diff --git a/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h b/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h
index 0a7a775..bac7d5c 100644
--- a/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h
+++ b/parallel_hashmap/phmap.h
@@ -2616,7 +2616,6 @@ class parallel_hash_set
     using UniqueLock    = typename Lockable::UniqueLock;
     using SharedLock    = typename Lockable::SharedLock;
     using ReadWriteLock = typename Lockable::ReadWriteLock;
-    
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------
     struct Inner : public Lockable
@@ -3178,14 +3177,9 @@ class parallel_hash_set
     {
         Inner& inner   = sets_[subidx(hashval)];
         auto&  set     = inner.set_;
-        ReadWriteLock m(inner);
+        UniqueLock m(inner);
         
         size_t offset = set._find_key(key, hashval);
-        if (offset == (size_t)-1 && m.switch_to_unique()) {
-            // we did an unlock/lock, and another thread could have inserted the same key, so we need to
-            // do a find() again.
-            offset = set._find_key(key, hashval);
-        }
         if (offset == (size_t)-1) {
             offset = set.prepare_insert(hashval);
             set.emplace_at(offset, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
@@ -3268,13 +3262,8 @@ class parallel_hash_set
     iterator lazy_emplace_with_hash(const key_arg<K>& key, size_t hashval, F&& f) {
         Inner& inner = sets_[subidx(hashval)];
         auto&  set   = inner.set_;
-        ReadWriteLock m(inner);
+        UniqueLock m(inner);
         size_t offset = set._find_key(key, hashval);
-        if (offset == (size_t)-1 && m.switch_to_unique()) {
-            // we did an unlock/lock, and another thread could have inserted the same key, so we need to
-            // do a find() again.
-            offset = set._find_key(key, hashval);
-        }
         if (offset == (size_t)-1) {
             offset = set.prepare_insert(hashval);
             set.lazy_emplace_at(offset, std::forward<F>(f));
@@ -3389,7 +3378,7 @@ class parallel_hash_set
     template <class K = key_type, class FExists, class FEmplace>
     bool lazy_emplace_l(const key_arg<K>& key, FExists&& fExists, FEmplace&& fEmplace) {
         size_t hashval = this->hash(key);
-        ReadWriteLock m;
+        UniqueLock m;
         auto res = this->find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash(hashval, key, m);
         Inner* inner = std::get<0>(res);
         if (std::get<2>(res)) {
@@ -3843,16 +3832,11 @@ class parallel_hash_set
 
     template <class K>
     std::tuple<Inner*, size_t, bool> 
-    find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash(size_t hashval, const K& key, ReadWriteLock &mutexlock) {
+    find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash(size_t hashval, const K& key, UniqueLock &mutexlock) {
         Inner& inner = sets_[subidx(hashval)];
         auto&  set   = inner.set_;
-        mutexlock    = std::move(ReadWriteLock(inner));
+        mutexlock    = std::move(UniqueLock(inner));
         size_t offset = set._find_key(key, hashval);
-        if (offset == (size_t)-1 && mutexlock.switch_to_unique()) {
-            // we did an unlock/lock, and another thread could have inserted the same key, so we need to
-            // do a find() again.
-            offset = set._find_key(key, hashval);
-        }
         if (offset == (size_t)-1) {
             offset = set.prepare_insert(hashval);
             return std::make_tuple(&inner, offset, true);
@@ -3862,7 +3846,7 @@ class parallel_hash_set
 
     template <class K>
     std::tuple<Inner*, size_t, bool> 
-    find_or_prepare_insert(const K& key, ReadWriteLock &mutexlock) {
+    find_or_prepare_insert(const K& key, UniqueLock &mutexlock) {
         return find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash<K>(this->hash(key), key, mutexlock);
     }
 
@@ -4084,7 +4068,7 @@ class parallel_hash_map : public parallel_hash_set<N, RefSet, Mtx_, Policy, Hash
     template <class K = key_type, class F, class... Args>
     bool try_emplace_l(K&& k, F&& f, Args&&... args) {
         size_t hashval = this->hash(k);
-        ReadWriteLock m;
+        UniqueLock m;
         auto res = this->find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash(hashval, k, m);
         typename Base::Inner *inner = std::get<0>(res);
         if (std::get<2>(res)) {
@@ -4105,7 +4089,7 @@ class parallel_hash_map : public parallel_hash_set<N, RefSet, Mtx_, Policy, Hash
     template <class K = key_type, class... Args>
     std::pair<typename parallel_hash_map::parallel_hash_set::pointer, bool> try_emplace_p(K&& k, Args&&... args) {
         size_t hashval = this->hash(k);
-        ReadWriteLock m;
+        UniqueLock m;
         auto res = this->find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash(hashval, k, m);
         typename Base::Inner *inner = std::get<0>(res);
         if (std::get<2>(res)) {
@@ -4135,7 +4119,7 @@ class parallel_hash_map : public parallel_hash_set<N, RefSet, Mtx_, Policy, Hash
     template <class K, class V>
     std::pair<iterator, bool> insert_or_assign_impl(K&& k, V&& v) {
         size_t hashval = this->hash(k);
-        ReadWriteLock m;
+        UniqueLock m;
         auto res = this->find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash(hashval, k, m);
         typename Base::Inner *inner = std::get<0>(res);
         if (std::get<2>(res)) {
@@ -4155,7 +4139,7 @@ class parallel_hash_map : public parallel_hash_set<N, RefSet, Mtx_, Policy, Hash
 
     template <class K = key_type, class... Args>
     std::pair<iterator, bool> try_emplace_impl_with_hash(size_t hashval, K&& k, Args&&... args) {
-        ReadWriteLock m;
+        UniqueLock m;
         auto res = this->find_or_prepare_insert_with_hash(hashval, k, m);
         typename Base::Inner *inner = std::get<0>(res);
         if (std::get<2>(res)) {
diff --git a/tests/parallel_flat_hash_map_test.cc b/tests/parallel_flat_hash_map_test.cc
index a1a8149..cfc6704 100644
--- a/tests/parallel_flat_hash_map_test.cc
+++ b/tests/parallel_flat_hash_map_test.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,52 @@
 #define THIS_HASH_MAP  parallel_flat_hash_map
 #define THIS_TEST_NAME ParallelFlatHashMap
+#include <thread>
 
 #include "parallel_hash_map_test.cc"
+
+
+#if PHMAP_HAVE_SHARED_MUTEX
+#include <shared_mutex>
+
+template <typename K> using HashEqual = phmap::priv::hash_default_eq<K>;
+template <typename V> using HashFn = phmap::priv::hash_default_hash<V>;
+template <typename K> using Allocator = phmap::priv::Allocator<K>;
+
+template <typename K, typename V, size_t N>
+using parallel_flat_hash_map =
+   phmap::parallel_flat_hash_map<K, V, HashFn<K>, HashEqual<K>,
+                                 Allocator<phmap::priv::Pair<K, V>>, N,
+                                 std::shared_mutex>;
+
+using Table = parallel_flat_hash_map<int, int, 10>;
+
+TEST(THIS_TEST_NAME, ConcurrencyCheck) {
+   static constexpr int THREADS = 10;
+   static constexpr int EPOCH = 1000;
+   static constexpr int KEY = 12345;
+
+   auto Incr = [](Table *table) {
+      auto exist_fn = [](typename Table::value_type &value) { value.second += 1; };
+      auto emplace_fn = [](const typename Table::constructor &ctor) {
+         ctor(KEY, 1);
+      };
+      for (int i = 0; i < EPOCH; ++i) {
+         (void)table->lazy_emplace_l(KEY, exist_fn, emplace_fn);
+      }
+   };
+
+   Table table;
+   std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+   threads.reserve(THREADS);
+   for (int i = 0; i < THREADS; ++i) {
+      threads.emplace_back([&]() { Incr(&table); });
+   }
+
+   for (auto &thread : threads) {
+      thread.join();
+   }
+
+   EXPECT_EQ(table[KEY], 10000);
+}
+
+#endif