diff --git a/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIConnection.java b/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIConnection.java
index ec130a34c..85648cc79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIConnection.java
@@ -533,7 +533,12 @@ public String getAccessToken() {
             }
         }
 
-        return this.accessToken;
+        this.refreshLock.readLock().lock();
+        try {
+            return this.accessToken;
+        } finally {
+            this.refreshLock.readLock().unlock();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -760,10 +765,13 @@ public boolean needsRefresh() {
         boolean needsRefresh;
 
         this.refreshLock.readLock().lock();
-        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        long tokenDuration = (now - this.lastRefresh);
-        needsRefresh = (tokenDuration >= this.expires - REFRESH_EPSILON);
-        this.refreshLock.readLock().unlock();
+        try {
+            long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            long tokenDuration = (now - this.lastRefresh);
+            needsRefresh = (tokenDuration >= this.expires - REFRESH_EPSILON);
+        } finally {
+            this.refreshLock.readLock().unlock();
+        }
 
         return needsRefresh;
     }
@@ -775,37 +783,32 @@ public boolean needsRefresh() {
      */
     public void refresh() {
         this.refreshLock.writeLock().lock();
-
-        if (!this.canRefresh()) {
-            this.refreshLock.writeLock().unlock();
-            throw new IllegalStateException("The BoxAPIConnection cannot be refreshed because it doesn't have a "
-                + "refresh token.");
-        }
-
-        URL url;
         try {
-            url = new URL(getTokenURL());
-        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-            this.refreshLock.writeLock().unlock();
-            assert false : "An invalid refresh URL indicates a bug in the SDK.";
-            throw new RuntimeException("An invalid refresh URL indicates a bug in the SDK.", e);
-        }
+            if (!this.canRefresh()) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("The BoxAPIConnection cannot be refreshed because it doesn't have a "
+                        + "refresh token.");
+            }
 
-        BoxAPIRequest request = createTokenRequest(url);
+            URL url;
+            try {
+                url = new URL(getTokenURL());
+            } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+                assert false : "An invalid refresh URL indicates a bug in the SDK.";
+                throw new RuntimeException("An invalid refresh URL indicates a bug in the SDK.", e);
+            }
 
-        String json;
-        try (BoxAPIResponse boxAPIResponse = request.send()) {
-            BoxJSONResponse response = (BoxJSONResponse) boxAPIResponse;
-            json = response.getJSON();
-        } catch (BoxAPIException e) {
-            this.refreshLock.writeLock().unlock();
-            this.notifyError(e);
-            throw e;
-        }
+            BoxAPIRequest request = createTokenRequest(url);
 
-        try {
-            extractTokens(Json.parse(json).asObject());
+            String json;
+            try (BoxAPIResponse boxAPIResponse = request.send()) {
+                BoxJSONResponse response = (BoxJSONResponse) boxAPIResponse;
+                json = response.getJSON();
+            } catch (BoxAPIException e) {
+                this.notifyError(e);
+                throw e;
+            }
 
+            extractTokens(Json.parse(json).asObject());
             this.notifyRefresh();
         } finally {
             this.refreshLock.writeLock().unlock();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIRequest.java
index a23e794ba..4ea97a00e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/box/sdk/BoxAPIRequest.java
@@ -585,54 +585,55 @@ private BoxAPIResponse trySend(ProgressListener listener) {
                 }
             }
         }
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        Request request = composeRequest(listener);
+        Response response;
+        if (this.followRedirects) {
+            response = api.execute(request);
+        } else {
+            response = api.executeWithoutRedirect(request);
+        }
+        logDebug(format("[trySend] connection.connect() took %dms%n", (System.currentTimeMillis() - start)));
 
-        Request.Builder requestBuilder = new Request.Builder().url(getUrl());
+        BoxAPIResponse result = BoxAPIResponse.toBoxResponse(response);
+        this.logRequest();
+        long getResponseStart = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        logDebug(format(
+            "[trySend] Get Response (read network) took %dms%n", System.currentTimeMillis() - getResponseStart
+        ));
+        return result;
+    }
 
+    private Request composeRequest(ProgressListener listener) {
+        Request.Builder requestBuilder = new Request.Builder().url(getUrl());
         if (this.shouldAuthenticate) {
             requestBuilder.addHeader(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer " + this.api.lockAccessToken());
         }
-        requestBuilder.addHeader("User-Agent", this.api.getUserAgent());
-        requestBuilder.addHeader("X-Box-UA", this.api.getBoxUAHeader());
-        headers.forEach(h -> {
-            requestBuilder.removeHeader(h.getKey());
-            requestBuilder.addHeader(h.getKey(), h.getValue());
-        });
-
-        if (this.api instanceof SharedLinkAPIConnection) {
-            SharedLinkAPIConnection sharedItemAPI = (SharedLinkAPIConnection) this.api;
-            String boxAPIValue = BoxSharedLink.getSharedLinkHeaderValue(
-                    sharedItemAPI.getSharedLink(),
-                    sharedItemAPI.getSharedLinkPassword()
-            );
-            requestBuilder.addHeader("BoxApi", boxAPIValue);
-        }
-
         try {
-            long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            writeMethodWithBody(requestBuilder, listener);
-            Request request = requestBuilder.build();
-            Response response;
-            if (this.followRedirects) {
-                response = api.execute(request);
-            } else {
-                response = api.executeWithoutRedirect(request);
+            requestBuilder.addHeader("User-Agent", this.api.getUserAgent());
+            requestBuilder.addHeader("X-Box-UA", this.api.getBoxUAHeader());
+            headers.forEach(h -> {
+                requestBuilder.removeHeader(h.getKey());
+                requestBuilder.addHeader(h.getKey(), h.getValue());
+            });
+
+            if (this.api instanceof SharedLinkAPIConnection) {
+                SharedLinkAPIConnection sharedItemAPI = (SharedLinkAPIConnection) this.api;
+                String boxAPIValue = BoxSharedLink.getSharedLinkHeaderValue(
+                        sharedItemAPI.getSharedLink(),
+                        sharedItemAPI.getSharedLinkPassword()
+                );
+                requestBuilder.addHeader("BoxApi", boxAPIValue);
             }
-            logDebug(format("[trySend] connection.connect() took %dms%n", (System.currentTimeMillis() - start)));
 
-            BoxAPIResponse result = BoxAPIResponse.toBoxResponse(response);
-            this.logRequest();
-            long getResponseStart = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            logDebug(format(
-                "[trySend] Get Response (read network) took %dms%n", System.currentTimeMillis() - getResponseStart
-            ));
-            return result;
 
+            writeMethodWithBody(requestBuilder, listener);
+            return requestBuilder.build();
         } finally {
             if (this.shouldAuthenticate) {
                 this.api.unlockAccessToken();
             }
         }
-
     }
 
     protected void writeMethodWithBody(Request.Builder requestBuilder, ProgressListener listener) {