diff --git a/glusterd2/transaction/transaction.go b/glusterd2/transaction/transaction.go
index 3feab740..3cb5c3ba 100644
--- a/glusterd2/transaction/transaction.go
+++ b/glusterd2/transaction/transaction.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/clientv3/concurrency"
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -133,6 +135,9 @@ func (t *Txn) Do() error {
 		}
 
 		if err := s.do(t.OrigCtx, t.Ctx); err != nil {
+			if t.DontCheckAlive && isNodeUnreachable(err) {
+				continue
+			}
 			expTxn.Add("initiated_txn_failure", 1)
 			if !t.DisableRollback {
 				t.Ctx.Logger().WithError(err).Error("Transaction failed, rolling back changes")
@@ -146,6 +151,18 @@ func (t *Txn) Do() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isNodeUnreachable(err error) bool {
+	unreachable := true
+	if s, ok := err.(*stepResp); ok {
+		for _, e := range s.Resps {
+			if grpc.Code(e.Error) != codes.Unavailable {
+				unreachable = false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return unreachable
+}
+
 // undo undoes a transaction and will be automatically called by Perform if any step fails.
 // The Steps are undone in the reverse order, from the failed step.
 func (t *Txn) undo(n int) {