diff --git a/httpserver.cpp b/httpserver.cpp
index e18009e..381b3ff 100644
--- a/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/httpserver.cpp
@@ -929,8 +929,6 @@ void HttpServer::writeRegularPage(QTcpSocket *socket, QString &urlPath, bool isH
 
         if (searchMtx.tryLock())
         {
-            QMutexLocker lock (&searchMtx);
-
             consoleLog("Search request (" + server + "): " + searchRequest);
 
             QStringList paths;
@@ -1281,6 +1279,7 @@ void HttpServer::writeRegularPage(QTcpSocket *socket, QString &urlPath, bool isH
                     lastWbr = i;
                 }
             }
+            searchMtx.unlock();
         } // searchMtx.tryLock()
         else
         {