op->o_tmpfree( cookie.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
 
                        /* Detach this Op from frontend control */
-                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &ss->ss_so->s_mutex );
                        ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &op->o_conn->c_mutex );
 
                        /* But not if this connection was closed along the way */
                        if ( op->o_abandon ) {
                                ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &op->o_conn->c_mutex );
-                               ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &ss->ss_so->s_mutex );
                                /* syncprov_ab_cleanup will free this syncop */
                                return SLAPD_ABANDON;
 
                        } else {
+                               ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &ss->ss_so->s_mutex );
                                /* Turn off the refreshing flag */
                                ss->ss_so->s_flags ^= PS_IS_REFRESHING;
 
                                /* If there are queued responses, fire them off */
                                if ( ss->ss_so->s_res )
                                        syncprov_qstart( ss->ss_so );
+                               ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &ss->ss_so->s_mutex );
                        }
-                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &ss->ss_so->s_mutex );
 
                        return LDAP_SUCCESS;
                }