diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAdd.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAdd.cc
index f36c382bc5..6b8b83bb11 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAdd.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAdd.cc
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ error_host_get:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_cluster_get:
+    host->unlock();
     oss.str(get_error(method_name, "CLUSTER", clid));
     goto error_common;