diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index 2b68179f..86ac868f 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -1744,7 +1744,9 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             self.ui.textEditInboxMessage.setText("")
             self.ui.tableWidgetInbox.removeRow(currentRow)
             self.statusBar().showMessage('Moved items to trash. There is no user interface to view your trash, but it is still on disk if you are desperate to get it back.')
+        shared.sqlLock.acquire()
         shared.sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
+        shared.sqlLock.release()
         if currentRow == 0:
             self.ui.tableWidgetInbox.selectRow(currentRow)
         else:
@@ -1764,7 +1766,9 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             self.ui.textEditSentMessage.setPlainText("")
             self.ui.tableWidgetSent.removeRow(currentRow)
             self.statusBar().showMessage('Moved items to trash. There is no user interface to view your trash, but it is still on disk if you are desperate to get it back.')
+        shared.sqlLock.acquire()
         shared.sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
+        shared.sqlLock.release()
         if currentRow == 0:
             self.ui.tableWidgetSent.selectRow(currentRow)
         else:
diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
index ed1baf22..a5f635ea 100644
--- a/src/shared.py
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -167,11 +167,12 @@ def doCleanShutdown():
     sqlSubmitQueue.put('SELECT address FROM subscriptions')
     sqlSubmitQueue.put('')
     sqlReturnQueue.get()
+    sqlSubmitQueue.put('exit')
     sqlLock.release()
     printLock.acquire()
     print 'Finished flushing inventory.'
     printLock.release()
-    sqlSubmitQueue.put('exit')
+    
 
     if safeConfigGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings','daemon'):
         printLock.acquire()