diff --git a/LiteDB/Engine/Services/LockService.cs b/LiteDB/Engine/Services/LockService.cs
index cf4bbad97..1165d8d0b 100644
--- a/LiteDB/Engine/Services/LockService.cs
+++ b/LiteDB/Engine/Services/LockService.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@ public void ExitTransaction()
         {
             // if current thread are in reserved mode, do not exit transaction (will be exit from ExitExclusive)
             if (_transaction.IsWriteLockHeld) return;
-
-            _transaction.ExitReadLock();
+            
+            //This can be called when a lock has either been released by the slim or somewhere else therefore there is no lock to release from ExitReadLock()
+            if (_transaction.IsReadLockHeld)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    _transaction.ExitReadLock();
+                }
+                catch { }
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -148,4 +156,4 @@ public void Dispose()
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}