diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index 5d8961dd06..1be23ea88e 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -812,6 +812,8 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 		}
 	}
 
+	switch_mutex_lock(conference->mutex);
+
 	/* Close Unused Handles */
 	if (conference->fnode) {
 		conference_file_node_t *fnode, *cur;
@@ -840,6 +842,8 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC conference_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *ob
 		switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&pool);
 	}
 
+	switch_mutex_unlock(conference->mutex);
+
 	/* Wait till everybody is out */
 	conference_utils_clear_flag_locked(conference, CFLAG_RUNNING);
 	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Write Lock ON\n");