diff --git a/datapool/DataPool.cpp b/datapool/DataPool.cpp
index 70a2a3fb..2c226c54 100644
--- a/datapool/DataPool.cpp
+++ b/datapool/DataPool.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ReturnValue_t DataPool::freeDataPoolLock() {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t DataPool::lockDataPool() {
-	ReturnValue_t status = mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	ReturnValue_t status = mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	if ( status != RETURN_OK ) {
 		sif::error << "DataPool::DataPool: lock of mutex failed with error code: " << status << std::endl;
 	}
diff --git a/events/EventManager.cpp b/events/EventManager.cpp
index 0f1511e4..c7d9cf8f 100644
--- a/events/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/events/EventManager.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void EventManager::printEvent(EventMessage* message) {
 #endif
 
 void EventManager::lockMutex() {
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 }
 
 void EventManager::unlockMutex() {
diff --git a/health/HealthTable.cpp b/health/HealthTable.cpp
index a575b282..d0e5485a 100644
--- a/health/HealthTable.cpp
+++ b/health/HealthTable.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ReturnValue_t HealthTable::registerObject(object_id_t object,
 
 void HealthTable::setHealth(object_id_t object,
 		HasHealthIF::HealthState newState) {
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	HealthMap::iterator iter = healthMap.find(object);
 	if (iter != healthMap.end()) {
 		iter->second = newState;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void HealthTable::setHealth(object_id_t object,
 
 HasHealthIF::HealthState HealthTable::getHealth(object_id_t object) {
 	HasHealthIF::HealthState state = HasHealthIF::HEALTHY;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	HealthMap::iterator iter = healthMap.find(object);
 	if (iter != healthMap.end()) {
 		state = iter->second;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ HasHealthIF::HealthState HealthTable::getHealth(object_id_t object) {
 }
 
 uint32_t HealthTable::getPrintSize() {
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	uint32_t size = healthMap.size() * 5 + 2;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
 	return size;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ uint32_t HealthTable::getPrintSize() {
 
 bool HealthTable::hasHealth(object_id_t object) {
 	bool exits = false;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	HealthMap::iterator iter = healthMap.find(object);
 	if (iter != healthMap.end()) {
 		exits = true;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool HealthTable::hasHealth(object_id_t object) {
 }
 
 void HealthTable::printAll(uint8_t* pointer, uint32_t maxSize) {
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	uint32_t size = 0;
 	uint16_t count = healthMap.size();
 	ReturnValue_t result = SerializeAdapter<uint16_t>::serialize(&count,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void HealthTable::printAll(uint8_t* pointer, uint32_t maxSize) {
 ReturnValue_t HealthTable::iterate(
 		std::pair<object_id_t, HasHealthIF::HealthState> *value, bool reset) {
 	ReturnValue_t result = HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	if (reset) {
 		mapIterator = healthMap.begin();
 	}
diff --git a/internalError/InternalErrorReporter.cpp b/internalError/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
index 9a8ede00..dbcd2622 100644
--- a/internalError/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
+++ b/internalError/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void InternalErrorReporter::lostTm() {
 
 uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getAndResetQueueHits() {
 	uint32_t value;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	value = queueHits;
 	queueHits = 0;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
@@ -63,21 +63,21 @@ uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getAndResetQueueHits() {
 
 uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getQueueHits() {
 	uint32_t value;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	value = queueHits;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
 	return value;
 }
 
 void InternalErrorReporter::incrementQueueHits() {
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	queueHits++;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
 }
 
 uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getAndResetTmHits() {
 	uint32_t value;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	value = tmHits;
 	tmHits = 0;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getAndResetTmHits() {
 
 uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getTmHits() {
 	uint32_t value;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	value = tmHits;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
 	return value;
 }
 
 void InternalErrorReporter::incrementTmHits() {
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	tmHits++;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
 }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void InternalErrorReporter::storeFull() {
 
 uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getAndResetStoreHits() {
 	uint32_t value;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	value = storeHits;
 	storeHits = 0;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getAndResetStoreHits() {
 
 uint32_t InternalErrorReporter::getStoreHits() {
 	uint32_t value;
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	value = storeHits;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
 	return value;
 }
 
 void InternalErrorReporter::incrementStoreHits() {
-	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	mutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	storeHits++;
 	mutex->unlockMutex();
 }
diff --git a/osal/FreeRTOS/Clock.cpp b/osal/FreeRTOS/Clock.cpp
index cffc2125..589f44d5 100644
--- a/osal/FreeRTOS/Clock.cpp
+++ b/osal/FreeRTOS/Clock.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ReturnValue_t Clock::setLeapSeconds(const uint16_t leapSeconds_) {
 	if (checkOrCreateClockMutex() != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
 		return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
 	}
-	ReturnValue_t result = timeMutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	ReturnValue_t result = timeMutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
 		return result;
 	}
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ReturnValue_t Clock::getLeapSeconds(uint16_t* leapSeconds_) {
 	if (timeMutex == NULL) {
 		return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
 	}
-	ReturnValue_t result = timeMutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	ReturnValue_t result = timeMutex->lockMutex(MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
 		return result;
 	}
diff --git a/osal/linux/Mutex.cpp b/osal/linux/Mutex.cpp
index 36bb3ce4..62fbccd7 100644
--- a/osal/linux/Mutex.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/Mutex.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #include <framework/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h>
 #include <framework/timemanager/Clock.h>
 
-const uint32_t MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT = 0;
+const uint32_t MutexIF::POLLING = 0;
+const uint32_t MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT = 0xffffffff;
 uint8_t Mutex::count = 0;
 
 
@@ -39,7 +40,10 @@ Mutex::~Mutex() {
 
 ReturnValue_t Mutex::lockMutex(uint32_t timeoutMs) {
 	int status = 0;
-	if (timeoutMs != MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT) {
+	if(timeoutMs == MutexIF::POLLING) {
+		status = pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex);
+	}
+	else if (timeoutMs != MutexIF::BLOCKING) {
 		timespec timeOut;
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &timeOut);
 		uint64_t nseconds = timeOut.tv_sec * 1000000000 + timeOut.tv_nsec;
diff --git a/storagemanager/PoolManager.h b/storagemanager/PoolManager.h
index 68a7addc..5fd9b5f7 100644
--- a/storagemanager/PoolManager.h
+++ b/storagemanager/PoolManager.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 
 template<uint8_t NUMBER_OF_POOLS>
 inline ReturnValue_t PoolManager<NUMBER_OF_POOLS>::reserveSpace(const uint32_t size, store_address_t* address, bool ignoreFault) {
-	MutexHelper mutexHelper(mutex,MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	MutexHelper mutexHelper(mutex,MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	ReturnValue_t status = LocalPool<NUMBER_OF_POOLS>::reserveSpace(size,address,ignoreFault);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ template<uint8_t NUMBER_OF_POOLS>
 inline ReturnValue_t PoolManager<NUMBER_OF_POOLS>::deleteData(
 		store_address_t packet_id) {
 	//	debug << "PoolManager( " << translateObject(getObjectId()) << " )::deleteData from store " << packet_id.pool_index << ". id is " << packet_id.packet_index << std::endl;
-		MutexHelper mutexHelper(mutex,MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+		MutexHelper mutexHelper(mutex,MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 		ReturnValue_t status = LocalPool<NUMBER_OF_POOLS>::deleteData(packet_id);
 		return status;
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ inline ReturnValue_t PoolManager<NUMBER_OF_POOLS>::deleteData(
 template<uint8_t NUMBER_OF_POOLS>
 inline ReturnValue_t PoolManager<NUMBER_OF_POOLS>::deleteData(uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size,
 		store_address_t* storeId) {
-	MutexHelper mutexHelper(mutex,MutexIF::NO_TIMEOUT);
+	MutexHelper mutexHelper(mutex,MutexIF::BLOCKING);
 	ReturnValue_t status = LocalPool<NUMBER_OF_POOLS>::deleteData(buffer, size, storeId);
 	return status;
 }