diff --git a/PtyWindow.cpp b/PtyWindow.cpp
index 4c73428..f9e3b7b 100644
--- a/PtyWindow.cpp
+++ b/PtyWindow.cpp
@@ -258,17 +258,20 @@ namespace krikkel::NCursesPtyWindow
     ///       resizing?
     int PtyWindow::wresize(int rows, int cols)
     {
-        lock_guard nCursesLock(*writeToNCursesMutex);
-        lock_guard writeLock(writeToPseudoTerminalMutex);
-        winsize windowSize =
         {
-            .ws_row = narrow<unsigned short>(rows)
-          , .ws_col = narrow<unsigned short>(cols)
-        };
-        ioctl(fdPtyHost, TIOCSWINSZ, &windowSize);
-      	vterm_set_size(pseudoTerminal, rows, cols);
-
-        return  NCursesWindow::wresize(rows, cols);
+            lock_guard writeLock(writeToPseudoTerminalMutex);
+            winsize windowSize =
+            {
+                .ws_row = narrow<unsigned short>(rows)
+              , .ws_col = narrow<unsigned short>(cols)
+            };
+            ioctl(fdPtyHost, TIOCSWINSZ, &windowSize);
+            vterm_set_size(pseudoTerminal, rows, cols);
+        }
+        {
+            lock_guard nCursesLock(*writeToNCursesMutex);
+            return NCursesWindow::wresize(rows, cols);
+        }
     }
 
     int PtyWindow::staticHandlerDamage(VTermRect rect, void *user)