diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/docWritethrough.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/docWritethrough.ts
index 1a16f60eb9..ebb64ee9e5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/docWritethrough.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/docWritethrough.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ docWritethroughProcessorQueue.process(async message => {
     )
 
     if (!lockResponse.executed) {
+      if (
+        lockResponse.reason !==
+        locks.UnsuccessfulRedlockExecutionReason.LockTakenWithTryOnce
+      ) {
+        console.error("Error persisting docWritethrough", {
+          data: message.data,
+        })
+        throw "Error persisting docWritethrough"
+      }
       console.log(`Ignoring redlock conflict in write-through cache`)
     }
   })
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/redlockImpl.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/redlockImpl.ts
index adeb5b12ec..28babb9405 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/redlockImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/redlockImpl.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ type SuccessfulRedlockExecution<T> = {
 }
 type UnsuccessfulRedlockExecution = {
   executed: false
+  reason: UnsuccessfulRedlockExecutionReason
+}
+
+export const enum UnsuccessfulRedlockExecutionReason {
+  LockTakenWithTryOnce = "LOCK_TAKEN_WITH_TRY_ONCE",
 }
 
 type RedlockExecution<T> =
@@ -141,7 +146,10 @@ export async function doWithLock<T>(
       if (opts.type === LockType.TRY_ONCE) {
         // don't throw for try-once locks, they will always error
         // due to retry count (0) exceeded
-        return { executed: false }
+        return {
+          executed: false,
+          reason: UnsuccessfulRedlockExecutionReason.LockTakenWithTryOnce,
+        }
       } else {
         throw e
       }