diff --git a/examples/benchmark/tls_bench.c b/examples/benchmark/tls_bench.c
index 0417f1b18..686060aa4 100644
--- a/examples/benchmark/tls_bench.c
+++ b/examples/benchmark/tls_bench.c
@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@ static int ServerMemSend(info_t* info, char* buf, int sz)
     XMEMCPY(&info->to_client.buf[info->to_client.write_idx], buf, sz);
     info->to_client.write_idx += sz;
     info->to_client.write_bytes += sz;
+    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&info->to_client.mutex));
 
     THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->to_client.cond));
-    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&info->to_client.mutex));
 
 #ifdef BENCH_USE_NONBLOCK
     if (sz == 0) {
@@ -436,7 +436,9 @@ static int ServerMemRecv(info_t* info, char* buf, int sz)
 #ifndef BENCH_USE_NONBLOCK
     while (info->to_server.write_idx - info->to_server.read_idx < sz &&
             !info->to_client.done) {
+        THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&info->to_server.mutex));
         THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondWait(&info->to_server.cond));
+        THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_LockMutex(&info->to_server.mutex));
     }
 #else
     if (info->to_server.write_idx - info->to_server.read_idx < sz) {
@@ -491,8 +493,8 @@ static int ClientMemSend(info_t* info, char* buf, int sz)
     info->to_server.write_idx += sz;
     info->to_server.write_bytes += sz;
 
-    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->to_server.cond));
     THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&info->to_server.mutex));
+    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->to_server.cond));
 
 #ifdef BENCH_USE_NONBLOCK
     if (sz == 0) {
@@ -510,7 +512,9 @@ static int ClientMemRecv(info_t* info, char* buf, int sz)
 #ifndef BENCH_USE_NONBLOCK
     while (info->to_client.write_idx - info->to_client.read_idx < sz &&
             !info->to_server.done) {
+        THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&info->to_client.mutex));
         THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondWait(&info->to_client.cond));
+        THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_LockMutex(&info->to_client.mutex));
     }
 #else
     if (info->to_client.write_idx - info->to_client.read_idx < sz) {
@@ -1052,7 +1056,9 @@ static int bench_tls_client(info_t* info)
         if (info->doDTLS && !info->clientOrserverOnly) {
             THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_LockMutex(&info->dtls_mutex));
             if (info->serverReady != 1) {
+                THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&info->dtls_mutex));
                 THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondWait(&info->dtls_cond));
+                THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_LockMutex(&info->dtls_mutex));
             }
             /* for next loop */
             info->serverReady = 0;
@@ -1198,9 +1204,9 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD_NO_JOIN client_thread(void* args)
 
     ret = bench_tls_client(info);
 
-    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->to_server.cond));
     info->to_client.done = 1;
     info->client.ret = ret;
+    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->to_server.cond));
 
     WOLFSSL_RETURN_FROM_THREAD(NULL);
 }
@@ -1288,8 +1294,8 @@ static int SocketWaitClient(info_t* info)
         if (!info->clientOrserverOnly) {
             THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_LockMutex(&info->dtls_mutex));
             info->serverReady = 1;
-            THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->dtls_cond));
             THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&info->dtls_mutex));
+            THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->dtls_cond));
         }
 #endif
         connd = (int)recvfrom(info->listenFd, (char *)msg, sizeof(msg),
@@ -1656,9 +1662,9 @@ static THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD_NO_JOIN server_thread(void* args)
         }
     }
 
-    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->to_client.cond));
     info->to_server.done = 1;
     info->server.ret = ret;
+    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&info->to_client.cond));
 
     WOLFSSL_RETURN_FROM_THREAD(NULL);
 }
diff --git a/examples/echoserver/echoserver.c b/examples/echoserver/echoserver.c
index ae5e8dbbc..5f6293e0e 100644
--- a/examples/echoserver/echoserver.c
+++ b/examples/echoserver/echoserver.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static void SignalReady(void* args, word16 port)
     THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_LockMutex(&ready->mutex));
     ready->ready = 1;
     ready->port = port;
-    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&ready->cond));
     THREAD_CHECK_RET(wc_UnLockMutex(&ready->mutex));
+    THREAD_CHECK_RET(wolfSSL_CondSignal(&ready->cond));
 #endif /* NO_MAIN_DRIVER && WOLFSSL_COND */
     (void)args;
     (void)port;
diff --git a/src/crl.c b/src/crl.c
index 540f785f8..49048703c 100644
--- a/src/crl.c
+++ b/src/crl.c
@@ -936,7 +936,10 @@ static int SignalSetup(WOLFSSL_CRL* crl, int status)
         return BAD_MUTEX_E;
     }
     crl->setup = status;
-    wc_UnLockMutex(&crl->crlLock);
+    if (wc_UnLockMutex(&crl->crlLock) != 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("wc_UnLockMutex crlLock failed");
+        return BAD_MUTEX_E;
+    }
 
     ret = wolfSSL_CondSignal(&crl->cond);
     if (ret != 0)
@@ -1492,9 +1495,15 @@ static int StartMonitorCRL(WOLFSSL_CRL* crl)
     }
     while (crl->setup == 0) {
         int condRet;
-        wc_UnLockMutex(&crl->crlLock);
+        if (wc_UnLockMutex(&crl->crlLock) != 0) {
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("wc_UnLockMutex crlLock failed");
+            return BAD_MUTEX_E;
+        }
         condRet = wolfSSL_CondWait(&crl->cond);
-        wc_LockMutex(&crl->crlLock);
+        if (wc_LockMutex(&crl->crlLock) != 0) {
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("wc_LockMutex crlLock failed");
+            return BAD_MUTEX_E;
+        }
         if (condRet != 0) {
             ret = BAD_COND_E;
             break;
@@ -1502,12 +1511,15 @@ static int StartMonitorCRL(WOLFSSL_CRL* crl)
     }
     if (ret >= 0 && crl->setup < 0)
         ret = crl->setup;  /* store setup error */
-    wc_UnLockMutex(&crl->crlLock);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("DoMonitor setup failure");
         crl->tid = INVALID_THREAD_VAL;  /* thread already done */
     }
+    if (wc_UnLockMutex(&crl->crlLock) != 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("wc_UnLockMutex crlLock failed");
+        return BAD_MUTEX_E;
+    }
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c b/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c
index e9514836c..13ca5799b 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c
@@ -3704,12 +3704,14 @@ char* mystrnstr(const char* s1, const char* s2, unsigned int n)
 
         if (pthread_mutex_init(&cond->mutex, NULL) != 0)
             return MEMORY_E;
+
         if (pthread_cond_init(&cond->cond, NULL) != 0) {
             /* Keep compilers happy that we are using the return code */
             if (pthread_mutex_destroy(&cond->mutex) != 0)
                 return MEMORY_E;
             return MEMORY_E;
         }
+
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -3722,6 +3724,7 @@ char* mystrnstr(const char* s1, const char* s2, unsigned int n)
 
         if (pthread_mutex_destroy(&cond->mutex) != 0)
             ret = MEMORY_E;
+
         if (pthread_cond_destroy(&cond->cond) != 0)
             ret = MEMORY_E;