diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 15697282..1c0c8bef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24869,3 +24869,6 @@
 	* Removed extraneous debugging statements from 'lib/rdplay_deck.cpp'.
 2024-08-25 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Incremented the package version to 4.3.0int4.
+2024-08-26 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Fixed a bug in rdairplay(1) that caused the voice tracker to be
+	left in an undefined state after attempting to load a locked log.
diff --git a/lib/rdtrackerwidget.cpp b/lib/rdtrackerwidget.cpp
index 4ba729bd..397f3da0 100644
--- a/lib/rdtrackerwidget.cpp
+++ b/lib/rdtrackerwidget.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,20 @@ bool RDTrackerWidget::load(const QString &logname)
   QString stationname;
   QHostAddress addr;
   
+  //
+  // Attempt to get a log lock
+  //
+  d_log_lock=new RDLogLock(logname,rda->user(),rda->station(),this);
+  if(!d_log_lock->tryLock(&username,&stationname,&addr)) {
+    QMessageBox::warning(this,"RDLogEdit - "+tr("Log Locked"),
+			 tr("Log already being edited by")+" "+
+			 username+"@"+stationname+" ["+
+			 addr.toString()+"].");
+    delete d_log_lock;
+    d_log_lock=NULL;
+    return false;
+  }
+  
   //
   // Voicetrack Group
   //
@@ -465,32 +479,6 @@ bool RDTrackerWidget::load(const QString &logname)
   d_log_model->setServiceName(d_log->service());
   d_log_model->load(true);
 
-  //
-  // Log Data Structures
-  //
-  d_log_lock=new RDLogLock(d_log->name(),rda->user(),rda->station(),this);
-  if(!d_log_lock->tryLock(&username,&stationname,&addr)) {
-    QMessageBox::warning(this,"RDLogEdit - "+tr("Log Locked"),
-			 tr("Log already being edited by")+" "+
-			 username+"@"+stationname+" ["+
-			 addr.toString()+"].");
-    delete d_log_lock;
-    d_log_lock=NULL;
-    
-    delete d_group;
-    d_group=NULL;
-    
-    delete d_svc;
-    d_svc=NULL;
-    
-    delete d_log;
-    d_log=NULL;
-    
-    d_tracks=0;
-    
-    return false;
-  }
-
   //
   // Select first track
   //