diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageEnable.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageEnable.cc
index cdeafff1ec..6d5cec9dcb 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageEnable.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageEnable.cc
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@ error_image_get:
 error_authorization:
     oss << "[ImageEnable] User not authorized to enable/disable image" << 
            " attributes, aborting call.";
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
     
 error_enable:
     oss << "[ImageEnable] Cannot enable/disable image [" << iid << "]";
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageInfo.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageInfo.cc
index b206a63892..37beb6927c 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageInfo.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageInfo.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ error_image_get:
 error_authenticate:
     oss << "User doesn't exist, or not authorized to use image with " << 
     "ID = " << iid << " , ImageInfo call aborted.";
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImagePublish.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImagePublish.cc
index 75c7b62108..f88c328b72 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerImagePublish.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImagePublish.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ error_image_get:
 error_authorization:
     oss << "[ImagePublish] User not authorized to publish/unpublish image" << 
            ", aborting call.";
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageRemoveAttribute.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageRemoveAttribute.cc
index e016be610c..c04db2eed0 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageRemoveAttribute.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageRemoveAttribute.cc
@@ -103,11 +103,13 @@ error_image_get:
 error_authorization:
     oss << "[ImageRemoveAttribute] User not authorized to remove image" << 
            " attributes aborting call.";
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
     
 error_remove_attribute:
     oss << "[ImageRemoveAttribute] Cannot remove attribute with name = " 
         << name << " for image [" << iid << "]";
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageUpdate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageUpdate.cc
index 8ad1f6e6c1..7145ec9768 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageUpdate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageUpdate.cc
@@ -109,10 +109,12 @@ error_image_get:
 error_authorization:
     oss << "User not authorized to modify image attributes " << 
            ", aborting ImageUpdate call.";
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
     
 error_update:
     oss << "Cannot modify image [" << iid << "] attribute with name = " << name;
+    image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc
index 5c5cfadfc4..985ae289b0 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ error_vn_get:
 error_authorization:
     oss << "[VirtualNetworkPublish] User not authorized to (un)publish VN" << 
            ", aborting call.";
+    vn->unlock();
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common: