diff --git a/include/codeb.c b/include/codeb.c
index 1ef91df6a..d57d4c13f 100755
--- a/include/codeb.c
+++ b/include/codeb.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ int DB_memowrite( const int handle, const char * fieldname, const char * data )
   FIELD4* f = d4field(dbdata[handle], fieldname );
   int ret = f4memoAssign( f, (char*)data );
   
-  if (ret == 0 && !DB_file_locked(handle))
+  if (ret == 0) // && !DB_file_locked(handle))
   {
     d4flush(dbdata[handle]);
     d4unlock(dbdata[handle]);