### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P jackrabbit-core
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/state/SharedItemStateManager.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/state/SharedItemStateManager.java	(revision 1357265)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/state/SharedItemStateManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -1521,18 +1521,18 @@
         boolean holdingWriteLock = false;
 
         ISMLocking.WriteLock wLock = null;
+        ISMLocking.ReadLock rLock = null;
         try {
-            wLock = acquireWriteLock(external);
-            holdingWriteLock = true;
+	        try {
+	            wLock = acquireWriteLock(external);
+	            holdingWriteLock = true;
+	
+	            doExternalUpdate(external);
+	        } catch (ItemStateException e) {
+	            String msg = "Unable to acquire write lock.";
+	            log.error(msg);
+	        }
 
-            doExternalUpdate(external);
-        } catch (ItemStateException e) {
-            String msg = "Unable to acquire write lock.";
-            log.error(msg);
-        }
-
-        ISMLocking.ReadLock rLock = null;
-        try {
             if (wLock != null) {
                 rLock = wLock.downgrade();
                 holdingWriteLock = false;