diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py b/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py
index 29e73a674da..2190f1b5c4d 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/hardware_control/ot3api.py
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ async def _home_axis(self, axis: Axis) -> None:
                     self._log.warning(
                         f"Stall on {axis} during fast home, encoder may have missed an overflow"
                     )
-                    await self.refresh_positions()
+                    await self.refresh_positions(acquire_lock=False)
 
             await self._backend.home([axis], self.gantry_load)
         else: