diff --git a/BedrockServer.cpp b/BedrockServer.cpp
index be9297eab..c0cad65f3 100644
--- a/BedrockServer.cpp
+++ b/BedrockServer.cpp
@@ -1823,6 +1823,7 @@ atomic<bool> __quiesceShouldUnlock(false);
 thread* __quiesceThread = nullptr;
 
 void BedrockServer::_control(unique_ptr<BedrockCommand>& command) {
+    SINFO("Received control command: " << command->request.methodLine);
     SData& response = command->response;
     string reason = "MANUAL";
     response.methodLine = "200 OK";
@@ -1913,7 +1914,9 @@ void BedrockServer::_control(unique_ptr<BedrockCommand>& command) {
                 if (dbPoolCopy) {
                     SQLiteScopedHandle dbScope(*_dbPool, _dbPool->getIndex());
                     SQLite& db = dbScope.db();
+                    SINFO("[quiesce] Exclusive locking DB");
                     db.exclusiveLockDB();
+                    SINFO("[quiesce] Exclusive locked DB");
                     locked = true;
                     while (true) {
                         if (__quiesceShouldUnlock) {
@@ -1936,12 +1939,16 @@ void BedrockServer::_control(unique_ptr<BedrockCommand>& command) {
             response.methodLine = "200 Blocked";
         }
     } else if (SIEquals(command->request.methodLine, "UnblockWrites")) {
+        SINFO("[quiesce] Locking __quiesceLock");
         lock_guard lock(__quiesceLock);
+        SINFO("[quiesce] __quiesceLock locked");
         if (!__quiesceThread) {
             response.methodLine = "200 Not Blocked";
         } else {
             __quiesceShouldUnlock = true;
+            SINFO("[quiesce] Joining __quiesceThread");
             __quiesceThread->join();
+            SINFO("[quiesce] __quiesceThread joined");
             delete __quiesceThread;
             __quiesceThread = nullptr;
             response.methodLine = "200 Unblocked";
diff --git a/sqlitecluster/SQLite.cpp b/sqlitecluster/SQLite.cpp
index 5fb4543f1..80a4636fc 100644
--- a/sqlitecluster/SQLite.cpp
+++ b/sqlitecluster/SQLite.cpp
@@ -331,13 +331,17 @@ void SQLite::exclusiveLockDB() {
     // writes in this case.
     // So when these are both locked by the same thread at the same time, `commitLock` is always locked first, and we do it the same way here to avoid deadlocks.
     try {
+        SINFO("Locking commitLock");
         _sharedData.commitLock.lock();
+        SINFO("commitLock Locked");
     } catch (const system_error& e) {
         SWARN("Caught system_error calling _sharedData.commitLock, code: " << e.code() << ", message: " << e.what());
         throw;
     }
     try {
+        SINFO("Locking writeLock");
         _sharedData.writeLock.lock();
+        SINFO("writeLock Locked");
     } catch(const system_error& e) {
         SWARN("Caught system_error calling _sharedData.writeLock, code: " << e.code() << ", message: " << e.what());
         throw;
@@ -673,6 +677,7 @@ bool SQLite::prepare(uint64_t* transactionID, string* transactionhash) {
     static const size_t deleteLimit = 10;
     if (minJournalEntry < oldestCommitToKeep) {
         auto startUS = STimeNow();
+        shared_lock<shared_mutex> lock(_sharedData.writeLock);
         string query = "DELETE FROM " + _journalName + " WHERE id < " + SQ(oldestCommitToKeep) + " LIMIT " + SQ(deleteLimit);
         SASSERT(!SQuery(_db, "Deleting oldest journal rows", query));
         size_t deletedCount = sqlite3_changes(_db);
diff --git a/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.cpp b/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.cpp
index 17db479ba..480b6f3f1 100644
--- a/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.cpp
+++ b/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,12 @@ void SQLiteNode::_sendOutstandingTransactions(const set<uint64_t>& commitOnlyIDs
 }
 
 list<STable> SQLiteNode::getPeerInfo() const {
-    shared_lock<decltype(_stateMutex)> sharedLock(_stateMutex);
+    // This does not lock _stateMutex. It follows the rule in `SQLiteNode.h` that says:
+    //  * Alternatively, a public `const` method that is a simple getter for an atomic property can skip the lock.
+    // peer->getData is atomic internally, so we can treat `peer->getData()` as a simple getter for an atomic property.
+    // _peerList is also `const` and so we can iterate this list safely regardless of the lock.
+    // This makes this function a slightly more complex getter for an atomic property, but it's still safe to skip
+    // The state lock here.
     list<STable> peerData;
     for (SQLitePeer* peer : _peerList) {
         peerData.emplace_back(peer->getData());
diff --git a/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.h b/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.h
index fd4ba5f6f..817a4e9b9 100644
--- a/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.h
+++ b/sqlitecluster/SQLiteNode.h
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
  * Rules for maintaining SQLiteNode methods so that atomicity works as intended.
  *
  * No non-const members should be publicly exposed.
- * Any public method that is `const` must shared_lock<>(nodeMutex).
+ * Any public method that is `const` must shared_lock<>(_stateMutex).
  * Alternatively, a public `const` method that is a simple getter for an atomic property can skip the lock.
- * Any public method that is non-const must unique_lock<>(nodeMutex) before changing any internal state, and must hold
+ * Any public method that is non-const must unique_lock<>(_stateMutex) before changing any internal state, and must hold
  * this lock until it is done changing state to make this method's changes atomic.
  * Any private methods must not call public methods.
- * Any private methods must not lock nodeMutex (for recursion reasons).
+ * Any private methods must not lock _stateMutex (for recursion reasons).
  * Any public methods must not call other public methods.
  *
  * `_replicate` is a special exception because it runs in multiple threads internally. It needs to handle locking if it
diff --git a/sqlitecluster/SQLitePeer.cpp b/sqlitecluster/SQLitePeer.cpp
index c93589520..a9636ca1d 100644
--- a/sqlitecluster/SQLitePeer.cpp
+++ b/sqlitecluster/SQLitePeer.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ void SQLitePeer::getCommit(uint64_t& count, string& hashString) const {
 }
 
 STable SQLitePeer::getData() const {
+    lock_guard<decltype(peerMutex)> lock(peerMutex);
     // Add all of our standard stuff.
     STable result({
         {"name", name},