diff --git a/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/EntityFrameworkServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/EntityFrameworkServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 3c35df2a82..ae09fb1841 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/EntityFrameworkServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/EntityFrameworkServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -47,22 +47,34 @@ public static class EntityFrameworkServiceCollectionExtensions
         {
             if (provider == SupportedDatabaseProviders.Postgres)
             {
-                options.UseNpgsql(connectionString, b => b.MigrationsAssembly("PostgresMigrations"));
+                options.UseNpgsql(connectionString, b =>
+                {
+                    b.MigrationsAssembly("PostgresMigrations");
+                    b.EnableRetryOnFailure();
+                });
                 // Handle NpgSql Legacy Support for `timestamp without timezone` issue
                 AppContext.SetSwitch("Npgsql.EnableLegacyTimestampBehavior", true);
             }
             else if (provider == SupportedDatabaseProviders.MySql)
             {
                 options.UseMySql(connectionString, ServerVersion.AutoDetect(connectionString),
-                    b => b.MigrationsAssembly("MySqlMigrations"));
+                    b =>
+                    {
+                        b.MigrationsAssembly("MySqlMigrations");
+                        b.EnableRetryOnFailure();
+                    });
             }
             else if (provider == SupportedDatabaseProviders.Sqlite)
             {
+                // SQLite doesn't support EnableRetryOnFailure
                 options.UseSqlite(connectionString, b => b.MigrationsAssembly("SqliteMigrations"));
             }
             else if (provider == SupportedDatabaseProviders.SqlServer)
             {
-                options.UseSqlServer(connectionString);
+                options.UseSqlServer(connectionString, b =>
+                {
+                    b.EnableRetryOnFailure();
+                });
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs b/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs
index ef58975b83..5f1c6f00d8 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Repositories/CollectionRepository.cs
@@ -826,70 +826,76 @@ public class CollectionRepository : Repository<Core.Entities.Collection, Collect
         using var scope = ServiceScopeFactory.CreateScope();
         var dbContext = GetDatabaseContext(scope);
 
-        // Use SERIALIZABLE isolation level to prevent race conditions during concurrent calls
-        using var transaction = await dbContext.Database.BeginTransactionAsync(System.Data.IsolationLevel.Serializable);
+        // Use EF's execution strategy to handle transient failures (including deadlocks)
+        var strategy = dbContext.Database.CreateExecutionStrategy();
 
-        try
+        return await strategy.ExecuteAsync(async () =>
         {
-            // Check if this organization user already has a default collection
-            // SERIALIZABLE ensures this SELECT acquires range locks
-            var existingDefaultCollection = await (
-                from c in dbContext.Collections
-                join cu in dbContext.CollectionUsers on c.Id equals cu.CollectionId
-                where cu.OrganizationUserId == organizationUserId
-                    && c.OrganizationId == organizationId
-                    && c.Type == CollectionType.DefaultUserCollection
-                select c
-            ).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+            // Use SERIALIZABLE isolation level to prevent race conditions during concurrent calls
+            using var transaction = await dbContext.Database.BeginTransactionAsync(System.Data.IsolationLevel.Serializable);
 
-            // If collection already exists, return false (not created)
-            if (existingDefaultCollection != null)
+            try
             {
+                // Check if this organization user already has a default collection
+                // SERIALIZABLE ensures this SELECT acquires range locks
+                var existingDefaultCollection = await (
+                    from c in dbContext.Collections
+                    join cu in dbContext.CollectionUsers on c.Id equals cu.CollectionId
+                    where cu.OrganizationUserId == organizationUserId
+                        && c.OrganizationId == organizationId
+                        && c.Type == CollectionType.DefaultUserCollection
+                    select c
+                ).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+
+                // If collection already exists, return false (not created)
+                if (existingDefaultCollection != null)
+                {
+                    await transaction.CommitAsync();
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // Create new default collection
+                var collectionId = CoreHelpers.GenerateComb();
+                var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+                var collection = new Collection
+                {
+                    Id = collectionId,
+                    OrganizationId = organizationId,
+                    Name = defaultCollectionName,
+                    ExternalId = null,
+                    CreationDate = now,
+                    RevisionDate = now,
+                    Type = CollectionType.DefaultUserCollection,
+                    DefaultUserCollectionEmail = null
+                };
+
+                var collectionUser = new CollectionUser
+                {
+                    CollectionId = collectionId,
+                    OrganizationUserId = organizationUserId,
+                    ReadOnly = false,
+                    HidePasswords = false,
+                    Manage = true
+                };
+
+                await dbContext.Collections.AddAsync(collection);
+                await dbContext.CollectionUsers.AddAsync(collectionUser);
+                await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+                // Bump user account revision dates
+                await dbContext.UserBumpAccountRevisionDateByCollectionIdAsync(collectionId, organizationId);
+                await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
                 await transaction.CommitAsync();
-                return false;
+                return true;
             }
-
-            // Create new default collection
-            var collectionId = CoreHelpers.GenerateComb();
-            var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
-
-            var collection = new Collection
+            catch
             {
-                Id = collectionId,
-                OrganizationId = organizationId,
-                Name = defaultCollectionName,
-                ExternalId = null,
-                CreationDate = now,
-                RevisionDate = now,
-                Type = CollectionType.DefaultUserCollection,
-                DefaultUserCollectionEmail = null
-            };
-
-            var collectionUser = new CollectionUser
-            {
-                CollectionId = collectionId,
-                OrganizationUserId = organizationUserId,
-                ReadOnly = false,
-                HidePasswords = false,
-                Manage = true
-            };
-
-            await dbContext.Collections.AddAsync(collection);
-            await dbContext.CollectionUsers.AddAsync(collectionUser);
-            await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
-
-            // Bump user account revision dates
-            await dbContext.UserBumpAccountRevisionDateByCollectionIdAsync(collectionId, organizationId);
-            await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
-
-            await transaction.CommitAsync();
-            return true;
-        }
-        catch
-        {
-            await transaction.RollbackAsync();
-            throw;
-        }
+                await transaction.RollbackAsync();
+                throw;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     private async Task<HashSet<Guid>> GetOrgUserIdsWithDefaultCollectionAsync(DatabaseContext dbContext, Guid organizationId)