diff --git a/src/ae.cpp b/src/ae.cpp
index 5eba26b8c..ab5eeb163 100644
--- a/src/ae.cpp
+++ b/src/ae.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct aeCommand
     AE_ASYNC_OP op;
     int fd; 
     int mask;
+    bool fLock = true;
     union {
         aePostFunctionProc *proc;
         aeFileProc *fproc;
@@ -166,7 +167,9 @@ void aeProcessCmd(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, int fd, void *, int )
 
         case AE_ASYNC_OP::PostFunction:
             {
-            std::unique_lock<decltype(g_lock)> ulock(g_lock);
+            std::unique_lock<decltype(g_lock)> ulock(g_lock, std::defer_lock);
+            if (cmd.fLock)
+                ulock.lock();
             ((aePostFunctionProc*)cmd.proc)(cmd.clientData);
             break;
             }
@@ -176,7 +179,9 @@ void aeProcessCmd(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, int fd, void *, int )
             if (cmd.pctl != nullptr)
                 cmd.pctl->mutexcv.lock();
             
-            std::unique_lock<decltype(g_lock)> ulock(g_lock);
+            std::unique_lock<decltype(g_lock)> ulock(g_lock, std::defer_lock);
+            if (cmd.fLock)
+                ulock.lock();
             (*cmd.pfn)();
             
             if (cmd.pctl != nullptr)
@@ -236,6 +241,7 @@ int aeCreateRemoteFileEvent(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, int fd, int mask,
     cmd.fproc = proc;
     cmd.clientData = clientData;
     cmd.pctl = nullptr;
+    cmd.fLock = true;
     if (fSynchronous)
     {
         cmd.pctl = new (MALLOC_LOCAL) aeCommandControl();
@@ -272,13 +278,14 @@ int aePostFunction(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, aePostFunctionProc *proc, void *arg)
     cmd.op = AE_ASYNC_OP::PostFunction;
     cmd.proc = proc;
     cmd.clientData = arg;
+    cmd.fLock = true;
     auto size = write(eventLoop->fdCmdWrite, &cmd, sizeof(cmd));
     if (size != sizeof(cmd))
         return AE_ERR;
     return AE_OK;
 }
 
-int aePostFunction(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, std::function<void()> fn, bool fSynchronous)
+int aePostFunction(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, std::function<void()> fn, bool fSynchronous, bool fLock)
 {
     if (eventLoop == g_eventLoopThisThread)
     {
@@ -290,6 +297,7 @@ int aePostFunction(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, std::function<void()> fn, bool fSynch
     cmd.op = AE_ASYNC_OP::PostCppFunction;
     cmd.pfn = new (MALLOC_LOCAL) std::function<void()>(fn);
     cmd.pctl = nullptr;
+    cmd.fLock = fLock;
     if (fSynchronous)
     {
         cmd.pctl = new (MALLOC_LOCAL) aeCommandControl();
@@ -449,6 +457,7 @@ void aeDeleteFileEventAsync(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, int fd, int mask)
     cmd.op = AE_ASYNC_OP::DeleteFileEvent;
     cmd.fd = fd;
     cmd.mask = mask;
+    cmd.fLock = true;
     auto cb = write(eventLoop->fdCmdWrite, &cmd, sizeof(cmd));
     AE_ASSERT(cb == sizeof(cmd));
 }
diff --git a/src/ae.h b/src/ae.h
index 156c219ef..3f1ddbf06 100644
--- a/src/ae.h
+++ b/src/ae.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ aeEventLoop *aeCreateEventLoop(int setsize);
 int aePostFunction(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, aePostFunctionProc *proc, void *arg);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }   // EXTERN C
-int aePostFunction(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, std::function<void()> fn, bool fSynchronous = false);
+int aePostFunction(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, std::function<void()> fn, bool fSynchronous = false, bool fLock = true);
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 void aeDeleteEventLoop(aeEventLoop *eventLoop);
diff --git a/src/module.cpp b/src/module.cpp
index b4427630c..859236e72 100644
--- a/src/module.cpp
+++ b/src/module.cpp
@@ -5439,7 +5439,9 @@ RedisModuleTimerID RM_CreateTimer(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, mstime_t period, RedisMod
         if (memcmp(ri.key,&key,sizeof(key)) == 0) {
             /* This is the first key, we need to re-install the timer according
              * to the just added event. */
-            aeDeleteTimeEvent(g_pserver->rgthreadvar[IDX_EVENT_LOOP_MAIN].el,aeTimer);
+            aePostFunction(g_pserver->rgthreadvar[IDX_EVENT_LOOP_MAIN].el, [&]{
+                aeDeleteTimeEvent(g_pserver->rgthreadvar[IDX_EVENT_LOOP_MAIN].el,aeTimer);
+            }, true /* synchronous */, false /* fLock */);
             aeTimer = -1;
         }
         raxStop(&ri);
@@ -5447,8 +5449,11 @@ RedisModuleTimerID RM_CreateTimer(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, mstime_t period, RedisMod
 
     /* If we have no main timer (the old one was invalidated, or this is the
      * first module timer we have), install one. */
-    if (aeTimer == -1)
-        aeTimer = aeCreateTimeEvent(g_pserver->rgthreadvar[IDX_EVENT_LOOP_MAIN].el,period,moduleTimerHandler,NULL,NULL);
+    if (aeTimer == -1) {
+        aePostFunction(g_pserver->rgthreadvar[IDX_EVENT_LOOP_MAIN].el, [&]{
+            aeTimer = aeCreateTimeEvent(g_pserver->rgthreadvar[IDX_EVENT_LOOP_MAIN].el,period,moduleTimerHandler,NULL,NULL);
+        }, true /* synchronous */, false /* fLock */);
+    }
 
     return key;
 }
diff --git a/src/networking.cpp b/src/networking.cpp
index ac248d41f..619db0786 100644
--- a/src/networking.cpp
+++ b/src/networking.cpp
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ NULL
         if (target && target->flags & CLIENT_BLOCKED) {
             std::unique_lock<fastlock> ul(target->lock);
             if (unblock_error)
-                addReplyError(target,
+                addReplyErrorAsync(target,
                     "-UNBLOCKED client unblocked via CLIENT UNBLOCK");
             else
                 replyToBlockedClientTimedOut(target);