diff --git a/meshviewer/graph.go b/meshviewer/graph.go
index dda0d3a..b3ddd84 100644
--- a/meshviewer/graph.go
+++ b/meshviewer/graph.go
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ func BuildGraph(nodes *runtime.Nodes) *Graph {
 		vpn:     make(map[string]interface{}),
 	}
 
+	nodes.RLock()
 	builder.readNodes(nodes.List)
+	nodes.RUnlock()
 
 	graph := &Graph{Version: 1}
 	graph.Batadv.Directed = false
diff --git a/runtime/stats.go b/runtime/stats.go
index 423a5f9..a477303 100644
--- a/runtime/stats.go
+++ b/runtime/stats.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func NewGlobalStats(nodes *Nodes) (result *GlobalStats) {
 		Models:    make(CounterMap),
 	}
 
-	nodes.Lock()
+	nodes.RLock()
 	for _, node := range nodes.List {
 		if node.Online {
 			result.Nodes++
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func NewGlobalStats(nodes *Nodes) (result *GlobalStats) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	nodes.Unlock()
+	nodes.RUnlock()
 	return
 }