diff --git a/__tests__/index.test.ts b/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 177c1a969..0fc1aa0b2 100644
--- a/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -1073,18 +1073,13 @@ describe('Auth0', () => {
 
         expect(token).toBe(TEST_ACCESS_TOKEN);
       });
-      it('acquires and releases lock when there is a cache', async () => {
+      it('does not acquire a lock when the cache is available', async () => {
         const { auth0, cache, lock } = await setup();
         cache.get.mockReturnValue({ access_token: TEST_ACCESS_TOKEN });
 
         await auth0.getTokenSilently();
-        expect(lock.acquireLockMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          GET_TOKEN_SILENTLY_LOCK_KEY,
-          5000
-        );
-        expect(lock.releaseLockMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          GET_TOKEN_SILENTLY_LOCK_KEY
-        );
+
+        expect(lock.acquireLockMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
       it('continues method execution when there is no cache available', async () => {
         const { auth0, utils } = await setup();
diff --git a/src/Auth0Client.ts b/src/Auth0Client.ts
index dc7f51403..9ad33b32a 100644
--- a/src/Auth0Client.ts
+++ b/src/Auth0Client.ts
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ export default class Auth0Client {
     options.scope = getUniqueScopes(this.DEFAULT_SCOPE, options.scope);
 
     try {
-      await lock.acquireLock(GET_TOKEN_SILENTLY_LOCK_KEY, 5000);
-
       const {
         audience,
         scope,
@@ -348,11 +346,12 @@ export default class Auth0Client {
         });
 
         if (cache) {
-          await lock.releaseLock(GET_TOKEN_SILENTLY_LOCK_KEY);
           return cache.access_token;
         }
       }
 
+      await lock.acquireLock(GET_TOKEN_SILENTLY_LOCK_KEY, 5000);
+
       const stateIn = encodeState(createRandomString());
       const nonceIn = createRandomString();
       const code_verifier = createRandomString();