diff --git a/core/LocDualContext.cpp b/core/LocDualContext.cpp
index 41ad4f0a..d68cb3bc 100644
--- a/core/LocDualContext.cpp
+++ b/core/LocDualContext.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ ContextBase* LocDualContext::mInjectContext = NULL;
 const char* LocDualContext::mLocationHalName = "Loc_hal_worker";
 const char* LocDualContext::mLBSLibName = "liblbs_core.so";
 
+pthread_mutex_t LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
 const MsgTask* LocDualContext::getMsgTask(MsgTask::tCreate tCreator,
                                           const char* name)
 {
@@ -84,22 +86,30 @@ const MsgTask* LocDualContext::getMsgTask(MsgTask::tAssociate tAssociate,
 ContextBase* LocDualContext::getLocFgContext(MsgTask::tCreate tCreator,
                                              const char* name)
 {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
+    LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: querying ContextBase with tCreator", __func__, __LINE__);
     if (NULL == mFgContext) {
+        LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: creating msgTask with tCreator", __func__, __LINE__);
         const MsgTask* msgTask = getMsgTask(tCreator, name);
         mFgContext = new LocDualContext(msgTask,
                                         mFgExclMask);
     }
     if(NULL == mInjectContext) {
+        LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: mInjectContext is FgContext", __func__, __LINE__);
         mInjectContext = mFgContext;
         injectFeatureConfig(mInjectContext);
     }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
     return mFgContext;
 }
 
 ContextBase* LocDualContext::getLocFgContext(MsgTask::tAssociate tAssociate,
-                                        const char* name)
+                                             const char* name)
 {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
+    LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: querying ContextBase with tAssociate", __func__, __LINE__);
     if (NULL == mFgContext) {
+        LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: creating msgTask with tAssociate", __func__, __LINE__);
         const MsgTask* msgTask = getMsgTask(tAssociate, name);
         mFgContext = new LocDualContext(msgTask,
                                         mFgExclMask);
@@ -109,14 +119,17 @@ ContextBase* LocDualContext::getLocFgContext(MsgTask::tAssociate tAssociate,
         mInjectContext = mFgContext;
         injectFeatureConfig(mInjectContext);
     }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
     return mFgContext;
-
 }
 
 ContextBase* LocDualContext::getLocBgContext(MsgTask::tCreate tCreator,
                                              const char* name)
 {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
+    LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: querying ContextBase with tCreator", __func__, __LINE__);
     if (NULL == mBgContext) {
+        LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: creating msgTask with tCreator", __func__, __LINE__);
         const MsgTask* msgTask = getMsgTask(tCreator, name);
         mBgContext = new LocDualContext(msgTask,
                                         mBgExclMask);
@@ -126,13 +139,17 @@ ContextBase* LocDualContext::getLocBgContext(MsgTask::tCreate tCreator,
         mInjectContext = mBgContext;
         injectFeatureConfig(mInjectContext);
     }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
     return mBgContext;
 }
 
 ContextBase* LocDualContext::getLocBgContext(MsgTask::tAssociate tAssociate,
                                              const char* name)
 {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
+    LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: querying ContextBase with tAssociate", __func__, __LINE__);
     if (NULL == mBgContext) {
+        LOC_LOGD("%s:%d]: creating msgTask with tAssociate", __func__, __LINE__);
         const MsgTask* msgTask = getMsgTask(tAssociate, name);
         mBgContext = new LocDualContext(msgTask,
                                         mBgExclMask);
@@ -142,6 +159,7 @@ ContextBase* LocDualContext::getLocBgContext(MsgTask::tAssociate tAssociate,
         mInjectContext = mBgContext;
         injectFeatureConfig(mInjectContext);
     }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&LocDualContext::mGetLocContextMutex);
     return mBgContext;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/LocDualContext.h b/core/LocDualContext.h
index cdc4df3e..1e96ea56 100644
--- a/core/LocDualContext.h
+++ b/core/LocDualContext.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class LocDualContext : public ContextBase {
                                      const char* name);
     static const MsgTask* getMsgTask(MsgTask::tAssociate tAssociate,
                                      const char* name);
+    static pthread_mutex_t mGetLocContextMutex;
 
 protected:
     LocDualContext(const MsgTask* msgTask,