diff --git a/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp b/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp
index a6d708e53..ba09c09e7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/asyncrpcoperation_sendmany.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ void AsyncRPCOperation_sendmany::main() {
         set_error_message("unknown error");
     }
 
+    unlock_notes();
+    unlock_utxos();
+    LogPrintf("%s: z_sendmany input notes+utxos unlocked\n", __func__, getId());
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_MINING
   #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     GenerateBitcoins(GetBoolArg("-gen",false), pwalletMain, GetArg("-genproclimit", 1));
@@ -179,6 +183,7 @@ void AsyncRPCOperation_sendmany::main() {
 
     stop_execution_clock();
 
+
     if (success) {
         set_state(OperationStatus::SUCCESS);
     } else {
@@ -193,9 +198,6 @@ void AsyncRPCOperation_sendmany::main() {
     }
     LogPrintf("%s",s);
 
-    unlock_notes(); // clean up
-    unlock_utxos(); // clean up
-    LogPrint("zrpc", "%s: z_sendmany input notes+utxos unlocked\n", getId());
 }
 
 // Notes: