diff --git a/mywebdav/concurrency/webdav_locks.py b/mywebdav/concurrency/webdav_locks.py
index 38ad52d..474909a 100644
--- a/mywebdav/concurrency/webdav_locks.py
+++ b/mywebdav/concurrency/webdav_locks.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class PersistentWebDAVLocks:
     async def _load_locks_from_db(self):
         if not self.db_manager:
             return
+        expired_hashes = []
         try:
             async with self.db_manager.get_master_connection() as conn:
                 cursor = await conn.execute("SELECT * FROM webdav_locks")
@@ -251,10 +252,12 @@ class PersistentWebDAVLocks:
                     if not lock_info.is_expired:
                         self.locks[lock_info.path_hash] = lock_info
                     else:
-                        await self._delete_lock_from_db(lock_info.path_hash)
+                        expired_hashes.append(lock_info.path_hash)
                 logger.info(f"Loaded {len(self.locks)} WebDAV locks from database")
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to load WebDAV locks: {e}")
+        for path_hash in expired_hashes:
+            await self._delete_lock_from_db(path_hash)
 
     async def _save_all_locks(self):
         if not self._persistence_enabled: