diff --git a/fortuna.cpp b/fortuna.cpp
index c5cb13d..e1f35b7 100644
--- a/fortuna.cpp
+++ b/fortuna.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ auto Fortuna::seed_file_manager_service() -> void {
 	p_ul.unlock();
 	auto right_now{fortuna::Util::current_time()};
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> mtx_l(mtx);
+	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> a_ul(accu_mtx);
 	SeedFileManager sfm(this->accumulator);
+	a_ul.unlock();
 	mtx_l.unlock();
 
 	while (true) {
diff --git a/fortuna.h b/fortuna.h
index f61dfb9..e273c8f 100644
--- a/fortuna.h
+++ b/fortuna.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
 	static constexpr const unsigned int reseed_interval{10000};
 	static constexpr const char num_of_pools{32};
 	std::mutex mtx;
+	std::mutex accu_mtx;
 	std::mutex print_mtx;
 	std::thread th_gen;
 	std::thread th_accu;
@@ -48,22 +49,22 @@ public:
 		// p. 153
 		set_reseed_ctr_to_null();
 		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> p_ul(print_mtx);
+		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> a_ul(accu_mtx);
 		try {
-			std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ul(mtx);
 			R.initialize_pools();
-			ul.unlock();
+			a_ul.unlock();
 			fmt::print("[i] fortuna: pools initialized\n");
 			p_ul.unlock();
-			ul.lock();
+			a_ul.lock();
 			accumulator.set_gen(R.Gen);
-			ul.unlock();
+			a_ul.unlock();
 			// FIXME: bogus first reseed here, P_0 definitely hasn't collected
 			// enough entropy by now
 			incr_reseed_ctr();
 			p_ul.lock();
 			fmt::print("first reseed\n");
 			p_ul.unlock();
-			ul.lock();
+			std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ul(mtx);
 			R.Gen.reseed("fortuna");
 			ul.unlock();
 		}