diff --git a/scripts/network/network.js b/scripts/network/network.js
index 219cf3114..e962c1fe6 100644
--- a/scripts/network/network.js
+++ b/scripts/network/network.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ export class RPCNodeNetwork extends Network {
 
     async #callRPC(api, isText = false) {
         const cRes = await this.#fetchNode(api);
+        if (!cRes.ok) throw new Error('Failed to call rpc');
         const cResTxt = await cRes.text();
         if (isText) return cResTxt;
         // RPC calls with filters might return empty string instead of empty JSON,
diff --git a/scripts/network/network_manager.js b/scripts/network/network_manager.js
index c12981b0b..c180b690d 100644
--- a/scripts/network/network_manager.js
+++ b/scripts/network/network_manager.js
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ class NetworkManager {
 
     async sendTransaction(hex) {
         try {
-            const data = await this.#retryWrapper('sendTransaction', true, hex);
+            const data = await this.#retryWrapper(
+                'sendTransaction',
+                false,
+                hex
+            );
 
             // Throw and catch if the data is not a TXID
             if (!data.result || data.result.length !== 64) throw data;