diff --git a/app/kudos/admin.py b/app/kudos/admin.py
index 8aed7fd46d7..ba5c122fe5b 100644
--- a/app/kudos/admin.py
+++ b/app/kudos/admin.py
@@ -40,21 +40,18 @@ class TokenRequestAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     readonly_fields = ['preview']
 
     def response_change(self, request, obj):
-        
         if "_mint_kudos" in request.POST:
-            tx_id = obj.mint()
-            self.message_user(request, f"Mint submitted to chain: tx {tx_id}.  Once this tx clears pls 'sync kudos'.")
+            from kudos.tasks import mint_token_request
+            try:
+                mint_token_request.delay(obj.id)
+                self.message_user(request, f"Mint/sync submitted to chain")
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.message_user(request, str(e))
+
         if "_change_owner" in request.POST:
             obj.to_address = '0x6239FF1040E412491557a7a02b2CBcC5aE85dc8F'
             obj.save()
             self.message_user(request, f"Changed owner to gitcoin")
-        if "_sync_kudos" in request.POST:
-            from kudos.management.commands.mint_all_kudos import sync_latest
-            sync_latest(0)
-            sync_latest(1)
-            sync_latest(2)
-            sync_latest(3)
-            self.message_user(request, f"Synced latest 3 kudos from open sea.  If there is a new kudos on chain it will appear in the marketplace")
         return super().response_change(request, obj)
 
     def preview(self, instance):
diff --git a/app/kudos/models.py b/app/kudos/models.py
index cc6aa6f99a0..efa9db310f2 100644
--- a/app/kudos/models.py
+++ b/app/kudos/models.py
@@ -559,6 +559,9 @@ def __str__(self):
         """Return the string representation of a model."""
         return f"Token: {self.token} num_uses_total: {self.num_uses_total}"
 
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return settings.BASE_URL + f"kudos/redeem/{self.secret}"
+
     @property
     def url(self):
         return f"/kudos/redeem/{self.secret}"
diff --git a/app/kudos/tasks.py b/app/kudos/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aaf035e6f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/kudos/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import time
+
+from app.redis_service import RedisService
+from celery import app
+from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
+from dashboard.utils import get_web3
+from hexbytes import HexBytes
+from kudos.models import KudosTransfer, TokenRequest
+
+logger = get_task_logger(__name__)
+
+redis = RedisService().redis
+
+# Lock timeout of 2 minutes (just in the case that the application hangs to avoid a redis deadlock)
+LOCK_TIMEOUT = 60 * 2
+
+
+@app.shared_task(bind=True, max_retries=3)
+def mint_token_request(self, token_req_id, retry=False):
+    """
+    :param self:
+    :param token_req_id:
+    :return:
+    """
+    with redis.lock("tasks:token_req_id:%s" % token_req_id, timeout=LOCK_TIMEOUT):
+        from kudos.management.commands.mint_all_kudos import sync_latest
+        from dashboard.utils import has_tx_mined
+        obj = TokenRequest.objects.get(pk=token_req_id)
+        tx_id = obj.mint()
+        if tx_id:
+            while not has_tx_mined(tx_id, obj.network):
+                time.sleep(1)
+            sync_latest(0)
+            sync_latest(1)
+            sync_latest(2)
+            sync_latest(3)
+        else:
+            self.retry(30)
+
+
+@app.shared_task(bind=True, max_retries=3)
+def redeem_bulk_kudos(self, kt_id, signed_rawTransaction, retry=False):
+    """
+    :param self:
+    :param kt_id:
+    :param signed_rawTransaction:
+    :return:
+    """
+    with redis.lock("tasks:redeem_bulk_kudos:%s" % kt_id, timeout=LOCK_TIMEOUT):
+        try:
+            obj = KudosTransfer.objects.get(pk=kt_id)
+            w3 = get_web3(obj.network)
+            obj.txid = w3.eth.sendRawTransaction(HexBytes(signed_rawTransaction)).hex()
+            obj.receive_txid = obj.txid
+            obj.save()
+            pass
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.retry(30)
diff --git a/app/kudos/templates/transaction/receive_bulk.html b/app/kudos/templates/transaction/receive_bulk.html
index 9626383e556..5a9e48c2c07 100644
--- a/app/kudos/templates/transaction/receive_bulk.html
+++ b/app/kudos/templates/transaction/receive_bulk.html
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@
   <header class="text-center">
   <div id="receove_eth_done" class="text-center" {% if not kudos_transfer.receive_txid %} style="display:none;" {%endif%}>
     <h1>{% trans "Congrats!" %} 🎉</h1>
-    <p>You've received a "{{ coupon.token.humanized_name }}" Kudos via transaction <a href="https://etherscan.io/tx/{{kudos_transfer.receive_txid}}"><span id="trans_id">{{kudos_transfer.receive_txid}}</span></a>.</p>
+    <p>You've received a "{{ coupon.token.humanized_name }}" Kudos 
+      {% if kudos_transfer.receive_txid != 'pending_celery' %}
+        via transaction <a href="https://etherscan.io/tx/{{kudos_transfer.receive_txid}}"><span id="trans_id">{{kudos_transfer.receive_txid}}</span></a>
+      {% else %}
+      {% endif %}
+
+    .</p>
     <p>{% trans "You can see your kudos in any web3 wallet that supports ERC-721-compliant NFTs, or in your" %} <a href="{% url 'profile' %}">Gitcoin {% trans "profile" %}</a>.</p>
       {% include 'shared/twitter.html' %}
       <p>
diff --git a/app/kudos/utils.py b/app/kudos/utils.py
index e98007f8b45..134fb8c12e7 100644
--- a/app/kudos/utils.py
+++ b/app/kudos/utils.py
@@ -380,8 +380,12 @@ def _get_contract(self):
             obj: Web3py contract object.
 
         """
-        with open('kudos/Kudos.json') as f:
-            abi = json.load(f)
+        try:
+            with open('kudos/Kudos.json') as f:
+                abi = json.load(f)
+        except:
+            with open('app/kudos/Kudos.json') as f:
+                abi = json.load(f)
         address = self._get_contract_address()
         return self._w3.eth.contract(address=address, abi=abi)
 
diff --git a/app/kudos/views.py b/app/kudos/views.py
index c209c49de8a..afdea7fc675 100644
--- a/app/kudos/views.py
+++ b/app/kudos/views.py
@@ -665,53 +665,56 @@ def redeem_bulk_coupon(coupon, profile, address, ip_address, save_addr=False):
     else:
 
         signed = w3.eth.account.signTransaction(tx, private_key)
+        retry_later = False
         try:
             txid = w3.eth.sendRawTransaction(signed.rawTransaction).hex()
+        except Exception as e:
+            txid = "pending_celery"
+            retry_later = True
+
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            kudos_transfer = KudosTransfer.objects.create(
+                emails=[profile.email],
+                # For kudos, `token` is a kudos.models.Token instance.
+                kudos_token_cloned_from=coupon.token,
+                amount=coupon.token.price_in_eth,
+                comments_public=coupon.comments_to_put_in_kudos_transfer,
+                ip=ip_address,
+                github_url='',
+                from_name=coupon.sender_profile.handle,
+                from_email='',
+                from_username=coupon.sender_profile.handle,
+                username=profile.handle,
+                network=coupon.token.contract.network,
+                from_address=kudos_owner_address,
+                is_for_bounty_fulfiller=False,
+                metadata={'coupon_redemption': True, 'nonce': nonce},
+                recipient_profile=profile,
+                sender_profile=coupon.sender_profile,
+                txid=txid,
+                receive_txid=txid,
+                tx_status='pending',
+                receive_tx_status='pending',
+            )
 
-            with transaction.atomic():
-                kudos_transfer = KudosTransfer.objects.create(
-                    emails=[profile.email],
-                    # For kudos, `token` is a kudos.models.Token instance.
-                    kudos_token_cloned_from=coupon.token,
-                    amount=coupon.token.price_in_eth,
-                    comments_public=coupon.comments_to_put_in_kudos_transfer,
-                    ip=ip_address,
-                    github_url='',
-                    from_name=coupon.sender_profile.handle,
-                    from_email='',
-                    from_username=coupon.sender_profile.handle,
-                    username=profile.handle,
-                    network=coupon.token.contract.network,
-                    from_address=kudos_owner_address,
-                    is_for_bounty_fulfiller=False,
-                    metadata={'coupon_redemption': True, 'nonce': nonce},
-                    recipient_profile=profile,
-                    sender_profile=coupon.sender_profile,
-                    txid=txid,
-                    receive_txid=txid,
-                    tx_status='pending',
-                    receive_tx_status='pending',
+            # save to DB
+            BulkTransferRedemption.objects.create(
+                coupon=coupon,
+                redeemed_by=profile,
+                ip_address=ip_address,
+                kudostransfer=kudos_transfer,
                 )
 
-                # save to DB
-                BulkTransferRedemption.objects.create(
-                    coupon=coupon,
-                    redeemed_by=profile,
-                    ip_address=ip_address,
-                    kudostransfer=kudos_transfer,
-                    )
+            coupon.num_uses_remaining -= 1
+            coupon.current_uses += 1
+            coupon.save()
 
-                coupon.num_uses_remaining -= 1
-                coupon.current_uses += 1
-                coupon.save()
+            # send email
+            maybe_market_kudos_to_email(kudos_transfer)
 
-                # send email
-                maybe_market_kudos_to_email(kudos_transfer)
-        except Exception as e:
-            error = "Could not redeem your kudos.  Please try again soon."
-            if "replacement transaction underpriced" in str(e):
-                error = "There is already an airdrop transfer in progress. Please try again in a minute or two.. (note: in the future we will add 'queue'-ing so you dont have to resubmit, as soon as this ticket (https://github.com/gitcoinco/web/issues/4976) is deployed)"
-            return None, error, None
+            if retry_later:
+                from kudos.tasks import redeem_bulk_kudos
+                redeem_bulk_kudos.delay(kudos_transfer.id, signed.rawTransaction.hex())
 
     return True, None, kudos_transfer
 
diff --git a/app/retail/templates/admin/change_form.html b/app/retail/templates/admin/change_form.html
index ae5e5cd83a2..ac38ec80033 100644
--- a/app/retail/templates/admin/change_form.html
+++ b/app/retail/templates/admin/change_form.html
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
             <input type="submit" value="Impersonate" name="_impersonate" value="1">
             <input type="submit" value="Recalculate Profile Frontend" name="_recalc_flontend" value="1">
         {% elif 'kudos/tokenrequest' in request.build_absolute_uri %}
-            <input type="submit" value="Mint Kudos" name="_mint_kudos" value="1">
+            <input type="submit" value="Mint + Sync Kudos" name="_mint_kudos" value="1">
             <input type="submit" value="Change Owner to Gitcoin" name="_change_owner" value="1">
-            <input type="submit" value="Sync Kudos" name="_sync_kudos" value="1">
         {% elif 'quests/quest' in request.build_absolute_uri %}
             <input type="submit" value="Approve Request" name="_approve_quest" value="1">
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/scripts/restore_backup.bash b/scripts/restore_backup.bash
index f0b7762f78a..07f3ae12f40 100755
--- a/scripts/restore_backup.bash
+++ b/scripts/restore_backup.bash
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 END
 
-apk --update add postgresql-client
+apt-get install postgresql-client -f
 
 if [ "$2" == "1" ]; then
     echo "DROP SCHEMA public CASCADE;