diff --git a/go/hummingbird/recon.go b/go/hummingbird/recon.go
index 1c3bb36865..f7c23f1080 100644
--- a/go/hummingbird/recon.go
+++ b/go/hummingbird/recon.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/disk"
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/load"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ import (
 func DumpReconCache(reconCachePath string, source string, cacheData map[string]interface{}) error {
 	reconFile := filepath.Join(reconCachePath, source+".recon")
 
-	if lock, err := LockParent(reconFile, 5); err != nil {
+	if lock, err := LockPath(filepath.Dir(reconFile), 5*time.Second); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
 		defer lock.Close()
diff --git a/go/hummingbird/utils.go b/go/hummingbird/utils.go
index 29577cab3e..83fe846038 100644
--- a/go/hummingbird/utils.go
+++ b/go/hummingbird/utils.go
@@ -84,32 +84,39 @@ func WriteFileAtomic(filename string, data []byte, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func LockPath(directory string, timeout int) (*os.File, error) {
-	sleepTime := 5
+// LockPath locks a directory with a timeout.
+func LockPath(directory string, timeout time.Duration) (*os.File, error) {
 	lockfile := filepath.Join(directory, ".lock")
 	file, err := os.OpenFile(lockfile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) && os.MkdirAll(directory, 0755) == nil {
 			file, err = os.OpenFile(lockfile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0660)
 		}
-		if file == nil {
-			return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to open file ccc. ( %s )", err.Error()))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to open lock file (%v)", err))
 		}
 	}
-	for stop := time.Now().Add(time.Duration(timeout) * time.Second); time.Now().Before(stop); {
-		err = syscall.Flock(int(file.Fd()), syscall.LOCK_EX|syscall.LOCK_NB)
+	success := make(chan error)
+	cancel := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(cancel)
+	timer := time.NewTimer(timeout)
+	defer timer.Stop()
+	go func(fd int) {
+		select {
+		case success <- syscall.Flock(fd, syscall.LOCK_EX):
+		case <-cancel:
+		}
+	}(int(file.Fd()))
+	select {
+	case err = <-success:
 		if err == nil {
 			return file, nil
 		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(sleepTime))
-		sleepTime += 5
+	case <-timer.C:
+		err = errors.New("Flock timed out")
 	}
 	file.Close()
-	return nil, errors.New("Timed out")
-}
-
-func LockParent(file string, timeout int) (*os.File, error) {
-	return LockPath(filepath.Dir(file), timeout)
+	return nil, err
 }
 
 func IsMount(dir string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/go/hummingbird/utils_test.go b/go/hummingbird/utils_test.go
index 78ba962387..7ce0568876 100644
--- a/go/hummingbird/utils_test.go
+++ b/go/hummingbird/utils_test.go
@@ -288,3 +288,27 @@ func TestGetHashPrefixAndSuffix(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Error prefix and suffix not being set")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLockPath(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	c := make(chan bool)
+	ended := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(ended)
+	go func() {
+		f, err := LockPath(tempDir, time.Millisecond)
+		c <- true
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, f)
+		defer f.Close()
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		case <-ended:
+		}
+	}()
+	<-c
+	f, err := LockPath(tempDir, time.Millisecond)
+	require.Nil(t, f)
+	require.NotNil(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/go/objectserver/backend.go b/go/objectserver/backend.go
index 12a1f4a8ed..d0f38ac604 100644
--- a/go/objectserver/backend.go
+++ b/go/objectserver/backend.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func InvalidateHash(hashDir string) error {
 	suffDir := filepath.Dir(hashDir)
 	partitionDir := filepath.Dir(suffDir)
 
-	if partitionLock, err := hummingbird.LockPath(partitionDir, 10); err != nil {
+	if partitionLock, err := hummingbird.LockPath(partitionDir, 10*time.Second); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
 		defer partitionLock.Close()
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func GetHashes(driveRoot string, device string, partition string, recalculate []
 		}
 	}
 	if modified {
-		partitionLock, err := hummingbird.LockPath(partitionDir, 10)
+		partitionLock, err := hummingbird.LockPath(partitionDir, 10*time.Second)
 		defer partitionLock.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, &hummingbird.BackendError{Err: err, Code: hummingbird.LockPathError}