diff --git a/templates/keynote-2/src/rpc-servers/postgres-rpc-server.ts b/templates/keynote-2/src/rpc-servers/postgres-rpc-server.ts
index 72441607c6c..272b4deff4d 100644
--- a/templates/keynote-2/src/rpc-servers/postgres-rpc-server.ts
+++ b/templates/keynote-2/src/rpc-servers/postgres-rpc-server.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import http from 'node:http';
 import { Pool } from 'pg';
 import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres';
 import { pgTable, integer, bigint as pgBigint } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core';
-import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { eq, inArray, sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { RpcRequest, RpcResponse } from '../connectors/rpc/rpc_common.ts';
 import { getSharedRuntimeDefaults } from '../config.ts';
 
@@ -27,36 +27,6 @@ const pool = new Pool({
 
 const db = drizzle(pool, { schema: { accounts } });
 
-const PREPARED = {
-  getAccountById: {
-    name: 'get_account',
-    text: `
-      SELECT id, balance
-      FROM accounts
-      WHERE id = $1
-      LIMIT 1
-    `,
-  },
-  transferSelectForUpdate: {
-    name: 'transfer_select',
-    text: `
-      SELECT id, balance
-      FROM accounts
-      WHERE id IN ($1, $2)
-      ORDER BY id
-      FOR UPDATE
-    `,
-  },
-  transferUpdateBalance: {
-    name: 'transfer_update',
-    text: `
-      UPDATE accounts
-      SET balance = $1::bigint
-      WHERE id = $2
-    `,
-  },
-} as const;
-
 async function rpcTransfer(args: Record<string, unknown>) {
   const fromId = Number(args.from_id ?? args.from);
   const toId = Number(args.to_id ?? args.to);
@@ -72,17 +42,14 @@ async function rpcTransfer(args: Record<string, unknown>) {
   if (fromId === toId || amount <= 0) return;
 
   const delta = BigInt(amount);
-  const client = await pool.connect();
 
-  try {
-    await client.query('BEGIN');
-
-    const rowsResult = await client.query<{ id: number; balance: string }>({
-      name: PREPARED.transferSelectForUpdate.name,
-      text: PREPARED.transferSelectForUpdate.text,
-      values: [fromId, toId],
-    });
-    const rows = rowsResult.rows;
+  await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+    const rows = await tx
+      .select()
+      .from(accounts)
+      .where(inArray(accounts.id, [fromId, toId]))
+      .for('update')
+      .orderBy(accounts.id);
 
     if (rows.length !== 2) {
       throw new Error('account_missing');
@@ -91,43 +58,32 @@ async function rpcTransfer(args: Record<string, unknown>) {
     const [first, second] = rows;
     const fromRow = first.id === fromId ? first : second;
     const toRow = first.id === fromId ? second : first;
-    const fromBalance = BigInt(fromRow.balance);
-
-    if (fromBalance >= delta) {
-      const toBalance = BigInt(toRow.balance);
-
-      await client.query({
-        name: PREPARED.transferUpdateBalance.name,
-        text: PREPARED.transferUpdateBalance.text,
-        values: [(fromBalance - delta).toString(), fromId],
-      });
-
-      await client.query({
-        name: PREPARED.transferUpdateBalance.name,
-        text: PREPARED.transferUpdateBalance.text,
-        values: [(toBalance + delta).toString(), toId],
-      });
+
+    if (fromRow.balance < delta) {
+      return;
     }
 
-    await client.query('COMMIT');
-  } catch (err) {
-    await client.query('ROLLBACK').catch(() => {});
-    throw err;
-  } finally {
-    client.release();
-  }
+    await tx
+      .update(accounts)
+      .set({ balance: fromRow.balance - delta })
+      .where(eq(accounts.id, fromId));
+
+    await tx
+      .update(accounts)
+      .set({ balance: toRow.balance + delta })
+      .where(eq(accounts.id, toId));
+  });
 }
 
 async function rpcGetAccount(args: Record<string, unknown>) {
   const id = Number(args.id);
   if (!Number.isInteger(id)) throw new Error('invalid id');
 
-  const rowsResult = await pool.query<{ id: number; balance: string }>({
-    name: PREPARED.getAccountById.name,
-    text: PREPARED.getAccountById.text,
-    values: [id],
-  });
-  const rows = rowsResult.rows;
+  const rows = await db
+    .select()
+    .from(accounts)
+    .where(eq(accounts.id, id))
+    .limit(1);
 
   if (rows.length === 0) return null;
   const row = rows[0]!;