diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 3c83433..b632d0d 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     scheduler.add_job(func=scheduler_tasks_update_home_assistant_shares, trigger="interval", seconds=home_assistant_push_interval, args=(app,))
 scheduler.add_job(func=scheduler_tasks_share_update_size, trigger="interval", hours=6, args=(app,))
 scheduler.add_job(func=scheduler_tasks_purge_logs, trigger="interval", hours=12, args=(app,))
+scheduler.add_job(func=scheduler_tasks_remove_locks, trigger="interval", minutes=15, args=(f"{root_dir}/.unison",))
 
 scheduler.start()
 
diff --git a/app/scheduler_tasks.py b/app/scheduler_tasks.py
index ff98ced..62a03a3 100644
--- a/app/scheduler_tasks.py
+++ b/app/scheduler_tasks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import time
 import json
+import os
 from homestats import *
 from client_mgt import ClientMgt
 from share_mgt import ShareMgt
@@ -111,3 +112,15 @@ def scheduler_tasks_purge_logs(app):
         else:
             print("Not reached max log events yet : %d" % int(max_log_events))
 
+
+def scheduler_tasks_remove_locks(directory):
+    print(f"{strftime(time_format)} - Scheduled task: Remove Lock files")
+    now = time.time()
+    olderthreshold = 7200
+    files_in_directory = os.listdir(directory)
+    filtered_files = [file for file in files_in_directory if file.startswith("lk")]
+    for file in filtered_files:
+        filestamp = os.stat(os.path.join(directory, file)).st_mtime
+        filecompare = now - olderthreshold
+        if filestamp < filecompare:
+            os.remove(f"{directory}/{file}")
diff --git a/app_client/main.py b/app_client/main.py
index 2c89389..0a46189 100644
--- a/app_client/main.py
+++ b/app_client/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import time
 import requests
+import os
 from conf import *
 from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BlockingScheduler
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -73,7 +74,15 @@ def end_sync(result, start_ts, log):
   log.header()
 
 
+def remove_lock(directory):
+  files_in_directory = os.listdir(directory)
+  filtered_files = [file for file in files_in_directory if file.startswith("lk")]
+  for file in filtered_files:
+    os.remove(f"{directory}/{file}")
+
+
 def scheduler_sync():
+  remove_lock(f"{root_dir}/.unison")
   log = Log(logfile)
   start_ts = get_ts()
   result = start_sync(log, start_ts)
diff --git a/start/start.py b/start/start.py
index dcec59b..9f6aceb 100644
--- a/start/start.py
+++ b/start/start.py
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ def test_connection():
         return cmd
 
 
+def remove_lock():
+    print("Check for lock files from previous interrupted sync")
+    command = f"if [ -f {unison_dir}/lk* ] ; then rm -f {unison_dir}/lk* ; fi ; echo $?"
+    ShellCmd(command)
+
+
 def client_conf(role):
     print("Exporting environment variables to client app..")
     context = {
@@ -365,6 +371,7 @@ def exit_screen(status, error="None", role="None"):
   conn = test_connection()
   if conn:
      client_conf(role)
+     remove_lock()
      exit_screen("client_ok", "None", role)
   else:
      exit_screen("client_ko")