3 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/cache.c b/cache.c
index 2e1ef8c..b947a34 100644
--- a/cache.c
+++ b/cache.c
@@ -101,2 +101,7 @@ int cache_unlock(struct cacheitem *item)
 
+int cache_cancel_lock(struct cacheitem *item)
+{
+        return (unlink(fmt("%s.lock", item->name)) == 0);
+}
+
 int cache_expired(struct cacheitem *item)
diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index d1abaa0..0f72f2d 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -63,9 +63,15 @@ static void cgit_check_cache(struct cacheitem *item)
                 }
-                if (!cache_exist(item))
+                if (!cache_exist(item)) {
                         cgit_fill_cache(item);
-                cache_unlock(item);
+                        cache_unlock(item);
+                } else {
+                        cache_cancel_lock(item);
+                }
         } else if (cache_expired(item) && cache_lock(item)) {
-                if (cache_expired(item))
+                if (cache_expired(item)) {
                         cgit_fill_cache(item);
-                cache_unlock(item);
+                        cache_unlock(item);
+                } else {
+                        cache_cancel_lock(item);
+                }
         }
diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index c1dcc97..c9554a7 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -68,2 +68,3 @@ extern int cache_lock(struct cacheitem *item);
 extern int cache_unlock(struct cacheitem *item);
+extern int cache_cancel_lock(struct cacheitem *item);
 extern int cache_exist(struct cacheitem *item);