diff --git a/src/chasers/chaser_storage.cpp b/src/chasers/chaser_storage.cpp
index 5ee4a03c..5ab3a18e 100644
--- a/src/chasers/chaser_storage.cpp
+++ b/src/chasers/chaser_storage.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ void chaser_storage::handle_timer(const code& ec) NOEXCEPT
         return;
     }
 
-    // Network is resumed or store is failed, cancel monitoring.
-    if (!suspended() || archive().is_fault())
+    // Store is failed or the condition is clear, cancel monitoring.
+    if (archive().is_fault() || !to_bool(archive().get_space()))
         return;
 
     // There are often multiple events, each resetting the timer.
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ void chaser_storage::do_reload() NOEXCEPT
             << "(" << full_node::store::tables.at(table) << ")");
     }))
     {
+        // A locked reload is a wait (in-flight accessors), not a failure:
+        // retry on the timer. All other store errors are terminal.
+        if (ec == database::error::reload_locked)
+        {
+            LOGN("Reload deferred by in-flight accessors.");
+            disk_timer_->start(BIND(handle_timer, _1));
+            return;
+        }
+
         LOGF("Reload from disk full condition failed, " << ec.message());
     }
     else