diff --git a/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/milestone.go b/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/milestone.go
index b4777c13cae..a79c712358e 100644
--- a/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/milestone.go
+++ b/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/milestone.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func (m *milestone) UnlockSprint(endBlockNum uint64) {
 	}
 
 	m.Locked = false
+
 	m.purgeMilestoneIDsList()
 
 	err := rawdb.WriteLockField(m.db, m.Locked, m.LockedMilestoneNumber, m.LockedMilestoneHash, m.LockedMilestoneIDs)
@@ -213,6 +214,12 @@ func (m *milestone) GetMilestoneIDsList() []string {
 
 // This is remove the milestoneIDs stored in the list.
 func (m *milestone) purgeMilestoneIDsList() {
+	// try is used here as the finality lock is preserved over calls - so the lock state
+	// is not clearly defined in the local code - this likely needs to be revised
+	if m.finality.TryLock() {
+		defer m.finality.Unlock()
+	}
+
 	m.LockedMilestoneIDs = make(map[string]struct{})
 }
 
diff --git a/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/service_test.go b/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/service_test.go
index 62fe3651dea..4e0de45b663 100644
--- a/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/service_test.go
+++ b/polygon/bor/finality/whitelist/service_test.go
@@ -548,11 +548,7 @@ func TestPropertyBasedTestingMilestone(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		fitlerFn := func(i uint64) bool {
-			if i <= uint64(1000) {
-				return true
-			}
-
-			return false
+			return i <= uint64(1000)
 		}
 
 		var (