diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs
index ce9829a5f9..82bbf4ffa9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs
@@ -458,7 +458,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?creatorID", item.Creator.ToString());
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?inventoryBasePermissions", item.BasePermissions);
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?inventoryEveryOnePermissions", item.EveryOnePermissions);
-                result.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                
+                lock (database)
+                {
+                    result.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                }
+                
                 result.Dispose();
             }
             catch (MySqlException e)
@@ -487,7 +492,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                 MySqlCommand cmd =
                     new MySqlCommand("DELETE FROM inventoryitems WHERE inventoryID=?uuid", database.Connection);
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("?uuid", itemID.ToString());
-                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                
+                lock (database)
+                {
+                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                }
             }
             catch (MySqlException e)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserData.cs
index 5b2dc76e4b..d04c9320d7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLUserData.cs
@@ -590,11 +590,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
         /// <param name="user">The profile data to use to update the DB</param>
         override public bool UpdateUserProfile(UserProfileData user)
         {
-            database.updateUserRow(user.ID, user.FirstName, user.SurName, user.PasswordHash, user.PasswordSalt,
-                                   user.HomeRegion, user.HomeLocation.X, user.HomeLocation.Y, user.HomeLocation.Z, user.HomeLookAt.X,
-                                   user.HomeLookAt.Y, user.HomeLookAt.Z, user.Created, user.LastLogin, user.UserInventoryURI,
-                                   user.UserAssetURI, user.CanDoMask, user.WantDoMask, user.AboutText,
-                                   user.FirstLifeAboutText, user.Image, user.FirstLifeImage, user.WebLoginKey);
+            lock (database)
+            {
+                database.updateUserRow(user.ID, user.FirstName, user.SurName, user.PasswordHash, user.PasswordSalt,
+                                       user.HomeRegion, user.HomeLocation.X, user.HomeLocation.Y, user.HomeLocation.Z, user.HomeLookAt.X,
+                                       user.HomeLookAt.Y, user.HomeLookAt.Z, user.Created, user.LastLogin, user.UserInventoryURI,
+                                       user.UserAssetURI, user.CanDoMask, user.WantDoMask, user.AboutText,
+                                       user.FirstLifeAboutText, user.Image, user.FirstLifeImage, user.WebLoginKey);
+            }
+            
             return true;
         }