diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 1a9c521b0..1bebff67c 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.03.02 - 
 ===================================
+  Fix missing unlock on lvm2 dmeventd plugin error path initialization.
   Improve Makefile dependency tracking.
   Move VDO support towards V2 target (6.2) support.
   Fix missing proper initialization of pv_list struct when adding pv.
diff --git a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2/dmeventd_lvm.c b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2/dmeventd_lvm.c
index 95ec36028..04bc8993d 100644
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2/dmeventd_lvm.c
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/lvm2/dmeventd_lvm.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ int dmeventd_lvm2_command(struct dm_pool *mem, char *buffer, size_t size,
 			dmeventd_lvm2_lock();
 			if (!dmeventd_lvm2_run(cmd) ||
 			    !(env = getenv(cmd))) {
+				dmeventd_lvm2_unlock();
 				log_error("Unable to find configured command.");
 				return 0;
 			}