diff --git a/src/backend/tracktokens_smartcontracts.py b/src/backend/tracktokens_smartcontracts.py
index 5cdfb51..568b601 100644
--- a/src/backend/tracktokens_smartcontracts.py
+++ b/src/backend/tracktokens_smartcontracts.py
@@ -553,15 +553,17 @@ def processBlock(blockindex=None, blockhash=None):
         blockinfo['txs'] = tempinfo
         updateLatestBlock(blockinfo)
     
-    try:
-        session = create_database_session_orm('system_dbs', {'db_name': "system"}, SystemBase)
-        entry = session.query(SystemData).filter(SystemData.attribute == 'lastblockscanned').all()[0]
-        entry.value = str(blockinfo['height'])
-        session.commit()
-        session.close()
-    except:
-        logger.info(f"Unable to connect to 'system' database... retrying in {DB_RETRY_TIMEOUT} seconds")
-        time.sleep(DB_RETRY_TIMEOUT)
+    while True:
+        try:
+            session = create_database_session_orm('system_dbs', {'db_name': "system"}, SystemBase)
+            entry = session.query(SystemData).filter(SystemData.attribute == 'lastblockscanned').all()[0]
+            entry.value = str(blockinfo['height'])
+            session.commit()
+            session.close()
+            break
+        except:
+            logger.info(f"Unable to connect to 'system' database... retrying in {DB_RETRY_TIMEOUT} seconds")
+            time.sleep(DB_RETRY_TIMEOUT)
 
 
 def updateLatestTransaction(transactionData, parsed_data, db_reference, transactionType=None ):