diff --git a/routing/missioncontrol.go b/routing/missioncontrol.go
index a1793ad0..78339b75 100644
--- a/routing/missioncontrol.go
+++ b/routing/missioncontrol.go
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ func NewMissionControl(db kvdb.Backend, self route.Vertex,
 func (m *MissionControl) init() error {
 	log.Debugf("Mission control state reconstruction started")
 
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	results, err := m.store.fetchAll()
@@ -392,9 +389,6 @@ func (m *MissionControl) ReportPaymentFail(paymentID uint64, rt *route.Route,
 	failureSourceIdx *int, failure lnwire.FailureMessage) (
 	*channeldb.FailureReason, error) {
 
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
 	timestamp := m.now()
 
 	result := &paymentResult{
@@ -415,9 +409,6 @@ func (m *MissionControl) ReportPaymentFail(paymentID uint64, rt *route.Route,
 func (m *MissionControl) ReportPaymentSuccess(paymentID uint64,
 	rt *route.Route) error {
 
-	m.Lock()
-	defer m.Unlock()
-
 	timestamp := m.now()
 
 	result := &paymentResult{
@@ -442,6 +433,9 @@ func (m *MissionControl) processPaymentResult(result *paymentResult) (
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+
 	// Apply result to update mission control state.
 	reason := m.applyPaymentResult(result)