diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index c05617bb..8ca67e86 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Changelog [format](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 * GODT-422 Fix element not found (avoid listing credentials, prefer getting).
 * GODT-404 Don't keep connections to proxy servers alive if user disables DoH.
 * Ensure DoH is used at startup to load users for the initial auth.
+* Issue causing deadlock when reloading users keys due to double-locking of a mutex.
 
 ## [v1.2.7] Donghai-hotfix - beta (2020-05-07)
 
diff --git a/pkg/pmapi/client.go b/pkg/pmapi/client.go
index 6af2b530..b483deb8 100644
--- a/pkg/pmapi/client.go
+++ b/pkg/pmapi/client.go
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ func (c *client) Unlock(passphrase []byte) (err error) {
 	c.keyRingLock.Lock()
 	defer c.keyRingLock.Unlock()
 
+	return c.unlock(passphrase)
+}
+
+// unlock unlocks the user's keys but without locking the keyring lock first.
+// Should only be used internally by methods that first lock the lock.
+func (c *client) unlock(passphrase []byte) (err error) {
 	if _, err = c.CurrentUser(); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -181,7 +187,7 @@ func (c *client) ReloadKeys(passphrase []byte) (err error) {
 
 	c.clearKeys()
 
-	return c.Unlock(passphrase)
+	return c.unlock(passphrase)
 }
 
 func (c *client) clearKeys() {