalOrSuccessTransition<SessionEvent, Self, Error> {
         let fallback_tx = self.state.fallback_tx();
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ impl Receiver<Monitor> {
                         Error::Implementation(ImplementationError::from(
                             format!("Payjoin transaction ID mismatch. Expected: {payjoin_txid}, Got: {tx_id}").as_str(),
                         )),
-                        self.clone(),
+                        self,
                     );
                 }
                 // TODO: should we check for witness and scriptsig on the tx?
@@ -1581,10 +1581,7 @@ impl Receiver<Monitor> {
             }
             Ok(None) => {}
             Err(e) =>
-                return MaybeFatalOrSuccessTransition::transient(
-                    Error::Implementation(e),
-                    self.clone(),
-                ),
+                return MaybeFatalOrSuccessTransition::transient(Error::Implementation(e), self),
         }
 
         // If the Payjoin proposal was not found, check the fallback transaction, as it is
@@ -1596,13 +1593,10 @@ impl Receiver<Monitor> {
                 )),
             Ok(None) => {}
             Err(e) =>
-                return MaybeFatalOrSuccessTransition::transient(
-                    Error::Implementation(e),
-                    self.clone(),
-                ),
+                return MaybeFatalOrSuccessTransition::transient(Error::Implementation(e), self),
         }
 
-        MaybeFatalOrSuccessTransition::no_results(self.clone())
+        MaybeFatalOrSuccessTransition::no_results(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1759,6 +1753,7 @@ pub mod test {
         // Nothing was spent, should be in the same state
         let persister = InMemoryPersister::default();
         let res = monitor
+            .clone()
             .check_for_transaction(|_| Ok(None))
             .save(&persister)
             .expect("InMemoryPersister shouldn't fail");
@@ -1769,6 +1764,7 @@ pub mod test {
         // Payjoin was broadcasted, should progress to success
         let persister = InMemoryPersister::default();
         let res = monitor
+            .clone()
             .check_for_transaction(|_| Ok(Some(payjoin_tx.clone())))
             .save(&persister)
             .expect("InMemoryPersister shouldn't fail");