diff --git a/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/base.py b/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/base.py
index 941e0d9ccf..4b05642005 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/base.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class LockingBackend(object):
     """
@@ -8,8 +12,11 @@ class LockingBackend(object):
     """
     @classmethod
     def acquire_lock(cls, name, timeout=None):
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        logger.debug('acquiring lock: %s, timeout: %s', name, timeout)
 
     @classmethod
     def purge_locks(cls):
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        logger.debug('purging locks')
+
+    def release(self):
+        logger.debug('releasing lock: %s', self.name)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/file_lock.py b/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/file_lock.py
index 99f286d9b9..d9e6ad2695 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/file_lock.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/file_lock.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class FileLock(LockingBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def acquire_lock(cls, name, timeout=None):
+        super(FileLock, cls).acquire_lock(name=name, timeout=timeout)
         instance = FileLock(
             name=name, timeout=timeout or setting_default_lock_timeout.value
         )
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class FileLock(LockingBackend):
 
     @classmethod
     def purge_locks(cls):
+        super(FileLock, cls).purge_locks()
         lock.acquire()
         with open(cls.lock_file, 'r+') as file_object:
             locks.lock(f=file_object, flags=locks.LOCK_EX)
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ class FileLock(LockingBackend):
             lock.release()
 
     def release(self):
+        super(FileLock, self).release()
+
         lock.acquire()
         with open(self.__class__.lock_file, 'r+') as file_object:
             locks.lock(f=file_object, flags=locks.LOCK_EX)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/model_lock.py b/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/model_lock.py
index 59b9415f8a..091db64b0c 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/model_lock.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/lock_manager/backends/model_lock.py
@@ -8,10 +8,23 @@ from .base import LockingBackend
 class ModelLock(LockingBackend):
     @classmethod
     def acquire_lock(cls, name, timeout=None):
+        super(ModelLock, cls).acquire_lock(name=name, timeout=timeout)
         Lock = apps.get_model(app_label='lock_manager', model_name='Lock')
-        return Lock.objects.acquire_lock(name=name, timeout=timeout)
+        return ModelLock(
+            model_instance = Lock.objects.acquire_lock(
+                name=name, timeout=timeout
+            )
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def purge_locks(cls):
+        super(ModelLock, cls).purge_locks()
         Lock = apps.get_model(app_label='lock_manager', model_name='Lock')
         Lock.objects.select_for_update().delete()
+
+    def __init__(self, model_instance):
+        self.model_instance = model_instance
+
+    def release(self):
+        super(ModelLock, self).release()
+        self.model_instance.release()