diff --git a/third_party/silentdragonxlite/silentdragonxlite-cli/lib/src/lightclient.rs b/third_party/silentdragonxlite/silentdragonxlite-cli/lib/src/lightclient.rs
index 424faa5..f04b4e8 100644
--- a/third_party/silentdragonxlite/silentdragonxlite-cli/lib/src/lightclient.rs
+++ b/third_party/silentdragonxlite/silentdragonxlite-cli/lib/src/lightclient.rs
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ impl LightClient {
 
             // Write to a temporary file first (atomic save). C254/s1-D9: a fresh owner-only file (0600 on unix); a stale
             // .dat.tmp is unlinked first, never reused. The rename carries the mode to the wallet.
-            let wallet = self.wallet.write().unwrap();
+            let wallet = self.wallet.read().unwrap();
             let mut file_buffer = BufWriter::with_capacity(
                 1_000_000, // 1 MB write buffer
                 create_private_file_new(&tmp_path).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create temp file: {}", e))?);