diff --git a/lib/warlock.js b/lib/warlock.js
index 6e6fb6e..6fb6bdb 100644
--- a/lib/warlock.js
+++ b/lib/warlock.js
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function(redis){
       function(err, lockSet) {
         if (err) return cb(err);
 
-        var unlock = warlock.unlock.bind(warlock, key, id);
-        if (!lockSet) unlock = false;
+        var unlock = lockSet ? warlock.unlock.bind(warlock, key, id) : false;
 
         return cb(err, unlock);
       }