diff --git a/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js b/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js
index 63679de8242..af288a2a7b8 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js
+++ b/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js
@@ -227,7 +227,12 @@ exports.handler = async (event) => {
   const providerNetwork = await provider.getNetwork();
   const chainId = String(providerNetwork.chainId);
   const version = await colonyClient.version();
-  const isTokenLocked = colonyClient.tokenClient.locked();
+  let isTokenLocked = false;
+  try {
+    isTokenLocked = await colonyClient.tokenClient.locked();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // token doesn not support the `locked()` method
+  }
 
   /*
    * Create the colony
diff --git a/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts b/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts
index 92b6ee9c06a..958e41856c6 100644
--- a/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts
+++ b/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ function* colonyCreate({
       },
       {
         timeout: 30000,
+        retryLimit: 0,
       },
     );
 
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ function* colonyCreate({
         },
         {
           timeout: 30000,
+          retryLimit: 0,
         },
       );