diff --git a/scripts/snap_pac.py b/scripts/snap_pac.py
index 302238a..27a53d1 100755
--- a/scripts/snap_pac.py
+++ b/scripts/snap_pac.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import subprocess
 
 
 logging.basicConfig(format="%(message)s", level=logging.INFO)
@@ -195,9 +196,14 @@ def parse_args():
 
         data = config_processor(snapper_config)
         if data["snapshot"]:
+            if os.path.isfile("/var/lib/pacman/db.lck"):
+                subprocess.run("mkdir -p /tmp/snap-pac", shell=True, check=True)
+                subprocess.run("mv /var/lib/pacman/db.lck /tmp/snap-pac/ && sync", shell=True, check=True)
             prefile = Prefile(snapper_config, args.type)
             pre_number = prefile.read()
             num = SnapperCmd(snapper_config, args.type, data["cleanup_algorithm"],
                              data["description"], chroot, pre_number, data["userdata"])()
             logging.info(f"==> {snapper_config}: {num}")
             prefile.write(num)
+            if os.path.isfile("/tmp/snap-pac/db.lck"):
+                subprocess.run("mv /tmp/snap-pac/db.lck /var/lib/pacman/ && sync", shell=True, check=True)