diff --git a/payments/signals.py b/payments/signals.py
index 6853f288..1dafc8f5 100644
--- a/payments/signals.py
+++ b/payments/signals.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_save
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
 from payments.gateways import AbstractGateway
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ def create_balance_on_user_creation_signal(instance, created, **_kwargs):
         Balance.objects.create(user=instance)
 
 
-@receiver(pre_save, sender=Transaction)
-def process_transaction_changes(instance, **_kwargs):
-    is_new = instance.pk is None
-
-    if is_new:
+@receiver(post_save, sender=Transaction)
+def process_transaction_changes(instance, created, **_kwargs):
+    if created:
         try:
             match instance.process.get("gateway", "default"):
                 case "gateway":
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ def process_transaction_changes(instance, **_kwargs):
             gateway.process_transaction(instance)
         except Exception as e:
             instance.process = {"status": "ERRORED", "error": str(e)}
-    else:
+    if not created:
         status = str(instance.process.get("status", "")).lower()
         success = instance.process.get("success", False)