diff --git a/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp b/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp
index de5338a01b9..46910703a76 100644
--- a/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp
+++ b/runtime/jvmti/jvmtiHelpers.cpp
@@ -148,16 +148,21 @@ getVMThread(J9VMThread *currentThread, jthread thread, J9VMThread **vmThreadPtr,
 		}
 	}
 
+#if JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19
+	isVirtualThread = IS_JAVA_LANG_VIRTUALTHREAD(currentThread, threadObject);
+	if (isVirtualThread) {
+		vm->internalVMFunctions->acquireVThreadInspector(currentThread, thread, TRUE);
+		/* Re-fetch threadObject since acquireVThreadInspector can release and reacquire VM access. */
+                threadObject = J9_JNI_UNWRAP_REFERENCE(thread);
+	}
+#endif /* JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19 */
+
 	/* Make sure the vmThread stays alive while it is being used. */
 	omrthread_monitor_enter(vm->vmThreadListMutex);
 #if JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19
-	isVirtualThread = IS_JAVA_LANG_VIRTUALTHREAD(currentThread, threadObject);
 	if (isVirtualThread) {
 		jint vthreadState = 0;
 		j9object_t carrierThread = NULL;
-		vm->internalVMFunctions->acquireVThreadInspector(currentThread, thread, TRUE);
-		/* Re-fetch threadObject since acquireVThreadInspector can release and reacquire VM access. */
-		threadObject = J9_JNI_UNWRAP_REFERENCE(thread);
 		vthreadState = J9VMJAVALANGVIRTUALTHREAD_STATE(currentThread, threadObject);
 		carrierThread = (j9object_t)J9VMJAVALANGVIRTUALTHREAD_CARRIERTHREAD(currentThread, threadObject);
 		if (NULL != carrierThread) {
@@ -173,12 +178,12 @@ getVMThread(J9VMThread *currentThread, jthread thread, J9VMThread **vmThreadPtr,
 
 	if (!isThreadAlive) {
 		if (OMR_ARE_ANY_BITS_SET(flags, J9JVMTI_GETVMTHREAD_ERROR_ON_DEAD_THREAD)) {
+			omrthread_monitor_exit(vm->vmThreadListMutex);
 #if JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19
 			if (isVirtualThread) {
 				vm->internalVMFunctions->releaseVThreadInspector(currentThread, thread);
 			}
 #endif /* JAVA_SPEC_VERSION >= 19 */
-			omrthread_monitor_exit(vm->vmThreadListMutex);
 			return JVMTI_ERROR_THREAD_NOT_ALIVE;
 		}
 	}
@@ -861,18 +866,14 @@ getVirtualThreadState(J9VMThread *currentThread, jthread thread)
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_YIELDING:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 				break;
+			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_PINNED:
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_PARKED:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_WAITING | JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_PARKED;
 				break;
+			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TIMED_PINNED:
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TIMED_PARKED:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_TIMED_WAITING | JVMTI_THREAD_STATE_PARKED;
 				break;
-			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_PINNED:
-				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_WAITING;
-				break;
-			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TIMED_PINNED:
-				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_TIMED_WAITING;
-				break;
 			case JVMTI_VTHREAD_STATE_TERMINATED:
 				rc = JVMTI_JAVA_LANG_THREAD_STATE_TERMINATED;
 				break;