diff --git a/source/apps/harvester/wifi_harvester.c b/source/apps/harvester/wifi_harvester.c
index 9b6ff5c58..0f41da3c2 100644
--- a/source/apps/harvester/wifi_harvester.c
+++ b/source/apps/harvester/wifi_harvester.c
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ void monitor_enable_instant_msmt(mac_address_t sta_mac, bool enable)
                 g_harvester_module.instantDefOverrideTTL = DEFAULT_INSTANT_REPORT_TIME;
                 pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_harvester_module.queue_lock);
                 process_instant_msmt_stop();
+                return;
             }
         } else {
             // must return
@@ -769,6 +770,7 @@ void monitor_enable_instant_msmt(mac_address_t sta_mac, bool enable)
             return;
         }
     }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_harvester_module.queue_lock);
 }
 
 void harvester_str_to_mac_bytes (char *key, mac_addr_t bmac) {
diff --git a/source/stats/wifi_stats_radio_channel.c b/source/stats/wifi_stats_radio_channel.c
index 86780181a..af1c0e497 100644
--- a/source/stats/wifi_stats_radio_channel.c
+++ b/source/stats/wifi_stats_radio_channel.c
@@ -783,10 +783,10 @@ int check_scan_complete_read_results(void *arg)
         push_monitor_response_event_to_ctrl_queue(collect_stats, sizeof(wifi_provider_response_t), wifi_event_type_monitor, wifi_event_type_collect_stats, NULL);
         free(neighbor_data);
         free(collect_stats);
+    } else {
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&mon_data->data_lock);
     }
 
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mon_data->data_lock);
-
     //Upadte Channel Stats cache
     execute_radio_channel_stats_api(arg, mon_data);