diff --git a/protocols/s5/tus.go b/protocols/s5/tus.go
index ac76596..d4a013c 100644
--- a/protocols/s5/tus.go
+++ b/protocols/s5/tus.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/api/middleware"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ type TusHandler struct {
 	tusStore        tusd.DataStore
 	s3Client        *s3.Client
 	storageProtocol storage.StorageProtocol
+	uploadMutexMap  sync.Map
 }
 
 type TusHandlerParams struct {
@@ -492,7 +494,24 @@ func (t *TusHandler) worker() {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			_, err = t.CreateUpload(ctx, decodedHash.HashBytes(), info.Upload.ID, uploaderID, uploaderIP, t.storageProtocol.Name())
+			mapKey := append(decodedHash.HashBytes(), []byte(info.Upload.ID)...)
+			if _, ok := t.uploadMutexMap.Load(mapKey); !ok {
+				t.uploadMutexMap.Store(mapKey, &sync.Mutex{})
+			}
+
+			mutex, _ := t.uploadMutexMap.Load(mapKey)
+
+			mutex.(*sync.Mutex).Lock()
+			exists, _ := t.UploadExists(ctx, decodedHash.HashBytes())
+
+			if exists {
+				t.logger.Debug("Upload already exists", zap.String("hash", hex.EncodeToString(decodedHash.HashBytes())))
+				mutex.(*sync.Mutex).Unlock()
+				continue
+			}
+
+			_, err = t.CreateUpload(ctx, mapKey, info.Upload.ID, uploaderID, uploaderIP, t.storageProtocol.Name())
+			mutex.(*sync.Mutex).Unlock()
 			if err != nil {
 				errorResponse.Body = "Could not create tus upload"
 				info.Upload.StopUpload(errorResponse)