diff --git a/src/RepoFacade.ts b/src/RepoFacade.ts
index 1bbaec14..489e6c60 100644
--- a/src/RepoFacade.ts
+++ b/src/RepoFacade.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ export default interface RepoFacade {
   readonly updateProcessedMigration: (migration: ProcessedMigration) => Promise<void>;
   readonly removeProcessedMigration: (key: string) => Promise<void>;
   readonly clearMigrations: () => Promise<void>;
+  readonly lockMigrations: () => Promise<void>;
+  readonly unlockMigrations: () => Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/src/factory.test.ts b/src/factory.test.ts
index 2430634c..43c893cb 100644
--- a/src/factory.test.ts
+++ b/src/factory.test.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ sourceMapSupport.install();
 import factoryTest from './factoryTest';
 import ProcessedMigration from './utils/types/ProcessedMigration';
 
-// tslint:disable-next-line:no-let
-let processedMigrations: ProcessedMigration[] = [];
+let processedMigrations: ProcessedMigration[] = []; // tslint:disable-line:no-let
+let hasLockedMigrations = false; // tslint:disable-line:no-let
 
 factoryTest({
   clearMigrations: async () => {
@@ -14,11 +14,20 @@ factoryTest({
   getProcessedMigrations: async () => {
     return processedMigrations;
   },
+  lockMigrations: async () => {
+    if (hasLockedMigrations) {
+      throw new Error();
+    }
+    hasLockedMigrations = true;
+  },
   removeProcessedMigration: async (key) => {
     processedMigrations = processedMigrations.filter((processedMigration) => {
       return processedMigration.key !== key;
     });
   },
+  unlockMigrations: async () => {
+    hasLockedMigrations = false;
+  },
   updateProcessedMigration: async (migration) => {
     const unmatchedMigrations = processedMigrations.filter((processedMigration) => {
       return processedMigration.key !== migration.key;
diff --git a/src/migrate/index.ts b/src/migrate/index.ts
index b160676f..f6f502be 100644
--- a/src/migrate/index.ts
+++ b/src/migrate/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import { reduce } from 'bluebird';
 import FacadeConfig from '../FacadeConfig';
 import getUnprocessedKeys from '../utils/getUnprocessedKeys';
+import handleLocks from '../utils/handleLocks';
 import migrateKey from '../utils/migrateKey';
 import Signature from './Signature';
 
 export default (config: FacadeConfig): Signature => {
   return async () => {
-    const unprocessedKeys = await getUnprocessedKeys(config);
-    const batchStart = new Date();
+    await handleLocks(config, async () => {
+      const unprocessedKeys = await getUnprocessedKeys(config);
+      const batchStart = new Date();
 
-    await Promise.resolve(reduce(unprocessedKeys, async (_result, key) => {
-      await migrateKey({ config, key, batchStart });
-    }, Promise.resolve()));
+      await Promise.resolve(reduce(unprocessedKeys, async (_result, key) => {
+        await migrateKey({ config, key, batchStart });
+      }, Promise.resolve()));
+    });
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/migrateByKey/index.ts b/src/migrateByKey/index.ts
index 464f7a5b..e9ab5e95 100644
--- a/src/migrateByKey/index.ts
+++ b/src/migrateByKey/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import FacadeConfig from '../FacadeConfig';
 import ProcessedMigrationError from '../utils/errors/ProcessedMigrationError';
+import handleLocks from '../utils/handleLocks';
 import hasProcessedKey from '../utils/hasProcessedKey';
 import migrateKey from '../utils/migrateKey';
 import Signature from './Signature';
 
 export default (config: FacadeConfig): Signature => {
   return async ({ key, force = false }) => {
-    const isProcessed = await hasProcessedKey(config, key);
-    if (isProcessed && !force) {
-      throw new ProcessedMigrationError(key);
-    }
+    await handleLocks(config, async () => {
+      const isProcessed = await hasProcessedKey(config, key);
+      if (isProcessed && !force) {
+        throw new ProcessedMigrationError(key);
+      }
 
-    await migrateKey({ config, key });
+      await migrateKey({ config, key });
+    });
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/rollback/index.ts b/src/rollback/index.ts
index 50ac4427..3a066081 100644
--- a/src/rollback/index.ts
+++ b/src/rollback/index.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import { reduce } from 'bluebird';
 import FacadeConfig from '../FacadeConfig';
 import getLastBatchKeys from '../utils/getLastBatchKeys';
+import handleLocks from '../utils/handleLocks';
 import rollbackKey from '../utils/rollbackKey';
 import Signature from './Signature';
 
 export default (config: FacadeConfig): Signature => {
   return async () => {
-    const lastBatchKeys = await getLastBatchKeys(config);
+    await handleLocks(config, async () => {
+      const lastBatchKeys = await getLastBatchKeys(config);
 
-    await Promise.resolve(reduce(lastBatchKeys, async (_result, key) => {
-      await rollbackKey({ config, key });
-    }, Promise.resolve()));
+      await Promise.resolve(reduce(lastBatchKeys, async (_result, key) => {
+        await rollbackKey({ config, key });
+      }, Promise.resolve()));
+    });
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/rollbackByKey/index.ts b/src/rollbackByKey/index.ts
index f93b9092..5d312c8f 100644
--- a/src/rollbackByKey/index.ts
+++ b/src/rollbackByKey/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import FacadeConfig from '../FacadeConfig';
 import UnprocessedMigrationError from '../utils/errors/UnprocessedMigrationError';
+import handleLocks from '../utils/handleLocks';
 import hasProcessedKey from '../utils/hasProcessedKey';
 import rollbackKey from '../utils/rollbackKey';
 import Signature from './Signature';
 
 export default (config: FacadeConfig): Signature => {
   return async ({ key, force = false }) => {
-    const isProcessed = await hasProcessedKey(config, key);
-    if (!isProcessed && !force) {
-      throw new UnprocessedMigrationError(key);
-    }
+    await handleLocks(config, async () => {
+      const isProcessed = await hasProcessedKey(config, key);
+      if (!isProcessed && !force) {
+        throw new UnprocessedMigrationError(key);
+      }
 
-    await rollbackKey({ config, key });
+      await rollbackKey({ config, key });
+    });
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/handleLocks.ts b/src/utils/handleLocks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98041eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/handleLocks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import FacadeConfig from '../FacadeConfig';
+
+export default async (config: FacadeConfig, handler: () => Promise<void>) => {
+  await config.repo.lockMigrations();
+  config.log('Locked migrations');
+  try {
+    await handler();
+    config.log('Unlocked migrations after completion');
+    await config.repo.unlockMigrations();
+  } catch (err) {
+    config.log('Unlocked migrations after error');
+    await config.repo.unlockMigrations();
+    throw err;
+  }
+};