diff --git a/multipathd/main.c b/multipathd/main.c
index ab2a3a7..77a1241 100644
--- a/multipathd/main.c
+++ b/multipathd/main.c
@@ -279,7 +279,11 @@ uev_add_map (struct uevent * uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
+	pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_lock, &vecs->lock);
+	lock(vecs->lock);
+	pthread_testcancel();
 	rc = ev_add_map(uev->kernel, alias, vecs);
+	lock_cleanup_pop(vecs->lock);
 	FREE(alias);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -361,6 +365,10 @@ uev_remove_map (struct uevent * uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	minor = uevent_get_minor(uev);
+
+	pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_lock, &vecs->lock);
+	lock(vecs->lock);
+	pthread_testcancel();
 	mpp = find_mp_by_minor(vecs->mpvec, minor);
 
 	if (!mpp) {
@@ -377,10 +385,12 @@ uev_remove_map (struct uevent * uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 	orphan_paths(vecs->pathvec, mpp);
 	remove_map_and_stop_waiter(mpp, vecs, 1);
 out:
+	lock_cleanup_pop(vecs->lock);
 	FREE(alias);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Called from CLI handler */
 int
 ev_remove_map (char * devname, char * alias, int minor, struct vectors * vecs)
 {
@@ -416,6 +426,9 @@ uev_add_path (struct uevent *uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_lock, &vecs->lock);
+	lock(vecs->lock);
+	pthread_testcancel();
 	pp = find_path_by_dev(vecs->pathvec, uev->kernel);
 	if (pp) {
 		int r;
@@ -443,8 +456,15 @@ uev_add_path (struct uevent *uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 				ret = 1;
 			}
 		}
-		return ret;
 	}
+	/*
+	 * The linux implementation of pthread_lock() and pthread_unlock()
+	 * requires that both must be at the same indentation level,
+	 * hence the slightly odd coding.
+	 */
+	lock_cleanup_pop(vecs->lock);
+	if (pp)
+		return ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * get path vital state
@@ -462,6 +482,9 @@ uev_add_path (struct uevent *uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 		free_path(pp);
 		return 1;
 	}
+	pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_lock, &vecs->lock);
+	lock(vecs->lock);
+	pthread_testcancel();
 	ret = store_path(vecs->pathvec, pp);
 	if (!ret) {
 		pp->checkint = conf->checkint;
@@ -473,7 +496,7 @@ uev_add_path (struct uevent *uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 		free_path(pp);
 		ret = 1;
 	}
-
+	lock_cleanup_pop(vecs->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -535,12 +558,12 @@ rescan:
 			 */
 			start_waiter = 1;
 		}
-		else
+		if (!start_waiter)
 			goto fail; /* leave path added to pathvec */
 	}
 
-	/* persistent reseravtion check*/
-	mpath_pr_event_handle(pp);	
+	/* persistent reservation check*/
+	mpath_pr_event_handle(pp);
 
 	/*
 	 * push the map to the device-mapper
@@ -568,7 +591,7 @@ retry:
 		 * deal with asynchronous uevents :((
 		 */
 		if (mpp->action == ACT_RELOAD && retries-- > 0) {
-			condlog(0, "%s: uev_add_path sleep", mpp->alias);
+			condlog(0, "%s: ev_add_path sleep", mpp->alias);
 			sleep(1);
 			update_mpp_paths(mpp, vecs->pathvec);
 			goto rescan;
@@ -597,8 +620,7 @@ retry:
 		condlog(2, "%s [%s]: path added to devmap %s",
 			pp->dev, pp->dev_t, mpp->alias);
 		return 0;
-	}
-	else
+	} else
 		goto fail;
 
 fail_map:
@@ -612,17 +634,22 @@ static int
 uev_remove_path (struct uevent *uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 {
 	struct path *pp;
+	int ret;
 
 	condlog(2, "%s: remove path (uevent)", uev->kernel);
+	pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_lock, &vecs->lock);
+	lock(vecs->lock);
+	pthread_testcancel();
 	pp = find_path_by_dev(vecs->pathvec, uev->kernel);
-
+	if (pp)
+		ret = ev_remove_path(pp, vecs);
+	lock_cleanup_pop(vecs->lock);
 	if (!pp) {
 		/* Not an error; path might have been purged earlier */
 		condlog(0, "%s: path already removed", uev->kernel);
 		return 0;
 	}
-
-	return ev_remove_path(pp, vecs);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int
@@ -726,20 +753,27 @@ uev_update_path (struct uevent *uev, struct vectors * vecs)
 
 	if (ro >= 0) {
 		struct path * pp;
+		struct multipath *mpp = NULL;
 
 		condlog(2, "%s: update path write_protect to '%d' (uevent)",
 			uev->kernel, ro);
+		pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_lock, &vecs->lock);
+		lock(vecs->lock);
+		pthread_testcancel();
 		pp = find_path_by_dev(vecs->pathvec, uev->kernel);
+		if (pp)
+			mpp = pp->mpp;
+		lock_cleanup_pop(vecs->lock);
 		if (!pp) {
 			condlog(0, "%s: spurious uevent, path not found",
 				uev->kernel);
 			return 1;
 		}
-		if (pp->mpp) {
-			retval = reload_map(vecs, pp->mpp, 0);
+		if (mpp) {
+			retval = reload_map(vecs, mpp, 0);
 
 			condlog(2, "%s: map %s reloaded (retval %d)",
-				uev->kernel, pp->mpp->alias, retval);
+				uev->kernel, mpp->alias, retval);
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -823,10 +857,6 @@ uev_trigger (struct uevent * uev, void * trigger_data)
 	if (uev_discard(uev->devpath))
 		return 0;
 
-	pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_lock, &vecs->lock);
-	lock(vecs->lock);
-	pthread_testcancel();
-
 	/*
 	 * device map event
 	 * Add events are ignored here as the tables
@@ -865,7 +895,6 @@ uev_trigger (struct uevent * uev, void * trigger_data)
 	}
 
 out:
-	lock_cleanup_pop(vecs->lock);
 	return r;
 }
 
