diff --git a/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c b/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c
index 51f76fab4b..0ac86c53e3 100644
--- a/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c
+++ b/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c
@@ -282,12 +282,14 @@ fd_runtime_freeze( fd_exec_slot_ctx_t * slot_ctx, fd_spad_t * runtime_spad ) {
       fd_epoch_leaders_t const * leaders = fd_bank_epoch_leaders_locking_query( slot_ctx->bank );
       if( FD_UNLIKELY( !leaders ) ) {
         FD_LOG_WARNING(( "fd_runtime_freeze: leaders not found" ));
+        fd_bank_epoch_leaders_end_locking_query( slot_ctx->bank );
         break;
       }
 
       fd_pubkey_t const * leader = fd_epoch_leaders_get( leaders, slot_ctx->slot );
       if( FD_UNLIKELY( !leader ) ) {
         FD_LOG_WARNING(( "fd_runtime_freeze: leader not found" ));
+        fd_bank_epoch_leaders_end_locking_query( slot_ctx->bank );
         break;
       }
 
@@ -295,6 +297,7 @@ fd_runtime_freeze( fd_exec_slot_ctx_t * slot_ctx, fd_spad_t * runtime_spad ) {
       if( FD_UNLIKELY( err ) ) {
         FD_LOG_WARNING(("fd_runtime_freeze: fd_txn_account_init_from_funk_mutable for leader (%s) failed (%d)", FD_BASE58_ENC_32_ALLOCA( leader ), err));
         burn = fd_ulong_sat_add( burn, fees );
+        fd_bank_epoch_leaders_end_locking_query( slot_ctx->bank );
         break;
       }