diff --git a/sqldb/interfaces.go b/sqldb/interfaces.go
index 53defdd3c..690414bb6 100644
--- a/sqldb/interfaces.go
+++ b/sqldb/interfaces.go
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ type BaseDB struct {
 // struct.
 func (s *BaseDB) BeginTx(ctx context.Context, opts TxOptions) (*sql.Tx, error) {
 	sqlOptions := sql.TxOptions{
-		ReadOnly: opts.ReadOnly(),
+		Isolation: sql.LevelSerializable,
+		ReadOnly:  opts.ReadOnly(),
 	}
 
 	return s.DB.BeginTx(ctx, &sqlOptions)