Update

devplacepy/services/background.py

@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ class BackgroundQueue:
                 if inline:
                     self._inline += 1
             logger.warning("background task %s failed: %s", getattr(fn, "__name__", fn), exc)
+        finally:
+            self._release_db_lock()
+
+    def _release_db_lock(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            from devplacepy.database import refresh_snapshot
+
+            refresh_snapshot()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning("background queue could not release db lock: %s", exc)
 
     async def start(self) -> None:
         if self.running: