diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/AuthHandler.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/AuthHandler.ts
index 4b5e7e795..87804cbb6 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/AuthHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/AuthHandler.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export interface AuthPromptParams extends IAuthMethods {
 
 type ProfileLike = string | imperative.IProfileLoaded;
 export class AuthHandler {
-    private static lockedProfiles: Map<string, Mutex> = new Map();
+    private static profileLocks: Map<string, Mutex> = new Map();
 
     /**
      * Function that checks whether a profile is using token based authentication
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export class AuthHandler {
      */
     public static unlockProfile(profile: ProfileLike, refreshResources?: boolean): void {
         const profileName = typeof profile === "string" ? profile : profile.name;
-        const mutex = this.lockedProfiles.get(profileName);
+        const mutex = this.profileLocks.get(profileName);
+        // If a mutex doesn't exist for this profile or the mutex is no longer locked, return
         if (mutex == null || !mutex.isLocked()) {
             return;
         }
@@ -151,12 +152,12 @@ export class AuthHandler {
         const profileName = typeof profile === "string" ? profile : profile.name;
 
         // If the mutex does not exist, make one for the profile and acquire the lock
-        if (!this.lockedProfiles.has(profileName)) {
-            this.lockedProfiles.set(profileName, new Mutex());
+        if (!this.profileLocks.has(profileName)) {
+            this.profileLocks.set(profileName, new Mutex());
         }
 
         // Attempt to acquire the lock
-        const mutex = this.lockedProfiles.get(profileName);
+        const mutex = this.profileLocks.get(profileName);
         await mutex.acquire();
 
         // Prompt the user to re-authenticate if an error and options were provided
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ export class AuthHandler {
      * @returns {boolean} `true` if the given profile is locked, `false` otherwise
      */
     public static isProfileLocked(profile: ProfileLike): boolean {
-        const mutex = this.lockedProfiles.get(typeof profile === "string" ? profile : profile.name);
+        const mutex = this.profileLocks.get(typeof profile === "string" ? profile : profile.name);
         if (mutex == null) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/utils/ProfilesUtils.unit.test.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/utils/ProfilesUtils.unit.test.ts
index f341f66d0..e0a193643 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/utils/ProfilesUtils.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/__tests__/__unit__/utils/ProfilesUtils.unit.test.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,14 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as util from "util";
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
-import { Gui, imperative, ProfilesCache, ZoweVsCodeExtension } from "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api";
-import { createAltTypeIProfile, createInstanceOfProfile, createValidIProfile } from "../../__mocks__/mockCreators/shared";
+import { AuthHandler, Gui, imperative, ProfilesCache, ZoweVsCodeExtension } from "@zowe/zowe-explorer-api";
+import {
+    createAltTypeIProfile,
+    createInstanceOfProfile,
+    createIProfile,
+    createISession,
+    createValidIProfile,
+} from "../../__mocks__/mockCreators/shared";
 import { MockedProperty } from "../../__mocks__/mockUtils";
 import { Constants } from "../../../src/configuration/Constants";
 import { ZoweLogger } from "../../../src/tools/ZoweLogger";
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@ import { ProfilesConvertStatus, ProfilesUtils } from "../../../src/utils/Profile
 import { AuthUtils } from "../../../src/utils/AuthUtils";
 import { ZoweLocalStorage } from "../../../src/tools/ZoweLocalStorage";
 import { Definitions } from "../../../src/configuration/Definitions";
+import { createDatasetSessionNode } from "../../__mocks__/mockCreators/datasets";
 
 jest.mock("../../../src/tools/ZoweLogger");
 jest.mock("fs");
@@ -378,6 +385,25 @@ describe("ProfilesUtils unit tests", () => {
             expect(getProfileInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
 
+        it("calls unlockProfile once credentials are provided", async () => {
+            const mockProfileInstance = new Profiles(imperative.Logger.getAppLogger());
+            const promptCredentialsProfilesMock = jest.spyOn(mockProfileInstance, "promptCredentials").mockResolvedValueOnce(["someusername", "pw"]);
+            const updateCachedProfileMock = jest.spyOn(mockProfileInstance, "updateCachedProfile").mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+            const profile = createIProfile();
+            jest.spyOn(mockProfileInstance, "getLoadedProfConfig").mockResolvedValue(profile);
+            Object.defineProperty(Constants, "PROFILES_CACHE", { value: mockProfileInstance, configurable: true });
+            jest.spyOn(ZoweVsCodeExtension as any, "promptUserPass").mockResolvedValue([]);
+            const unlockProfileSpy = jest.spyOn(AuthHandler, "unlockProfile");
+            const mockNode = createDatasetSessionNode(createISession(), profile);
+            await ProfilesUtils.promptCredentials(mockNode);
+            expect(promptCredentialsProfilesMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+            expect(promptCredentialsProfilesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(profile, true);
+            expect(unlockProfileSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+            expect(unlockProfileSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(profile);
+            expect(updateCachedProfileMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+            expect(updateCachedProfileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(profile, mockNode);
+        });
+
         it("shows an error message if the profile input is undefined", async () => {
             const mockProfileInstance = new Profiles(imperative.Logger.getAppLogger());
             jest.spyOn(ProfilesCache.prototype, "getProfileInfo").mockResolvedValue(prof as unknown as imperative.ProfileInfo);
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/utils/ProfilesUtils.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/utils/ProfilesUtils.ts
index da4e75f1a..e0c366e1e 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/utils/ProfilesUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/utils/ProfilesUtils.ts
@@ -461,9 +461,7 @@ export class ProfilesUtils {
                 args: [typeof profile === "string" ? profile : profile.name],
                 comment: ["Profile name"],
             });
-            if (AuthHandler.isProfileLocked(profile)) {
-                AuthHandler.unlockProfile(profile);
-            }
+            AuthHandler.unlockProfile(profile);
             if (typeof profile !== "string") {
                 await Constants.PROFILES_CACHE.updateCachedProfile(profile, node);
             }