while( 1 ) {
                int err;
 
-               /* lock the connection */ 
-               if ( ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_trylock( &conn->c_mutex )) {
-                       if ( !connection_valid(conn)) {
-                               ret = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_write1_mutex );
-                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &conn->c_write1_mutex );
-                       if ( conn->c_writers < 0 ) {
-                               ret = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       continue;
-               }
-
                if ( ber_flush2( conn->c_sb, ber, LBER_FLUSH_FREE_NEVER ) == 0 ) {
-                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_mutex );
                        ret = bytes;
                        break;
                }
                        conn->c_writers--;
                        conn->c_writing = 0;
                        ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_write1_mutex );
+                       ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &conn->c_mutex );
                        connection_closing( conn, "connection lost on write" );
 
                        ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_mutex );
                slapd_set_write( conn->c_sd, 2 );
 
                ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_write1_mutex );
-               ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_mutex );
                ldap_pvt_thread_pool_idle( &connection_pool );
                ldap_pvt_thread_cond_wait( &conn->c_write2_cv, &conn->c_write2_mutex );
                conn->c_writewaiter = 0;