diff --git a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
index af46e970a..9ae5767e5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/accounts_controller.rb
@@ -113,8 +113,13 @@ class AccountsController < ApplicationController
     if @account.linked?
       redirect_to account_path(@account), alert: t("accounts.destroy.cannot_delete_linked")
     else
-      @account.destroy_later
-      redirect_to accounts_path, notice: t("accounts.destroy.success", type: @account.accountable_type)
+      begin
+        @account.destroy_later
+        redirect_to accounts_path, notice: t("accounts.destroy.success", type: @account.accountable_type)
+      rescue => e
+        Rails.logger.error "Failed to schedule account #{@account.id} for deletion: #{e.message}"
+        redirect_to accounts_path, alert: t("accounts.destroy.failed")
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/jobs/destroy_job.rb b/app/jobs/destroy_job.rb
index 692585de6..8b5622423 100644
--- a/app/jobs/destroy_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/destroy_job.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class DestroyJob < ApplicationJob
   queue_as :low_priority
+  self.enqueue_after_transaction_commit = :never
 
   def perform(model)
     model.destroy
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 79876c1ec..8a31a8d5e 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -311,8 +311,10 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def destroy_later
-    mark_for_deletion!
-    DestroyJob.perform_later(self)
+    transaction do
+      mark_for_deletion!
+      DestroyJob.perform_later(self)
+    end
   end
 
   # Override destroy to handle error recovery for accounts
diff --git a/config/locales/views/accounts/en.yml b/config/locales/views/accounts/en.yml
index e64f84972..23af6cfab 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/accounts/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/accounts/en.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ en:
     destroy:
       success: "%{type} account scheduled for deletion"
       cannot_delete_linked: "Cannot delete a linked account. Please unlink it first."
+      failed: "Resource deletion failed. Try again later."
     empty:
       empty_message: Add an account either via connection, importing or entering manually.
       new_account: New account