diff --git a/cpp/src/database.rs b/cpp/src/database.rs
index 067e6b3d..4bdfaaea 100644
--- a/cpp/src/database.rs
+++ b/cpp/src/database.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl Database {
         evaluate_conditions: bool,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Message>, VerboseError> {
         self.0
-            .write()
+            .read()
             .map_err(DatabaseLockPoisonError::from)?
             .general_messages(to_eval_mode(evaluate_conditions))
             .map(|v| v.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect())
diff --git a/nodejs/src/database.rs b/nodejs/src/database.rs
index 2815fd92..55a6c818 100644
--- a/nodejs/src/database.rs
+++ b/nodejs/src/database.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl Database {
         evaluate_conditions: EvalMode,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Message>, VerboseError> {
         self.0
-            .write()
+            .read()
             .map_err(DatabaseLockPoisonError::from)?
             .general_messages(evaluate_conditions.into())
             .map(|v| v.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect())
diff --git a/python/src/database.rs b/python/src/database.rs
index ec1a8644..62bdde34 100644
--- a/python/src/database.rs
+++ b/python/src/database.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl Database {
         evaluate_conditions: bool,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Message>, VerboseError> {
         self.0
-            .write()
+            .read()
             .map_err(DatabaseLockPoisonError::from)?
             .general_messages(to_eval_mode(evaluate_conditions))
             .map(|v| v.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect())