diff --git a/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.Timers.Quartz/Jobs/RunQuartzWorkflowJob.cs b/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.Timers.Quartz/Jobs/RunQuartzWorkflowJob.cs
index b27b48221..a2da6a7b5 100644
--- a/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.Timers.Quartz/Jobs/RunQuartzWorkflowJob.cs
+++ b/src/activities/Elsa.Activities.Timers.Quartz/Jobs/RunQuartzWorkflowJob.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Elsa.DistributedLock;
 using Elsa.Models;
 using Elsa.Persistence;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Activities.Timers.Quartz.Jobs
         private readonly IWorkflowQueue _workflowQueue;
         private readonly IDistributedLockProvider _distributedLockProvider;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
+        private Stopwatch _stopwatch = new();
 
         public RunQuartzWorkflowJob(
             IWorkflowRegistry workflowRegistry, 
@@ -41,22 +44,36 @@ namespace Elsa.Activities.Timers.Quartz.Jobs
             var activityId = dataMap.GetString("ActivityId")!;
             var lockKey = (workflowInstanceId, workflowDefinitionId, activityId).GetHashCode().ToString();
 
+            _logger.LogDebug("Acquiring lock on {WorkflowInstanceId} / {WorkflowDefinitionId} / {ActivityId}", workflowInstanceId, workflowDefinitionId, activityId);
+            
             if (!await _distributedLockProvider.AcquireLockAsync(lockKey, cancellationToken))
             {
                 _logger.LogDebug("Failed to acquire lock on {WorkflowInstanceId} / {WorkflowDefinitionId} / {ActivityId}", workflowInstanceId, workflowDefinitionId, activityId);
                 return;
             }
 
-            var workflowBlueprint = (await _workflowRegistry.GetWorkflowAsync(workflowDefinitionId, tenantId, VersionOptions.Published, cancellationToken))!;
+            _stopwatch.Restart();
+            
+            try
+            {
+                
+                var workflowBlueprint = (await _workflowRegistry.GetWorkflowAsync(workflowDefinitionId, tenantId, VersionOptions.Published, cancellationToken))!;
 
-            if (workflowInstanceId == null)
-            {
-                if (workflowBlueprint.IsSingleton || await GetWorkflowIsAlreadyExecutingAsync(tenantId, workflowDefinitionId) == false)
-                    await _workflowQueue.EnqueueWorkflowDefinition(workflowDefinitionId, tenantId, activityId, null, null, null, cancellationToken);
+                if (workflowInstanceId == null)
+                {
+                    if (workflowBlueprint.IsSingleton || await GetWorkflowIsAlreadyExecutingAsync(tenantId, workflowDefinitionId) == false)
+                        await _workflowQueue.EnqueueWorkflowDefinition(workflowDefinitionId, tenantId, activityId, null, null, null, cancellationToken);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    await _workflowQueue.EnqueueWorkflowInstance(workflowInstanceId, activityId, null, cancellationToken);
+                }
             }
-            else
+            finally
             {
-                await _workflowQueue.EnqueueWorkflowInstance(workflowInstanceId, activityId, null, cancellationToken);
+                _stopwatch.Stop();
+                await _distributedLockProvider.ReleaseLockAsync(lockKey, cancellationToken);
+                _logger.LogDebug("Held lock on {WorkflowInstanceId} / {WorkflowDefinitionId} / {ActivityId} for {LockTime}.", workflowInstanceId, workflowDefinitionId, activityId, _stopwatch.Elapsed);
             }
         }