diff --git a/crates/xline-client/examples/lock.rs b/crates/xline-client/examples/lock.rs
index 874138cc0..ce47ab6e4 100644
--- a/crates/xline-client/examples/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/xline-client/examples/lock.rs
@@ -17,16 +17,13 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let session = Session::new(client).build().await?;
 
     let mut xutex = Xutex::new(session, "lock-test");
-
+    // when the `xutex_guard` drop, the lock will be unlocked.
     let xutex_guard = xutex.lock().await?;
 
     println!(
         "lock key: {:?}",
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(xutex.key().as_bytes())
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(xutex_guard.key().as_bytes())
     );
 
-    // drop `xutex_guard` or xutex.unlock().await? will release the lock
-    std::mem::drop(xutex_guard);
-
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/xline-client/src/clients/lock.rs b/crates/xline-client/src/clients/lock.rs
index 82a1178e3..6871372f9 100644
--- a/crates/xline-client/src/clients/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/xline-client/src/clients/lock.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ impl Session {
         let mut lease_client = self.client.lease_client.clone();
         let lease_id = self.lease_id;
         self.keep_alive = Some(tokio::spawn(async move {
+            /// The renew interval factor of which value equals 60% of one second.
+            const RENEW_INTERVAL_FACTOR: u64 = 600;
             let (mut keeper, mut stream) = lease_client
                 .keep_alive(LeaseKeepAliveRequest::new(lease_id))
                 .await?;
@@ -96,7 +98,10 @@ impl Session {
                             "lease keepalive response has negative ttl",
                         )));
                     }
-                    sleep(Duration::from_secs(resp.ttl.unsigned_abs() / 3)).await;
+                    sleep(Duration::from_millis(
+                        resp.ttl.unsigned_abs().overflow_mul(RENEW_INTERVAL_FACTOR),
+                    ))
+                    .await;
                 }
             }
         }));
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ pub struct Xutex {
     header: Option<ResponseHeader>,
 }
 
-/// An RAII implementation of `Xutex`
+/// An RAII implementation of  a “scoped lock” of an `Xutex`
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
 pub struct XutexGuard {
     /// The lock client that used to unlock `key` when `XutexGuard` is dropped
@@ -145,6 +150,13 @@ impl XutexGuard {
             key,
         })
     }
+
+    /// Get the key of the Xutex
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn key(&self) -> &str {
+        self.key.as_str()
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -171,13 +183,6 @@ impl Xutex {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Get the key of the Xutex
-    #[inline]
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn key(&self) -> &str {
-        self.key.as_str()
-    }
-
     /// try to acquire lock
     async fn try_acquire(&mut self, prefix: String, lease_id: i64) -> Result<TxnResponse> {
         self.key = format!("{prefix}{lease_id:x}");
@@ -326,16 +331,11 @@ impl Xutex {
                 ))
             }
             Err(e) => {
-                self.unlock().await?;
+                self.session.client.delete_key(self.key.as_bytes()).await?;
                 Err(e)
             }
         }
     }
-
-    /// unlock the Xutex
-    async fn unlock(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        self.session.client.delete_key(self.key.as_bytes()).await
-    }
 }
 
 /// Client for Lock operations.
diff --git a/crates/xline-client/tests/it/lock.rs b/crates/xline-client/tests/it/lock.rs
index 790d854b7..7a40188cd 100644
--- a/crates/xline-client/tests/it/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/xline-client/tests/it/lock.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,5 @@ async fn lock_should_unlock_after_cancelled() -> Result<()> {
         .await
         .expect("timeout when trying to lock")?;
 
-    // assert!(session.response().key.starts_with(b"lock-test/"));
-
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/xlinectl/src/command/lock.rs b/crates/xlinectl/src/command/lock.rs
index c9b2edceb..79a443415 100644
--- a/crates/xlinectl/src/command/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/xlinectl/src/command/lock.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ use xline_client::{
     Client,
 };
 
-// use crate::utils::printer::Printer;
-
 /// Definition of `lock` command
 pub(crate) fn command() -> Command {
     Command::new("lock")
@@ -21,8 +19,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(client: &mut Client, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result
     let session = Session::new(client.lock_client()).build().await?;
     let mut xutex = Xutex::new(session, prefix);
 
-    let _xutex_guard = xutex.lock().await?;
-    println!("{}", xutex.key());
+    let xutex_guard = xutex.lock().await?;
+    println!("{}", xutex_guard.key());
     signal::ctrl_c().await.expect("failed to listen for event");
     // let res = lock_resp.unlock().await;
     println!("releasing the lock, ");