diff --git a/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.cpp b/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.cpp
index f032b036..a8d9d398 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ SharedMemory::~SharedMemory()
 	}
 }
 
+void SharedMemory::unlockSharedMutex()
+{
+	getMutex().unlock();
+}
+
 std::string SharedMemory::getMemoryName() const
 {
 	return s_memoryNamePrefix + m_name;
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.h b/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.h
index a1fa3919..197c3975 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.h
+++ b/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemory.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 	template <typename T>
 	using Set = boost::interprocess::set<T, std::less<T>, boost::interprocess::allocator<T, Allocator>>;
 
-	// Names addressing shared memory objects longer than 29 characters can throw and exception
+	// Names addressing shared memory objects longer than 29 characters can throw an exception
 	static std::string checkName(const std::string& name);
 	static std::string checkSharedMemory(const std::string& name);
 	static void deleteSharedMemory(const std::string& name);
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ public:
 		std::string m_memoryName;
 	};
 
+	void unlockSharedMutex();
+
 private:
 	static const char* s_memoryNamePrefix;
 	static const char* s_mutexNamePrefix;
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemoryGarbageCollector.cpp b/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemoryGarbageCollector.cpp
index 192dbb40..588a8eb7 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemoryGarbageCollector.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utility/interprocess/SharedMemoryGarbageCollector.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ SharedMemoryGarbageCollector::SharedMemoryGarbageCollector()
 	: m_memory(getMemoryName(), 65536 /* 64 kB */, SharedMemory::OPEN_OR_CREATE)
 	, m_loopIsRunning(false)
 {
+	m_memory.unlockSharedMutex();
 }
 
 SharedMemoryGarbageCollector::~SharedMemoryGarbageCollector()