diff --git a/gossamer_forums.rb b/gossamer_forums.rb
index 154f9c8..001ba3e 100644
--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Federated Computer, Inc.
 # David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
 # Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- Migration-Import Script
-# v0.44 Try removing connection_pool and starting MySQL within thread method and fix handle_post_attachment
+# v0.45 SQLIte mutexes only wrap around updates now
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'open-uri'
@@ -1311,9 +1311,9 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
           puts "CREATE TOPIC POST topic.id #{topic.id} discourse_user_id #{discourse_user_id}"
 
           post_number = 0
+          # Increment the post count for the topic
+          post_number = fetch_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id).to_i + 1
           sqlite_mutex.synchronize do
-            # Increment the post count for the topic
-            post_number = fetch_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id).to_i + 1
             update_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id, post_number)
           end
 
@@ -1361,28 +1361,28 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     
               puts "CREATE REPLY in topic_id #{topic.id}"
     
+              # Increment the post count for the topic
+              post_number = fetch_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id).to_i + 1
               sqlite_mutex.synchronize do
-                # Increment the post count for the topic
-                post_number = fetch_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id).to_i + 1
                 update_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id, post_number)
+              end
     
-                # Fetch the number of views the post has had
-                reply_post_views = fetch_post_views(reply_row['post_id'])
+              # Fetch the number of views the post has had
+              reply_post_views = fetch_post_views(reply_row['post_id'])
   
       puts "TIJ JJ post_id #{post_id}"
-                # Create the reply post in the existing topic
-                post = Post.create!(
-                  topic_id: topic.id,
-                  user_id: reply_user_id,
-                  raw: sanitized_reply_message,
-                  created_at: Time.at(reply_row['post_time']),
-                  updated_at: Time.at(reply_row['post_time']),
-                  reads: reply_post_views || 0,
-                  post_number: post_number
-                )
-                post.custom_fields['original_gossamer_id'] = reply_row['post_id']
-                post.save!
-              end
+              # Create the reply post in the existing topic
+              post = Post.create!(
+                topic_id: topic.id,
+                user_id: reply_user_id,
+                raw: sanitized_reply_message,
+                created_at: Time.at(reply_row['post_time']),
+                updated_at: Time.at(reply_row['post_time']),
+                reads: reply_post_views || 0,
+                post_number: post_number
+              )
+              post.custom_fields['original_gossamer_id'] = reply_row['post_id']
+              post.save!
     
       puts "TIJ KK post_id #{post_id}"
               # Increment the post count for the topic and user