1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/InboxWritable.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/InboxWritable.pm
index f9e28502..9bdf8637 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/InboxWritable.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/InboxWritable.pm
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ sub init_inbox {
                                  $mm->{dbh}->commit;
                          }) if defined($skip_artnum);
                          $sidx->commit_txn_lazy;
+                } else {
+                        open my $fh, '>>', "$dir/ssoma.lock" or
+                                die "$dir/ssoma.lock: $!\n";
                  }
          } else {
                  my $v2w = importer($self);