diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mapdb/StoreDirect.kt b/src/main/java/org/mapdb/StoreDirect.kt
index 706c8d919..68eb70639 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mapdb/StoreDirect.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mapdb/StoreDirect.kt
@@ -517,9 +517,8 @@ class StoreDirect(
     }
 
     override fun <R> get(recid: Long, serializer: Serializer<R>): R? {
-        assertNotClosed()
-
         Utils.lockRead(locks[recidToSegment(recid)]) {
+            assertNotClosed()
             val indexVal = getIndexVal(recid);
 
             if (indexValFlagLinked(indexVal)) {
@@ -1116,4 +1115,4 @@ class StoreDirect(
         else return Arrays.asList(file)
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}