diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html
index c5a683c76..9ce22d26c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
       <td i18n="transaction.first-seen|Transaction first seen">First seen</td>
       <td><i><app-time kind="since" [time]="transactionTime" [fastRender]="true" [showTooltip]="true"></app-time></i></td>
     </tr>
-  } @else {
+  } @else if (isLoadingFirstSeen) {
     <tr>
       <td i18n="transaction.first-seen|Transaction first seen">First seen</td>
       <td><span class="skeleton-loader"></span></td>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.ts
index 5e010b8e0..fef98d414 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export class TransactionComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   isMobile: boolean;
   firstLoad = true;
   waitingForAccelerationInfo: boolean = false;
+  isLoadingFirstSeen = false;
 
   featuresEnabled: boolean;
   segwitEnabled: boolean;
@@ -763,8 +764,16 @@ export class TransactionComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   getTransactionTime() {
+    this.isLoadingFirstSeen = true;
     this.apiService
       .getTransactionTimes$([this.tx.txid])
+      .pipe(
+        retry({ count: 2, delay: 2000 }),
+        catchError(() => {
+          this.isLoadingFirstSeen = false;
+          return throwError(() => new Error(''));
+        })
+      )
       .subscribe((transactionTimes) => {
         if (transactionTimes?.length && transactionTimes[0]) {
           this.transactionTime = transactionTimes[0];