diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/datetime_parser.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/datetime_parser.py
index 54212cdf6..30858adad 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/datetime_parser.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/datetime_parser.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from importlib import import_module
 from re import compile as re_compile
 from sys import modules
-from threading import Condition, Lock
+from threading import Lock
 
 from ..exceptions import KodionException
 from ..logger import Logger
@@ -283,30 +283,21 @@ def strptime(datetime_str, fmt=None):
     try:
         return datetime.strptime(datetime_str, fmt)
     except TypeError:
-        if '_strptime' not in modules or strptime.reloading.locked():
-            if strptime.reloaded.acquire(False):
+        with strptime.loading:
+            if '_strptime' not in modules:
                 _strptime = import_module('_strptime')
                 modules['_strptime'] = _strptime
                 Logger.log_error('Python strptime bug workaround'
                                  ' - https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/71587')
-                strptime.reloaded.notify_all()
-                strptime.reloaded.release()
             else:
-                strptime.reloaded.acquire()
-                while '_strptime' not in modules:
-                    strptime.reloaded.wait()
                 _strptime = modules['_strptime']
-                strptime.reloaded.release()
-        else:
-            _strptime = modules['_strptime']
 
         if timezone:
             return _strptime._strptime_datetime(datetime, datetime_str, fmt)
         return datetime(*(_strptime._strptime(datetime_str, fmt)[0][0:6]))
 
 
-strptime.reloading = Lock()
-strptime.reloaded = Condition(lock=strptime.reloading)
+strptime.loading = Lock()
 
 
 def since_epoch(dt_object=None):