diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp
index c2f6b47c..0dfd7cb1 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/file_manager/file_manager.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ void file_manager::close(std::uint64_t handle) {
 void file_manager::close_all(const std::string &api_path) {
   REPERTORY_USES_FUNCTION_NAME();
 
-  recur_mutex_lock file_lock(open_file_mtx_);
-
+  unique_recur_mutex_lock file_lock(open_file_mtx_);
   auto file_iter = open_file_lookup_.find(api_path);
   if (file_iter == open_file_lookup_.end()) {
     return;
@@ -147,6 +146,7 @@ void file_manager::close_all(const std::string &api_path) {
 
   auto closeable_file = file_iter->second;
   open_file_lookup_.erase(api_path);
+  file_lock.unlock();
 
   closeable_file->remove_all();
   closeable_file.reset();