diff --git a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
index 8a5570d60..abef298c4 100644
--- a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
@@ -191,10 +191,9 @@ void TMainWindow::LoadFile(const QString &path)
 
         VlpCreateLock(lock, QFileInfo(path).fileName()+".lock");
 
-        if (lock->GetLockError() == QLockFile::LockFailedError)
+        if (not lock->IsLocked())
         {
             qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
-            lock.reset();
             if (qApp->IsTestMode())
             {
                 std::exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
@@ -515,16 +514,13 @@ void TMainWindow::FileSaveAs()
 
     if (QFileInfo(fileName).exists())
     {
+        // Temporary try to lock the file before saving
         VLockGuard<char> tmp(fileName + ".lock");
-
         if (not tmp.IsLocked())
         {
-            if (lock->GetLockError() == QLockFile::LockFailedError)
-            {
-                qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s",
-                           qUtf8Printable(tr("Failed to lock. This file already opened in another window.")));
-                return;
-            }
+            qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s",
+                       qUtf8Printable(tr("Failed to lock. This file already opened in another window.")));
+            return;
         }
     }
 
@@ -543,15 +539,11 @@ void TMainWindow::FileSaveAs()
         return;
     }
 
-    lock.reset();
-
     VlpCreateLock(lock, fileName + ".lock");
-
-    if (lock->GetLockError() == QLockFile::LockFailedError)
+    if (not lock->IsLocked())
     {
         qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("Failed to lock. This file already opened in another window. "
                                                         "Expect collissions when run 2 copies of the program.")));
-        lock.reset();
         return;
     }
 }
@@ -952,8 +944,7 @@ void TMainWindow::ImportFromPattern()
     }
 
     VLockGuard<char> tmp(QFileInfo(mPath).fileName()+".lock");
-
-    if (tmp.GetLockError() == QLockFile::LockFailedError)
+    if (not tmp.IsLocked())
     {
         qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
         return;
diff --git a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
index d38ee33fb..7fe3b06f6 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1954,16 +1954,13 @@ bool MainWindow::SaveAs()
 
     if (QFileInfo(fileName).exists())
     {
+        // Temporary try to lock the file before saving
         VLockGuard<char> tmp(fileName + ".lock");
-
         if (not tmp.IsLocked())
         {
-            if (lock->GetLockError() == QLockFile::LockFailedError)
-            {
-                qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s",
-                           qUtf8Printable(tr("Failed to lock. This file already opened in another window.")));
-                return false;
-            }
+            qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s",
+                       qUtf8Printable(tr("Failed to lock. This file already opened in another window.")));
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1982,9 +1979,6 @@ bool MainWindow::SaveAs()
         return result;
     }
 
-    qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Unlock old file");
-    lock.reset();
-
     qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Locking file");
     VlpCreateLock(lock, fileName+".lock");
 
@@ -1996,13 +1990,9 @@ bool MainWindow::SaveAs()
     {
         qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Failed to lock %s", qUtf8Printable(fileName));
         qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Error type: %d", lock->GetLockError());
-        if (lock->GetLockError() == QLockFile::LockFailedError)
-        {
-            qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s",
-                       qUtf8Printable(tr("Failed to lock. This file already opened in another window. Expect "
-                                         "collissions when run 2 copies of the program.")));
-            lock.reset();
-        }
+        qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s",
+                   qUtf8Printable(tr("Failed to lock. This file already opened in another window. Expect "
+                                     "collissions when run 2 copies of the program.")));
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -3310,18 +3300,15 @@ bool MainWindow::LoadPattern(const QString &fileName, const QString& customMeasu
     {
         qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Failed to lock %s", qUtf8Printable(fileName));
         qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Error type: %d", lock->GetLockError());
-        if (lock->GetLockError() == QLockFile::LockFailedError)
+        qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
+        Clear();
+        if (VApplication::CheckGUI())
         {
-            qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
-            Clear();
-            if (VApplication::CheckGUI())
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                std::exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
-            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            std::exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vlockguard.h b/src/libs/vmisc/vlockguard.h
index 395a1a265..ec7d822f6 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vlockguard.h
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vlockguard.h
@@ -145,21 +145,14 @@ bool VLockGuard<Guarded>::TryLock(const QString &lockName, int stale, int timeou
     lock.reset(new QLockFile(lockName));
     lock->setStaleLockTime(stale);
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < 2 && !lock->tryLock(timeout); i++)
+    if (QLockFile::LockFailedError == lock->error())
     {
-        if (QLockFile::LockFailedError != lock->error())
-        {
-            break;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // This happens if a stale lock file exists and another process uses that PID.
-            // Try removing the stale file, which will fail if a real process is holding a
-            // file-level lock. A false error is more problematic than not locking properly
-            // on corner-case systems.
-            lock->removeStaleLockFile();
-            lock->tryLock(timeout);
-        }
+        // This happens if a stale lock file exists and another process uses that PID.
+        // Try removing the stale file, which will fail if a real process is holding a
+        // file-level lock. A false error is more problematic than not locking properly
+        // on corner-case systems.
+        lock->removeStaleLockFile();
+        lock->tryLock(timeout);
     }
     res = QLockFile::NoError == (lockError = lock->error());
     if (!res)