diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-filelock/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/common/filelock/DefaultFileLockManager.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-filelock/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/common/filelock/DefaultFileLockManager.java
index feadc96f4..7d1011998 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-filelock/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/common/filelock/DefaultFileLockManager.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-filelock/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/common/filelock/DefaultFileLockManager.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public Lock readFileLock( File file )
 
                 try
                 {
+                    createNewFileQuietly( file );
                     lock.openLock( false, timeout > 0 );
                     acquired = true;
                 }
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public Lock writeFileLock( File file )
 
                 try
                 {
-                    file.createNewFile();
+                    createNewFileQuietly( file );
                     lock.openLock( true, timeout > 0 );
                     acquired = true;
                 }