diff --git a/src/zm_event.cpp b/src/zm_event.cpp
index 6c8860175..6fc0ccd07 100644
--- a/src/zm_event.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_event.cpp
@@ -731,12 +731,12 @@ void Event::Run() {
   // The idea is to process the queue no matter what so that all packets get processed.
   // We only break if the queue is empty
   while (!terminate_ and !zm_terminate) {
-    ZMPacketLock locked_packet = packetqueue->get_packet_no_wait(packetqueue_it);
-    std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> packet = locked_packet.packet_;
+    ZMPacketLock packet_lock = packetqueue->get_packet_no_wait(packetqueue_it);
+    std::shared_ptr<ZMPacket> packet = packet_lock.packet_;
     if (packet) {
       if (!packet->decoded) {
         Debug(1, "Not decoded");
-        packet->unlock();
+        packet_lock.unlock();
         // Stay behind decoder
         Microseconds sleep_for = Microseconds(ZM_SAMPLE_RATE);
         Debug(4, "Sleeping for %" PRId64 "us", int64(sleep_for.count()));
@@ -762,8 +762,6 @@ void Event::Run() {
           packet->analysis_image = nullptr;
         }
       } // end if packet->image
-      Debug(1, "Deleting packet lock");
-      packet->unlock();
       // Important not to increment it until after we are done with the packet because clearPackets checks for iterators pointing to it.
       packetqueue->increment_it(packetqueue_it);
     } else {