diff --git a/ethcore/src/client/client.rs b/ethcore/src/client/client.rs
index 04e7074f1..30c5ba020 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/client/client.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/client/client.rs
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ impl BlockChainClient for Client {
 			blocks
 		};
 
-		Ok(self.chain.read().logs(blocks, |entry| filter.matches(entry), filter.limit))
+		Ok(chain.logs(blocks, |entry| filter.matches(entry), filter.limit))
 	}
 
 	fn filter_traces(&self, filter: TraceFilter) -> Option<Vec<LocalizedTrace>> {