diff --git a/routes.go b/routes.go
index e188b91c..4838cda6 100644
--- a/routes.go
+++ b/routes.go
@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ func (h *Headscale) EnableNodeRoute(namespace string, nodeName string, routeStr
 			// Definetely not accessible from the CLI tool.
 			// We need RPC to the server - or some kind of 'needsUpdate' field in the DB
 			peers, _ := h.getPeers(*m)
-			h.pollMu.Lock()
 			for _, p := range *peers {
 				if pUp, ok := h.clientsPolling.Load(uint64(p.ID)); ok {
 					pUp.(chan []byte) <- []byte{}
 				}
 			}
-			h.pollMu.Unlock()
 			return &rIP, nil
 		}
 	}