diff --git a/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/handler.go b/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/handler.go
index 3c457aee28..93709015ef 100644
--- a/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/handler.go
+++ b/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/handler.go
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (h *Handler) processEvents(ctx context.Context, config *triggerConfig) (add
 		return false, err
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		if err != nil {
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, &executionError{}) {
 			rollbackErr := tx.Rollback()
 			h.log().OnError(rollbackErr).Debug("unable to rollback tx")
 			return
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (h *Handler) executeStatement(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, currentState
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		return err
+		return &executionError{parent: err}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/statement.go b/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/statement.go
index 0816d5b451..5d2665019f 100644
--- a/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/statement.go
+++ b/internal/eventstore/handler/v2/statement.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -15,6 +16,26 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/zerrors"
 )
 
+var _ error = (*executionError)(nil)
+
+type executionError struct {
+	parent error
+}
+
+// Error implements error.
+func (s *executionError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("statement failed: %v", s.parent)
+}
+
+func (s *executionError) Is(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(*executionError)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (s *executionError) Unwrap() error {
+	return s.parent
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) eventsToStatements(tx *sql.Tx, events []eventstore.Event, currentState *state) (statements []*Statement, err error) {
 	statements = make([]*Statement, 0, len(events))