diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0d298c..4da687f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.0.1-alpha.114](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.113...v0.0.1-alpha.114) (2024-10-03)
+
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.113](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.112...v0.0.1-alpha.113) (2024-10-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a3f2d2d..c064a45 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.113",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.114",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.113",
+      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.114",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dignetwork/datalayer-driver": "^0.1.29",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2053779..5130672 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.113",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.114",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/blockchain/StoreInfoCacheUpdater.ts b/src/blockchain/StoreInfoCacheUpdater.ts
index b551dcd..6b1afca 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/StoreInfoCacheUpdater.ts
+++ b/src/blockchain/StoreInfoCacheUpdater.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import fs from "fs";
 import { FullNodePeer } from "./FullNodePeer";
 import { FileCache, USER_DIR_PATH, DIG_FOLDER_PATH } from "../utils";
 import { DataStoreSerializer } from "./DataStoreSerializer";
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ export class StoreInfoCacheUpdater {
     // Construct lock file path using the path module
     this.lockFilePath = path.join(DIG_FOLDER_PATH, "store-info-cache.lock");
 
+    if (fs.existsSync(this.lockFilePath)) {
+      console.log("Removing existing lock file");
+      fs.unlinkSync(this.lockFilePath);
+    }
+
     // Start monitors for existing storeIds
     this.startMonitors();
   }