diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/JDBCQuotaStore.java b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/JDBCQuotaStore.java
index 374cbd320..65e2ac4d6 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/JDBCQuotaStore.java
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/JDBCQuotaStore.java
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public void setDataSource(DataSource dataSource) {
         DataSourceTransactionManager dsTransactionManager =
                 new DataSourceTransactionManager(dataSource);
         this.tt = new TransactionTemplate(dsTransactionManager);
+        this.tt.setIsolationLevel(TransactionTemplate.ISOLATION_SERIALIZABLE);
         this.jt = new SimpleJdbcTemplate(dsTransactionManager.getDataSource());
     }