diff --git a/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitter.java b/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitter.java
index 42e08bf..a9c9f66 100644
--- a/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitter.java
+++ b/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitter.java
@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 package place.sita.magicscheduler;
 
-import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
-
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 public interface InternalTaskSubmitter {
 	UUID UUID_FOR_USER_SUBMITTED_TASKS = UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000");
 
-	@Transactional
 	void submitTaskForLater(UUID id, String code, String parameter, UUID parent, List<UUID> requirements);
 
-	@Transactional
 	default void submitTaskForLater(UUID id, String code, String parameter, UUID parent) {
 		submitTaskForLater(id, code, parameter, parent, List.of());
 	}
 
-	@Transactional
 	default UUID submitTaskForLater(String code, String parameter, UUID parent) {
 		UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
 		submitTaskForLater(uuid, code, parameter, parent);
diff --git a/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitterImpl.java b/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitterImpl.java
index 64a6297..e09b6c8 100644
--- a/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitterImpl.java
+++ b/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/InternalTaskSubmitterImpl.java
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 import org.jooq.DSLContext;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
 import place.sita.labelle.core.persistence.JqRepo;
 import place.sita.labelle.jooq.enums.TaskStatus;
+import place.sita.magicscheduler.scheduler.TypeSpecificQueue;
 import place.sita.magicscheduler.scheduler.TypeSpecificQueueRegistry;
 
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
@@ -16,51 +18,76 @@
 @Component
 public class InternalTaskSubmitterImpl implements InternalTaskSubmitter {
 
-	private final DSLContext dslContext;
     private final TypeSpecificQueueRegistry registry;
+    private final DatabaseSubmitter databaseSubmitter;
 
-    public InternalTaskSubmitterImpl(DSLContext dslContext,
-                                     TypeSpecificQueueRegistry registry) {
-        this.dslContext = dslContext;
+    public InternalTaskSubmitterImpl(TypeSpecificQueueRegistry registry,
+                                     DatabaseSubmitter databaseSubmitter) {
 	    this.registry = registry;
+	    this.databaseSubmitter = databaseSubmitter;
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional
     public void submitTaskForLater(UUID id, String code, String parameter, UUID parent, List<UUID> requirements) {
-        UUID taskTypeId = JqRepo.fetchOne(() ->
-            dslContext
-                .select(TASK_TYPE.ID)
-                .from(TASK_TYPE)
-                .where(TASK_TYPE.CODE.eq(code))
-                .fetch()
-        );
-
-        JqRepo.insertOne(() ->
-            dslContext.insertInto(TASK)
-                .columns(TASK.ID, TASK.TASK_TYPE_ID, TASK.CREATION_DATE, TASK.STATUS, TASK.PARENT)
-                .values(id, taskTypeId, LocalDateTime.now(), TaskStatus.CREATED, parent)
-                .execute()
-        );
-
-        JqRepo.insertOne(() ->
-            dslContext.insertInto(TASK_CONFIG)
-                .columns(TASK_CONFIG.TASK_ID, TASK_CONFIG.CONFIG)
-                .values(id, parameter)
-                .execute()
-        );
-
-        for (UUID requirement : requirements) {
+        TypeSpecificQueue queue = registry.get(code);
+
+        // we need to borrow the exclusive rights to schedule tasks of this type...
+        queue.doInSchedulingLock(context -> {
+            databaseSubmitter.submitTaskForLater(id, code, parameter, parent, requirements);
+
+            if (UUID_FOR_USER_SUBMITTED_TASKS.equals(parent)) {
+                if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.isActualTransactionActive()) {
+                    // we cannot optimize skipping queue easily, as we are in transaction. If this gets rolled back,
+                    // then we'd have to rip away the job from the scheduler itself. Let's... not do that. Maybe some
+                    // other time.
+                } else {
+                    context.scheduleWithoutQueue(id, parameter);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Component
+    public static class DatabaseSubmitter {
+
+        private final DSLContext dslContext;
+
+	    private DatabaseSubmitter(DSLContext dslContext) {
+		    this.dslContext = dslContext;
+	    }
+
+        @Transactional
+        public void submitTaskForLater(UUID id, String code, String parameter, UUID parent, List<UUID> requirements) {
+            UUID taskTypeId = JqRepo.fetchOne(() ->
+                dslContext
+                    .select(TASK_TYPE.ID)
+                    .from(TASK_TYPE)
+                    .where(TASK_TYPE.CODE.eq(code))
+                    .fetch()
+            );
+
             JqRepo.insertOne(() ->
-                dslContext.insertInto(TASK_DEPENDENCIES)
+                dslContext.insertInto(TASK)
+                    .columns(TASK.ID, TASK.TASK_TYPE_ID, TASK.CREATION_DATE, TASK.STATUS, TASK.PARENT)
+                    .values(id, taskTypeId, LocalDateTime.now(), TaskStatus.CREATED, parent)
+                    .execute()
+            );
+
+            JqRepo.insertOne(() ->
+                dslContext.insertInto(TASK_CONFIG)
+                    .columns(TASK_CONFIG.TASK_ID, TASK_CONFIG.CONFIG)
+                    .values(id, parameter)
+                    .execute()
+            );
+
+            for (UUID requirement : requirements) {
+                JqRepo.insertOne(() ->
+                    dslContext.insertInto(TASK_DEPENDENCIES)
                         .columns(TASK_DEPENDENCIES.TASK_ID, TASK_DEPENDENCIES.REQUIRED_DEPENDENCY_TASK_ID)
                         .values(id, requirement)
                         .execute()
-            );
-        }
-
-        if (UUID_FOR_USER_SUBMITTED_TASKS.equals(parent)) {
-            registry.get(code).scheduleWithoutQueue(id, parameter);
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/scheduler/TypeSpecificQueue.java b/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/scheduler/TypeSpecificQueue.java
index 7cd57ab..2242658 100644
--- a/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/scheduler/TypeSpecificQueue.java
+++ b/magic-scheduler/src/main/java/place/sita/magicscheduler/scheduler/TypeSpecificQueue.java
@@ -156,14 +156,32 @@ private void scheduledFetchInTransaction(Configuration inner, int toFetchCount)
         submitTasksWithConfig(inner, jobsToSubmit);
     }
 
-    public void scheduleWithoutQueue(UUID id, String config) {
+    private void scheduleWithoutQueue(UUID id, String config) {
+        dslContext.transaction(inner -> {
+            submitTasksWithConfig(inner, List.of(new TaskWithConfig(id, config)));
+        });
+    }
+
+    public void doInSchedulingLock(InSchedulingLock r) {
+        Context context = new Context() {
+            @Override
+            public void scheduleWithoutQueue(UUID id, String config) {
+                TypeSpecificQueue.this.scheduleWithoutQueue(id, config);
+            }
+        };
         synchronized (schedulingLock) {
-            dslContext.transaction(inner -> {
-                submitTasksWithConfig(inner, List.of(new TaskWithConfig(id, config)));
-            });
+            r.run(context);
         }
     }
 
+    public interface Context {
+        void scheduleWithoutQueue(UUID id, String config);
+    }
+
+    public interface InSchedulingLock {
+        void run(Context ctx);
+    }
+
     private void submitTasksWithConfig(Configuration inner, List<TaskWithConfig> jobsToSubmit) {
         var jobsToSubmitId = jobsToSubmit.stream().map(TaskWithConfig::id).collect(Collectors.toSet());