diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java
index 83002928bb..63ca7a6e8a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java
@@ -1578,6 +1578,8 @@ public abstract class Trade extends XmrWalletBase implements Tradable, Model {
             peer.setUpdatedMultisigHex(null);
             peer.setDisputeClosedMessage(null);
             peer.setPaymentSentMessage(null);
+            peer.setDepositTxHex(null);
+            peer.setDepositTxKey(null);
             if (peer.isPaymentReceivedMessageReceived()) peer.setPaymentReceivedMessage(null);
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/MaybeSendSignContractRequest.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/MaybeSendSignContractRequest.java
index 6f10625e35..b9138fdbc2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/MaybeSendSignContractRequest.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/MaybeSendSignContractRequest.java
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ public class MaybeSendSignContractRequest extends TradeTask {
                     trade.getSelf().setDepositTx(depositTx);
                     trade.getSelf().setDepositTxHash(depositTx.getHash());
                     trade.getSelf().setDepositTxFee(depositTx.getFee());
+                    trade.getSelf().setDepositTxHex(depositTx.getFullHex());
+                    trade.getSelf().setDepositTxKey(depositTx.getKey());
                     trade.getSelf().setReserveTxKeyImages(HavenoUtils.getInputKeyImages(depositTx));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/ProcessDepositResponse.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/ProcessDepositResponse.java
index 454763e15b..387da42b82 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/ProcessDepositResponse.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/ProcessDepositResponse.java
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ public class ProcessDepositResponse extends TradeTask {
             return;
           }
 
+          // publish deposit transaction for redundancy
+          try {
+            model.getXmrWalletService().getDaemon().submitTxHex(trade.getSelf().getDepositTxHex());
+          } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Failed to redundantly publish deposit transaction for {} {}", trade.getClass().getSimpleName(), trade.getShortId(), e);
+          }
+
           // record security deposits
           trade.getBuyer().setSecurityDeposit(BigInteger.valueOf(message.getBuyerSecurityDeposit()));
           trade.getSeller().setSecurityDeposit(BigInteger.valueOf(message.getSellerSecurityDeposit()));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/SendDepositRequest.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/SendDepositRequest.java
index 7101c488a5..74153a8dbc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/SendDepositRequest.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/protocol/tasks/SendDepositRequest.java
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ public class SendDepositRequest extends TradeTask {
                         Version.getP2PMessageVersion(),
                         new Date().getTime(),
                         trade.getSelf().getContractSignature(),
-                        trade.getSelf().getDepositTx() == null ? null : trade.getSelf().getDepositTx().getFullHex(),
-                        trade.getSelf().getDepositTx() == null ? null : trade.getSelf().getDepositTx().getKey(),
+                        trade.getSelf().getDepositTxHex(),
+                        trade.getSelf().getDepositTxKey(),
                         trade.getSelf().getPaymentAccountKey());
 
                 // update trade state