diff --git a/core/server/models/single-use-token.js b/core/server/models/single-use-token.js
index a4a9f2f911..550e59cd7d 100644
--- a/core/server/models/single-use-token.js
+++ b/core/server/models/single-use-token.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const ghostBookshelf = require('./base');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+const logging = require('../../shared/logging');
 
 const SingleUseToken = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
     tableName: 'tokens',
@@ -16,19 +17,23 @@ const SingleUseToken = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
     }
 }, {
     async findOne(data, unfilteredOptions = {}) {
-        if (!unfilteredOptions.transacting) {
-            return ghostBookshelf.transaction((transacting) => {
-                return this.findOne(data, Object.assign({transacting}, unfilteredOptions));
-            });
-        }
         const model = await ghostBookshelf.Model.findOne.call(this, data, unfilteredOptions);
 
         if (model) {
-            await this.destroy(Object.assign({
-                destroyBy: {
-                    id: model.id
+            setTimeout(async () => {
+                try {
+                    await this.destroy(Object.assign({
+                        destroyBy: {
+                            id: model.id
+                        }
+                    }, {
+                        ...unfilteredOptions,
+                        transacting: null
+                    }));
+                } catch (err) {
+                    logging.error(err);
                 }
-            }, unfilteredOptions));
+            }, 10000);
         }
 
         return model;
diff --git a/test/regression/models/model_single_use_token_spec.js b/test/regression/models/model_single_use_token_spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f79ad950c0..0000000000
--- a/test/regression/models/model_single_use_token_spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-const models = require('../../../core/server/models');
-const should = require('should');
-
-describe('Regression: models/single-use-token', function () {
-    before(function () {
-        models.init();
-    });
-
-    describe('findOne', function () {
-        it('Does not allow the same token to be read twice', async function () {
-            const insertedToken = await models.SingleUseToken.add({
-                data: 'some_data'
-            }, {});
-
-            const tokenFirstRead = await models.SingleUseToken.findOne({
-                token: insertedToken.get('token')
-            });
-
-            should.exist(tokenFirstRead);
-            should.equal(tokenFirstRead.id, insertedToken.id);
-
-            const tokenSecondRead = await models.SingleUseToken.findOne({
-                token: insertedToken.get('token')
-            });
-
-            should.not.exist(tokenSecondRead);
-        });
-    });
-});
-
diff --git a/test/unit/models/single-use-token_spec.js b/test/unit/models/single-use-token_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b01c1131f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/models/single-use-token_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const models = require('../../../core/server/models');
+const should = require('should');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+
+let clock;
+let sandbox;
+
+describe('Unit: models/single-use-token', function () {
+    before(function () {
+        models.init();
+        sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+        clock = sandbox.useFakeTimers();
+    });
+
+    after(function () {
+        clock.restore();
+        sandbox.restore();
+    });
+
+    describe('fn: findOne', function () {
+        it('Calls destroy after the grace period', async function () {
+            const data = {};
+            const options = {};
+            const fakeModel = {
+                id: 'fake_id'
+            };
+
+            const findOneSuperStub = sandbox.stub(models.Base.Model, 'findOne').resolves(fakeModel);
+            const destroyStub = sandbox.stub(models.SingleUseToken, 'destroy').resolves();
+
+            await models.SingleUseToken.findOne(data, options);
+
+            should.ok(findOneSuperStub.calledWith(data, options), 'super.findOne was called');
+
+            clock.tick(10000);
+
+            should.ok(destroyStub.called, 'destroy was called after 10 seconds');
+        });
+    });
+});
+