diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/util/MultiMutex.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/util/MultiMutex.kt
index 1b176957e..e07398acd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/util/MultiMutex.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/util/MultiMutex.kt
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ open class MultiMutex<T : Any> {
 		contract {
 			callsInPlace(block, InvocationKind.EXACTLY_ONCE)
 		}
+		lock(element)
 		return try {
-			lock(element)
 			block()
 		} finally {
 			unlock(element)