diff --git a/server/core/helpers/database-utils.ts b/server/core/helpers/database-utils.ts
index 30ecfa6f2..94ab78e2f 100644
--- a/server/core/helpers/database-utils.ts
+++ b/server/core/helpers/database-utils.ts
@@ -5,59 +5,59 @@ import { Model } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database.js'
 import { logger } from './logger.js'
 
-function retryTransactionWrapper <T, A, B, C, D> (
+function retryTransactionWrapper<T, A, B, C, D> (
   functionToRetry: (arg1: A, arg2: B, arg3: C, arg4: D) => Promise<T>,
   arg1: A,
   arg2: B,
   arg3: C,
-  arg4: D,
+  arg4: D
 ): Promise<T>
 
-function retryTransactionWrapper <T, A, B, C> (
+function retryTransactionWrapper<T, A, B, C> (
   functionToRetry: (arg1: A, arg2: B, arg3: C) => Promise<T>,
   arg1: A,
   arg2: B,
   arg3: C
 ): Promise<T>
 
-function retryTransactionWrapper <T, A, B> (
+function retryTransactionWrapper<T, A, B> (
   functionToRetry: (arg1: A, arg2: B) => Promise<T>,
   arg1: A,
   arg2: B
 ): Promise<T>
 
-function retryTransactionWrapper <T, A> (
+function retryTransactionWrapper<T, A> (
   functionToRetry: (arg1: A) => Promise<T>,
   arg1: A
 ): Promise<T>
 
-function retryTransactionWrapper <T> (
+function retryTransactionWrapper<T> (
   functionToRetry: () => Promise<T> | Bluebird<T>
 ): Promise<T>
 
-function retryTransactionWrapper <T> (
+function retryTransactionWrapper<T> (
   functionToRetry: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>,
   ...args: any[]
 ): Promise<T> {
   return transactionRetryer<T>(callback => {
     functionToRetry.apply(null, args)
-        .then((result: T) => callback(null, result))
-        .catch(err => callback(err))
-  })
-  .catch(err => {
-    logger.warn(`Cannot execute ${functionToRetry.name} with many retries.`, { err })
-    throw err
+      .then((result: T) => callback(null, result))
+      .catch(err => callback(err))
   })
+    .catch(err => {
+      logger.warn(`Cannot execute ${functionToRetry.name || 'function'} with many retries.`, { err })
+      throw err
+    })
 }
 
-function transactionRetryer <T> (func: (err: any, data: T) => any) {
+function transactionRetryer<T> (func: (err: any, data: T) => any) {
   return new Promise<T>((res, rej) => {
     retry(
       {
         times: 5,
 
         errorFilter: err => {
-          const willRetry = (err.name === 'SequelizeDatabaseError')
+          const willRetry = err.name === 'SequelizeDatabaseError'
           logger.debug('Maybe retrying the transaction function.', { willRetry, err, tags: [ 'sql', 'retry' ] })
           return willRetry
         }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function transactionRetryer <T> (func: (err: any, data: T) => any) {
   })
 }
 
-function saveInTransactionWithRetries <T extends Pick<Model, 'save' | 'changed'>> (model: T) {
+function saveInTransactionWithRetries<T extends Pick<Model, 'save' | 'changed'>> (model: T) {
   const changedKeys = model.changed() || []
 
   return retryTransactionWrapper(() => {
@@ -89,24 +89,24 @@ function saveInTransactionWithRetries <T extends Pick<Model, 'save' | 'changed'>
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function resetSequelizeInstance <T> (instance: Model<T>) {
+function resetSequelizeInstance<T> (instance: Model<T>) {
   return instance.reload()
 }
 
-function filterNonExistingModels <T extends { hasSameUniqueKeysThan (other: T): boolean }> (
+function filterNonExistingModels<T extends { hasSameUniqueKeysThan(other: T): boolean }> (
   fromDatabase: T[],
   newModels: T[]
 ) {
   return fromDatabase.filter(f => !newModels.find(newModel => newModel.hasSameUniqueKeysThan(f)))
 }
 
-function deleteAllModels <T extends Pick<Model, 'destroy'>> (models: T[], transaction: Transaction) {
+function deleteAllModels<T extends Pick<Model, 'destroy'>> (models: T[], transaction: Transaction) {
   return Promise.all(models.map(f => f.destroy({ transaction })))
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function runInReadCommittedTransaction <T> (fn: (t: Transaction) => Promise<T>) {
+function runInReadCommittedTransaction<T> (fn: (t: Transaction) => Promise<T>) {
   const options = { isolationLevel: Transaction.ISOLATION_LEVELS.READ_COMMITTED }
 
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(options, t => fn(t))
diff --git a/server/core/lib/runners/runner.ts b/server/core/lib/runners/runner.ts
index 2486fc8db..7e242ff65 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/runners/runner.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/runners/runner.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { RunnerJobState, RunnerJobStateType } from '@peertube/peertube-models'
-import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '@server/helpers/database-utils.js'
+import { runInReadCommittedTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils.js'
 import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger.js'
 import { RUNNER_JOBS } from '@server/initializers/constants.js'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database.js'
 import { MRunner, MRunnerJob } from '@server/types/models/runners/index.js'
 import express from 'express'
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('runner')
 
 const updatingRunner = new Set<number>()
 
-function updateLastRunnerContact (req: express.Request, runner: MRunner) {
+export function updateLastRunnerContact (req: express.Request, runner: MRunner) {
   const now = new Date()
 
   // Don't update last runner contact too often
@@ -24,15 +23,13 @@ function updateLastRunnerContact (req: express.Request, runner: MRunner) {
 
   logger.debug('Updating last runner contact for %s', runner.name, lTags(runner.name))
 
-  retryTransactionWrapper(() => {
-    return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async transaction => {
-      return runner.save({ transaction })
-    })
+  return runInReadCommittedTransaction(async transaction => {
+    return runner.save({ transaction })
   }).catch(err => logger.error('Cannot update last runner contact for %s', runner.name, { err, ...lTags(runner.name) }))
     .finally(() => updatingRunner.delete(runner.id))
 }
 
-function runnerJobCanBeCancelled (runnerJob: MRunnerJob) {
+export function runnerJobCanBeCancelled (runnerJob: MRunnerJob) {
   const allowedStates = new Set<RunnerJobStateType>([
     RunnerJobState.PENDING,
     RunnerJobState.PROCESSING,
@@ -41,8 +38,3 @@ function runnerJobCanBeCancelled (runnerJob: MRunnerJob) {
 
   return allowedStates.has(runnerJob.state)
 }
-
-export {
-  updateLastRunnerContact,
-  runnerJobCanBeCancelled
-}