diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index dc2ff0701d56ef5c81ce6c66165118752dc16169..a372b1c2550ea9451e43b2414db02a654d7f853c 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ func (n *Node) Stop() error {
 func (n *Node) Wait() {
 	n.lock.RLock()
 	if n.server == nil {
+		n.lock.RUnlock()
 		return
 	}
 	stop := n.stop