diff --git a/src/SafeStream/SafeStream.php b/src/SafeStream/SafeStream.php
index 1eea8b8..609b7c0 100644
--- a/src/SafeStream/SafeStream.php
+++ b/src/SafeStream/SafeStream.php
@@ -73,10 +73,13 @@ public function stream_open(string $path, string $mode, int $options): bool
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if ($resMode === 'r' && !fstat($handle)['size']) { // re-take lock if file is empty
-			flock($handle, LOCK_UN);
-			usleep(10);
-			flock($handle, LOCK_SH);
+		if ($resMode === 'r') { // re-take lock if file is empty
+			$counter = 10;
+			while ($counter-- && !fstat($handle)['size']) {
+				flock($handle, LOCK_UN);
+				usleep(1);
+				flock($handle, LOCK_SH);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ($mode[0] === 'a') {