diff --git a/service/src/modules/chores.js b/service/src/modules/chores.js
index 30de7d9..20ab017 100644
--- a/service/src/modules/chores.js
+++ b/service/src/modules/chores.js
@@ -3,21 +3,18 @@ import { Data, RPC, Eth, Bsc } from "./index.js";
 import Transaction from "../models/Transaction.js";
 import Transfer from "../models/Transfer.js";
 import Conversion from "../models/Conversion.js";
+import { resolveStartingNonce, reserveNextNonce } from "../utils/nonce.js";
 
 let ethNonce = 0;
 let bscNonce = 0;
 
-function setupNonce(){
-  if ((ethNonce == 0) && (nonces.eth == 0)) {
-    ethNonce = Eth.getTransactionCount();
-  } else if ((nonces.eth > 0) && (nonces.eth > ethNonce)) {
-    ethNonce = nonces.eth;
-  }
-  if ((bscNonce == 0) && (nonces.bsc == 0)) {
-    bscNonce = Bsc.getTransactionCount();
-  } else if ((nonces.bsc > 0) && (nonces.bsc > bscNonce)) {
-    bscNonce = nonces.bsc;
-  }
+async function setupNonce() {
+  ethNonce = await resolveStartingNonce(ethNonce, nonces.eth, () =>
+    Eth.getTransactionCount(),
+  );
+  bscNonce = await resolveStartingNonce(bscNonce, nonces.bsc, () =>
+    Bsc.getTransactionCount(),
+  );
 }
 
 const expireDate = () => {
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ async function checkBglTransactions() {
       blockHash || undefined,
       confirmations.bgl,
     );
-    setupNonce();
+    await setupNonce();
     result.transactions
       .filter(
         (tx) =>
@@ -122,20 +119,21 @@ async function checkBglTransactions() {
               }
 
               try {
-                const AssignedNonce = transfer.chain === "bsc" ? Bsc : Eth;
                 if (transfer.chain === "bsc") {
-                  bscNonce += 1;
+                  const reserved = reserveNextNonce(bscNonce);
+                  bscNonce = reserved.nextNonce;
                   conversion.txid = await Chain.sendWBGL(
                     transfer.to,
                     amount.toString(),
-                    bscNonce
+                    reserved.nonce,
                   );
                 } else {
-                  ethNonce += 1;
+                  const reserved = reserveNextNonce(ethNonce);
+                  ethNonce = reserved.nextNonce;
                   conversion.txid = await Chain.sendWBGL(
                     transfer.to,
                     amount.toString(),
-                    ethNonce
+                    reserved.nonce,
                   );
                 }
                 await conversion.save();
diff --git a/service/src/tests/nonce.js b/service/src/tests/nonce.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ba7167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/src/tests/nonce.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import assert from "assert";
+import {
+  parseConfiguredNonce,
+  resolveStartingNonce,
+  reserveNextNonce,
+} from "../utils/nonce.js";
+
+describe("nonce helpers", function () {
+  describe("#parseConfiguredNonce", function () {
+    it("uses the first populated positive integer value", function () {
+      assert.equal(parseConfiguredNonce(undefined, "", "12"), 12);
+    });
+
+    it("returns zero for missing, invalid, or non-positive values", function () {
+      assert.equal(parseConfiguredNonce(), 0);
+      assert.equal(parseConfiguredNonce("abc"), 0);
+      assert.equal(parseConfiguredNonce("-1"), 0);
+      assert.equal(parseConfiguredNonce("0"), 0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("#resolveStartingNonce", function () {
+    it("awaits the chain nonce when no local or configured nonce is available", async function () {
+      let calls = 0;
+      const nonce = await resolveStartingNonce(0, 0, async () => {
+        calls += 1;
+        return 42;
+      });
+
+      assert.equal(nonce, 42);
+      assert.equal(calls, 1);
+    });
+
+    it("uses a configured nonce when it is ahead of the local nonce", async function () {
+      const nonce = await resolveStartingNonce(5, 8, async () => {
+        throw new Error("chain nonce should not be fetched");
+      });
+
+      assert.equal(nonce, 8);
+    });
+
+    it("keeps the local nonce when it is already ahead", async function () {
+      const nonce = await resolveStartingNonce(9, 8, async () => {
+        throw new Error("chain nonce should not be fetched");
+      });
+
+      assert.equal(nonce, 9);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("#reserveNextNonce", function () {
+    it("returns the nonce to send and the next local counter", function () {
+      assert.deepEqual(reserveNextNonce(12), {
+        nonce: 12,
+        nextNonce: 13,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/service/src/utils/config.js b/service/src/utils/config.js
index 33f8f94..e34894d 100644
--- a/service/src/utils/config.js
+++ b/service/src/utils/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import  dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { parseConfiguredNonce } from "./nonce.js";
 dotenv.config();
 
 export const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || "development";
@@ -48,6 +49,6 @@ export const confirmations = {
 export const feePercentage = process.env.FEE_PERCENTAGE || 1;
 
 export const nonces = {
-  bsc: parseInt(process.env.BSC_NONCE) || 0,
-  eth: parseInt(process.env.ETH__NONCE) || 0,
+  bsc: parseConfiguredNonce(process.env.BSC_NONCE),
+  eth: parseConfiguredNonce(process.env.ETH_NONCE, process.env.ETH__NONCE),
 };
diff --git a/service/src/utils/nonce.js b/service/src/utils/nonce.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55a81fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/src/utils/nonce.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export const parseConfiguredNonce = (...values) => {
+  for (const value of values) {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null || value === "") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
+    return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? parsed : 0;
+  }
+  return 0;
+};
+
+export const resolveStartingNonce = async (
+  currentNonce,
+  configuredNonce,
+  fetchCurrentNonce,
+) => {
+  if (currentNonce === 0 && configuredNonce === 0) {
+    return await fetchCurrentNonce();
+  }
+  if (configuredNonce > 0 && configuredNonce > currentNonce) {
+    return configuredNonce;
+  }
+  return currentNonce;
+};
+
+export const reserveNextNonce = (currentNonce) => ({
+  nonce: currentNonce,
+  nextNonce: currentNonce + 1,
+});