diff --git a/offline.go b/offline.go
index 48c067e..21c980a 100644
--- a/offline.go
+++ b/offline.go
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ func NewOfflineDatabase(dbFile string, updatedDbFile string) (*OfflineDatabase,
 	for {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(LockFileName); err == nil {
 			lockExists = true
+		} else {
+			break
 		}
 		if _, err := os.Stat(dbFile); err == nil {
 			break