diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
index 829ddccd96..3310fe5418 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
@@ -3397,6 +3397,7 @@ switch_status_t conference_api_sub_record(conference_obj_t *conference, switch_s
 		
 		if (!strcmp(path_a, path_b)) {
 			stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR file [%s] is already being used for recording.\n", rec->path);
+			switch_mutex_unlock(conference->flag_mutex);
 			return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}