diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 2ee2577a..fedb1532 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -5923,6 +5923,9 @@ class SharedWorkspaceLocking {
             if (hasLock) {
                 cloud_runner_1.default.lockedWorkspace = workspace;
             }
+            else {
+                yield SharedWorkspaceLocking.ReleaseWorkspace(workspace, runId, buildParametersContext);
+            }
             return hasLock;
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/model/cloud-runner/services/shared-workspace-locking.ts b/src/model/cloud-runner/services/shared-workspace-locking.ts
index d02d6960..86f249a1 100644
--- a/src/model/cloud-runner/services/shared-workspace-locking.ts
+++ b/src/model/cloud-runner/services/shared-workspace-locking.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ export class SharedWorkspaceLocking {
 
     if (hasLock) {
       CloudRunner.lockedWorkspace = workspace;
+    } else {
+      await SharedWorkspaceLocking.ReleaseWorkspace(workspace, runId, buildParametersContext);
     }
 
     return hasLock;