diff --git a/lib/services/db.js b/lib/services/db.js
index 3161f43d..e8d6d6c5 100644
--- a/lib/services/db.js
+++ b/lib/services/db.js
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ module.exports.registerStorage = registerStorage;
 module.exports.put;
 module.exports.get;
 module.exports.del;
+module.exports.applyLock;
 module.exports.batch;
 module.exports.putMeta;
 module.exports.patchMeta;
diff --git a/lib/setup.js b/lib/setup.js
index 9dcc0e12..947195a3 100644
--- a/lib/setup.js
+++ b/lib/setup.js
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ module.exports = function (options = {}) {
     .then(() => db.registerStorage(storage))
     .then(() => amphoraPlugins.registerPlugins(plugins))
     .then(() => { router = routes(app, providers, sessionStore); })
-    .then(() => internalBootstrap(bootstrap))
+    .then(() =>
+      db.applyLock
+        ? db.applyLock('bootstrap', internalBootstrap)
+        : internalBootstrap(bootstrap))
     .then(() => router);
 };