diff --git a/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py b/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py
index 2ed255274..82bdc6c76 100644
--- a/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py
+++ b/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ class SulfurApplication(Controller, SulfurApplicationEventsMixin):
             self.ui.pkgSorter.set_property('sensitive', True)
 
         orphans = None
-        if not self._orphans_message_shown:
+        if (not self._orphans_message_shown) and (not self._RESOURCES_LOCKED):
             if action == "updates" and \
                 (not self.etpbase.get_raw_groups('updates')):