diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.cpp
index 150d04440f..d00d09b9e9 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.cpp
@@ -21,16 +21,22 @@ JurisdictionSender::JurisdictionSender(JurisdictionMap* map, PacketSenderNotify*
     ReceivedPacketProcessor(),
     _jurisdictionMap(map)
 {
+    pthread_mutex_init(&_requestingNodeMutex, 0);
 }
 
+JurisdictionSender::~JurisdictionSender() {
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&_requestingNodeMutex);
+}
+
+
 void JurisdictionSender::processPacket(sockaddr& senderAddress, unsigned char*  packetData, ssize_t packetLength) {
     if (packetData[0] == PACKET_TYPE_VOXEL_JURISDICTION_REQUEST) {
         Node* node = NodeList::getInstance()->nodeWithAddress(&senderAddress);
         if (node) {
             QUuid nodeUUID = node->getUUID();
-            lock();
+            lockRequestingNodes();
             _nodesRequestingJurisdictions.insert(nodeUUID);
-            unlock();
+            unlockRequestingNodes();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -52,6 +58,7 @@ bool JurisdictionSender::process() {
         }
         int nodeCount = 0;
 
+        lockRequestingNodes();
         for (std::set<QUuid>::iterator nodeIterator = _nodesRequestingJurisdictions.begin();
             nodeIterator != _nodesRequestingJurisdictions.end(); nodeIterator++) {
 
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ bool JurisdictionSender::process() {
                 _nodesRequestingJurisdictions.erase(nodeIterator);
             }
         }
+        unlockRequestingNodes();
 
         // set our packets per second to be the number of nodes
         setPacketsPerSecond(nodeCount);
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.h b/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.h
index 9678eb15e2..2cf3a6b932 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.h
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/JurisdictionSender.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public:
     static const int DEFAULT_PACKETS_PER_SECOND = 1;
 
     JurisdictionSender(JurisdictionMap* map, PacketSenderNotify* notify = NULL);
+    ~JurisdictionSender();
 
     void setJurisdiction(JurisdictionMap* map) { _jurisdictionMap = map; }
 
@@ -33,7 +34,15 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual void processPacket(sockaddr& senderAddress, unsigned char*  packetData, ssize_t packetLength);
 
+    /// Locks all the resources of the thread.
+    void lockRequestingNodes() { pthread_mutex_lock(&_requestingNodeMutex); }
+
+    /// Unlocks all the resources of the thread.
+    void unlockRequestingNodes() { pthread_mutex_unlock(&_requestingNodeMutex); }
+    
+
 private:
+    pthread_mutex_t _requestingNodeMutex;
     JurisdictionMap* _jurisdictionMap;
     std::set<QUuid> _nodesRequestingJurisdictions;
 };