diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index 7542bbf..5b403ff 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ func (r *regolancer) loadNodeCache(filename string, exp int, doLock bool) error
 	if doLock {
 		log.Printf("Loading node cache from %s", filename)
 		l := lock()
-		l.RLock()
+		err := l.RLock()
 		defer l.Unlock()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error take shared lock on file %s: %s", filename, err)
+		}
 	}
 	f, err := os.Open(filename)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -61,11 +65,15 @@ func (r *regolancer) saveNodeCache(filename string, exp int) error {
 	log.Printf("Saving node cache to %s", filename)
 
 	l := lock()
-	l.Lock()
+	err := l.Lock()
 	defer l.Unlock()
 
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error take exclusive lock on file %s: %s", filename, err)
+	}
+
 	old := regolancer{nodeCache: map[string]cachedNodeInfo{}}
-	err := old.loadNodeCache(filename, exp, false)
+	err = old.loadNodeCache(filename, exp, false)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logErrorF("Error merging cache, saving anew: %s", err)
diff --git a/payment.go b/payment.go
index dc14345..83f69fa 100644
--- a/payment.go
+++ b/payment.go
@@ -129,7 +129,16 @@ func (r *regolancer) pay(ctx context.Context, amount int64, minAmount int64,
 		log.Printf("Success! Paid %s in fees, %s ppm",
 			formatFee(result.Route.TotalFeesMsat), formatFeePPM(result.Route.TotalAmtMsat, result.Route.TotalFeesMsat))
 		if r.statFilename != "" {
-			_, err := os.Stat(r.statFilename)
+
+			l := lock()
+			err := l.Lock()
+			defer l.Unlock()
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error take exclusive lock on file %s: %s", r.statFilename, err)
+			}
+
+			_, err = os.Stat(r.statFilename)
 			f, ferr := os.OpenFile(r.statFilename, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
 			if ferr != nil {
 				logErrorF("Error saving rebalance stats to %s: %s", r.statFilename, ferr)