diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
index 7cd76a954..76ed41308 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
 
 import { Resolver, Args, Authorized, Ctx, Mutation } from 'type-graphql'
-import { getCustomRepository, MoreThan } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
+import { getCustomRepository } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 import { TransactionLink } from '@model/TransactionLink'
 import { TransactionLink as dbTransactionLink } from '@entity/TransactionLink'
 import TransactionLinkArgs from '@arg/TransactionLinkArgs'
@@ -43,24 +43,10 @@ export class TransactionLinkResolver {
     const createdDate = new Date()
     const validUntil = transactionLinkExpireDate(createdDate)
 
-    const holdAvailableAmount = amount.add(
-      calculateDecay(amount, createdDate, validUntil).decay.mul(-1),
-    )
-
-    const openTransactionLinks = await dbTransactionLink.find({
-      select: ['holdAvailableAmount'],
-      where: { userId: user.id, redeemedAt: null, validUntil: MoreThan(createdDate) },
-    })
-
-    const holdAvailable = openTransactionLinks.reduce(
-      (previousValue, currentValue) =>
-        previousValue.add(currentValue.holdAvailableAmount.toString()),
-      holdAvailableAmount,
-    )
+    const holdAvailableAmount = amount.minus(calculateDecay(amount, createdDate, validUntil).decay)
 
     // validate amount
-    // TODO taken from transaction resolver, duplicate code
-    const sendBalance = await calculateBalance(user.id, holdAvailable.mul(-1), createdDate)
+    const sendBalance = await calculateBalance(user.id, holdAvailableAmount.mul(-1), createdDate)
     if (!sendBalance) {
       throw new Error("user hasn't enough GDD or amount is < 0")
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
index d674fc69e..f04050fbf 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionResolver.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { Transaction as dbTransaction } from '@entity/Transaction'
 
 import { apiPost } from '@/apis/HttpRequest'
 import { TransactionTypeId } from '@enum/TransactionTypeId'
-import { calculateBalance, isHexPublicKey } from '@/util/validate'
+import { calculateBalance, isHexPublicKey, holdAvailable } from '@/util/validate'
 import { RIGHTS } from '@/auth/RIGHTS'
 import { User } from '@model/User'
 import { communityUser } from '@/util/communityUser'
@@ -127,9 +127,13 @@ export class TransactionResolver {
       transactions.push(new Transaction(userTransaction, self, linkedUser))
     })
 
+    const toHoldAvailable = await holdAvailable(user.id, now)
+
     // Construct Result
     return new TransactionList(
-      calculateDecay(lastTransaction.balance, lastTransaction.balanceDate, now).balance,
+      calculateDecay(lastTransaction.balance, lastTransaction.balanceDate, now).balance.minus(
+        toHoldAvailable.toString(),
+      ),
       transactions,
       userTransactionsCount,
       balanceGDT,
diff --git a/backend/src/util/validate.ts b/backend/src/util/validate.ts
index 3699fe511..c79cca076 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/validate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/validate.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { calculateDecay } from './decay'
 import Decimal from 'decimal.js-light'
 import { Transaction } from '@entity/Transaction'
 import { Decay } from '@model/Decay'
+import { TransactionLink as dbTransactionLink } from '@entity/TransactionLink'
+import { MoreThan } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 
 function isStringBoolean(value: string): boolean {
   const lowerValue = value.toLowerCase()
@@ -24,12 +26,26 @@ async function calculateBalance(
   if (!lastTransaction) return null
 
   const decay = calculateDecay(lastTransaction.balance, lastTransaction.balanceDate, time)
+
   // TODO why we have to use toString() here?
   const balance = decay.balance.add(amount.toString())
-  if (balance.lessThan(0)) {
+  const toHoldAvailable = await holdAvailable(userId, time)
+  if (balance.minus(toHoldAvailable.toString()).lessThan(0)) {
     return null
   }
   return { balance, lastTransactionId: lastTransaction.id, decay }
 }
 
-export { isHexPublicKey, calculateBalance, isStringBoolean }
+async function holdAvailable(userId: number, date: Date): Promise<Decimal> {
+  const openTransactionLinks = await dbTransactionLink.find({
+    select: ['holdAvailableAmount'],
+    where: { userId, redeemedAt: null, validUntil: MoreThan(date) },
+  })
+
+  return openTransactionLinks.reduce(
+    (previousValue, currentValue) => previousValue.add(currentValue.holdAvailableAmount.toString()),
+    new Decimal(0),
+  )
+}
+
+export { isHexPublicKey, calculateBalance, isStringBoolean, holdAvailable }