diff --git a/worldbuild-manager.py b/worldbuild-manager.py
index 81664c4..b1f3358 100755
--- a/worldbuild-manager.py
+++ b/worldbuild-manager.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ cursor = db.cursor()
 
 def get_lock():
 	ret = 0
+	sql = "SELECT GET_LOCK('tile-status-lock', 10)"
 	while ret == 0:
-		sql = "SELECT GET_LOCK('tile-status-lock', 10)"
 		cursor.execute(sql)
 		ret = cursor.fetchone()
 	return