diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index d668c29..8188c77 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -116,34 +116,12 @@
 }
 
 // manage file read/write state
-func (r *Request) setWriterState(wa io.WriterAt) {
-	r.state.Lock()
-	defer r.state.Unlock()
-	r.state.writerAt = wa
-}
-func (r *Request) setReaderState(ra io.ReaderAt) {
-	r.state.Lock()
-	defer r.state.Unlock()
-	r.state.readerAt = ra
-}
 func (r *Request) setListerState(la ListerAt) {
 	r.state.Lock()
 	defer r.state.Unlock()
 	r.state.listerAt = la
 }
 
-func (r *Request) getWriter() io.WriterAt {
-	r.state.RLock()
-	defer r.state.RUnlock()
-	return r.state.writerAt
-}
-
-func (r *Request) getReader() io.ReaderAt {
-	r.state.RLock()
-	defer r.state.RUnlock()
-	return r.state.readerAt
-}
-
 func (r *Request) getLister() ListerAt {
 	r.state.RLock()
 	defer r.state.RUnlock()
@@ -157,11 +135,15 @@
 			r.cancelCtx()
 		}
 	}()
-	rd := r.getReader()
+	r.state.RLock()
+	rd := r.state.readerAt
+	r.state.RUnlock()
 	if c, ok := rd.(io.Closer); ok {
 		return c.Close()
 	}
-	wt := r.getWriter()
+	r.state.RLock()
+	wt := r.state.writerAt
+	r.state.RUnlock()
 	if c, ok := wt.(io.Closer); ok {
 		return c.Close()
 	}
@@ -204,13 +186,20 @@
 // wrap FileReader handler
 func fileget(h FileReader, r *Request, pkt requestPacket) responsePacket {
 	var err error
-	reader := r.getReader()
+	r.state.RLock()
+	reader := r.state.readerAt
+	r.state.RUnlock()
 	if reader == nil {
-		reader, err = h.Fileread(r)
-		if err != nil {
-			return statusFromError(pkt, err)
+		r.state.Lock()
+		if r.state.readerAt == nil {
+			r.state.readerAt, err = h.Fileread(r)
+			if err != nil {
+				r.state.Unlock()
+				return statusFromError(pkt, err)
+			}
 		}
-		r.setReaderState(reader)
+		reader = r.state.readerAt
+		r.state.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	_, offset, length := packetData(pkt)
@@ -230,13 +219,20 @@
 // wrap FileWriter handler
 func fileput(h FileWriter, r *Request, pkt requestPacket) responsePacket {
 	var err error
-	writer := r.getWriter()
+	r.state.RLock()
+	writer := r.state.writerAt
+	r.state.RUnlock()
 	if writer == nil {
-		writer, err = h.Filewrite(r)
-		if err != nil {
-			return statusFromError(pkt, err)
+		r.state.Lock()
+		if r.state.writerAt == nil {
+			r.state.writerAt, err = h.Filewrite(r)
+			if err != nil {
+				r.state.Unlock()
+				return statusFromError(pkt, err)
+			}
 		}
-		r.setWriterState(writer)
+		writer = r.state.writerAt
+		r.state.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	data, offset, _ := packetData(pkt)