diff --git a/linux/acs/RwPollingTask.cpp b/linux/acs/RwPollingTask.cpp
index d118ba69..39bc28b6 100644
--- a/linux/acs/RwPollingTask.cpp
+++ b/linux/acs/RwPollingTask.cpp
@@ -47,15 +47,25 @@ ReturnValue_t RwPollingTask::performOperation(uint8_t operationCode) {
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       continue;
     }
+    acs::SimpleSensorMode currentMode;
+    rws::SpecialRwRequest specialRequest;
+    bool doSetSpeed;
+
     for (unsigned idx = 0; idx < rwCookies.size(); idx++) {
-      if (rwRequests[idx].mode == acs::SimpleSensorMode::OFF) {
+      {
+        MutexGuard mg(ipcLock);
+        currentMode = rwRequests[idx].mode;
+        specialRequest = rwRequests[idx].specialRequest;
+        doSetSpeed = rwRequests[idx].setSpeed;
+      }
+      if (currentMode == acs::SimpleSensorMode::OFF) {
         skipCommandingForRw[idx] = true;
-      } else if (rwRequests[idx].specialRequest == rws::SpecialRwRequest::RESET_MCU) {
+      } else if (specialRequest == rws::SpecialRwRequest::RESET_MCU) {
         prepareSimpleCommand(rws::RESET_MCU);
         // No point in commanding that specific RW for the cycle.
         skipCommandingForRw[idx] = true;
         writeOneRwCmd(idx, fd);
-      } else if (rwRequests[idx].setSpeed) {
+      } else if (doSetSpeed) {
         prepareSetSpeedCmd(idx);
         if (writeOneRwCmd(idx, fd) != returnvalue::OK) {
           continue;