diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/Scope.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/Scope.cs
index 819bc515edae..7015cee5ebd0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/Scope.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/Scope.cs
@@ -602,11 +602,11 @@ private void IncrementRequestedWriteLock(params int[] lockIds)
                     {
                         if (WriteLocks.ContainsKey(lockId))
                         {
-                            WriteLocks[lockId] = 1;
+                            WriteLocks[lockId] += 1;
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            WriteLocks[lockId] += 1;
+                            WriteLocks[lockId] = 1;
                         }
                     }
                 }