diff --git a/lib/wallet/account.js b/lib/wallet/account.js
index b3ce19e4..4db92269 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/account.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/account.js
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ Account.prototype.open = function open() {
   if (!this.initialized)
     return Promise.resolve(null);
 
+  if (this.receive)
+    return Promise.resolve(null);
+
   this.receive = this.deriveReceive(this.receiveDepth - 1);
   this.change = this.deriveChange(this.changeDepth - 1);
 
diff --git a/lib/wallet/wallet.js b/lib/wallet/wallet.js
index cb32ca19..317d95d6 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/wallet.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/wallet.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function Wallet(db, options) {
   this.db = db;
   this.network = db.network;
   this.logger = db.logger;
+  this.readLock = new Locker.Mapped();
   this.writeLock = new Locker();
   this.fundLock = new Locker();
 
@@ -745,14 +746,35 @@ Wallet.prototype.getAddressHashes = function getAddressHashes() {
  */
 
 Wallet.prototype.getAccount = co(function* getAccount(acct) {
-  var account;
+  var index, unlock;
 
   if (this.account) {
     if (acct === 0 || acct === 'default')
       return this.account;
   }
 
-  account = yield this.db.getAccount(this.wid, acct);
+  index = yield this.db.getAccountIndex(this.wid, acct);
+
+  if (index === -1)
+    return;
+
+  unlock = yield this.readLock.lock(index);
+
+  try {
+    return yield this._getAccount(index);
+  } finally {
+    unlock();
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve an account from the database without a lock.
+ * @param {Number} index
+ * @returns {Promise} - Returns {@link Account}.
+ */
+
+Wallet.prototype._getAccount = co(function* _getAccount(index) {
+  var account = yield this.db.getAccount(this.wid, index);
 
   if (!account)
     return;