diff --git a/src/ctrl/ctrl_core.c b/src/ctrl/ctrl_core.c
index d056f410..ac3891fa 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/ctrl_core.c
+++ b/src/ctrl/ctrl_core.c
@@ -1445,20 +1445,23 @@ ctrl_stored_hash_from_process_vaddr_range(CTRL_Handle process, Rng1U64 range, B3
     //- rjf: not good, or is stale -> submit hash request
     if((!is_good || is_stale) && os_now_microseconds() >= last_time_requested_us+100000)
     {
-      if(ctrl_u2ms_enqueue_req(process, range, zero_terminated, endt_us)) OS_MutexScopeW(process_stripe->rw_mutex)
+      if(ctrl_u2ms_enqueue_req(process, range, zero_terminated, endt_us))
       {
-        for(CTRL_ProcessMemoryCacheNode *n = process_slot->first; n != 0; n = n->next)
+        OS_MutexScopeW(process_stripe->rw_mutex)
         {
-          if(ctrl_handle_match(n->handle, process))
+          for(CTRL_ProcessMemoryCacheNode *n = process_slot->first; n != 0; n = n->next)
           {
-            U64 range_slot_idx = range_hash%n->range_hash_slots_count;
-            CTRL_ProcessMemoryRangeHashSlot *range_slot = &n->range_hash_slots[range_slot_idx];
-            for(CTRL_ProcessMemoryRangeHashNode *range_n = range_slot->first; range_n != 0; range_n = range_n->next)
+            if(ctrl_handle_match(n->handle, process))
             {
-              if(MemoryMatchStruct(&range_n->vaddr_range, &range) && range_n->zero_terminated == zero_terminated)
+              U64 range_slot_idx = range_hash%n->range_hash_slots_count;
+              CTRL_ProcessMemoryRangeHashSlot *range_slot = &n->range_hash_slots[range_slot_idx];
+              for(CTRL_ProcessMemoryRangeHashNode *range_n = range_slot->first; range_n != 0; range_n = range_n->next)
               {
-                range_n->last_time_requested_us = os_now_microseconds();
-                break;
+                if(MemoryMatchStruct(&range_n->vaddr_range, &range) && range_n->zero_terminated == zero_terminated)
+                {
+                  range_n->last_time_requested_us = os_now_microseconds();
+                  break;
+                }
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/src/dbgi/dbgi.c b/src/dbgi/dbgi.c
index 143eb88c..add01486 100644
--- a/src/dbgi/dbgi.c
+++ b/src/dbgi/dbgi.c
@@ -493,7 +493,10 @@ di_open(DI_Key *key)
           di_u2p_enqueue_key(&key_normalized, max_U64);
           ins_atomic_u64_eval_assign(&node->last_time_requested_us, os_now_microseconds());
           ins_atomic_u64_inc_eval(&node->request_count);
-          async_push_work(di_parse_work, .completion_counter = &node->completion_count);
+          DeferLoop(os_rw_mutex_drop_w(stripe->rw_mutex), os_rw_mutex_take_w(stripe->rw_mutex))
+          {
+            async_push_work(di_parse_work, .completion_counter = &node->completion_count);
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -616,7 +619,10 @@ di_rdi_from_key(DI_Scope *scope, DI_Key *key, U64 endt_us)
       {
         ins_atomic_u64_eval_assign(&node->last_time_requested_us, os_now_microseconds());
         ins_atomic_u64_inc_eval(&node->request_count);
-        async_push_work(di_parse_work, .completion_counter = &node->completion_count);
+        DeferLoop(os_rw_mutex_drop_w(stripe->rw_mutex), os_rw_mutex_take_w(stripe->rw_mutex))
+        {
+          async_push_work(di_parse_work, .completion_counter = &node->completion_count);
+        }
       }
       
       //- rjf: time expired -> break
diff --git a/src/file_stream/file_stream.c b/src/file_stream/file_stream.c
index 3bb3a86f..cd161dd8 100644
--- a/src/file_stream/file_stream.c
+++ b/src/file_stream/file_stream.c
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ fs_hash_from_path_range(String8 path, Rng1U64 range, U64 endt_us)
         {
           ins_atomic_u64_eval_assign(&range_node->last_time_requested_us, os_now_microseconds());
           ins_atomic_u64_inc_eval(&range_node->request_count);
-          async_push_work(fs_stream_work, .completion_counter = &range_node->completion_count);
+          DeferLoop(os_rw_mutex_drop_w(path_stripe->rw_mutex), os_rw_mutex_take_w(path_stripe->rw_mutex))
+          {
+            async_push_work(fs_stream_work, .completion_counter = &range_node->completion_count);
+          }
         }
         
         // rjf: try to reobtain results