diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index b4ec85e..22feb26 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ export const LUA = 'lua'
 
 export const MAX_INT_ID = 2 ** 30
 
-export const __MIGRATIONS = '__migrations'
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+export const __MIGRATIONS = '__migrations'
+export const _LOCK = '_lock'
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diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 23cdf1b..93a7b34 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -94,30 +94,7 @@ export class WSDiscovery {
   }
 
   async connect() {
-    type ScriptData = {
-      keys: number
-      readOnly: boolean
-    }    
-    const scripts: Record<CustomScripts, ScriptData> = {
-      [CustomScripts.CHANNEL_ADD]: {
-        keys: 1,
-        readOnly: false,
-      },
-      [CustomScripts.CHANNEL_REMOVE]: {
-        keys: 1,
-        readOnly: false,
-      }
-    }
-
-    for (const [scriptName, scriptData] of Object.entries(scripts)) {
-      this.redis.defineCommand(scriptName, {
-        lua: await readFile(resolve(__dirname, '..', LUA, `${scriptName}.${LUA}`), 'utf8'),
-        numberOfKeys: scriptData.keys,
-        readOnly: scriptData.readOnly,
-      })
-    }
-
-    await this.redis.ping()
+    await this.defineCommands()
     await this.migrate()
   }
 
@@ -273,15 +250,23 @@ export class WSDiscovery {
     return this.prefixClient + clientId
   }
 
-  protected async lock(key: string, token: string) {
+  protected getMigrationsKey() {
+    return this.prefix + '__migrations'
+  }
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
-      const result = await this.redis.set(key, token, 'EX', 30, 'NX')
+  protected getMigrationsLockKey() {
+    return this.getMigrationsKey() + '_lock'
+  }
+
+  protected async lock(key: string, token: string, ttl: number) {
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 60; ++i) {
+      const result = await this.redis.set(key, token, 'EX', ttl, 'NX')
       if (result) {
         return
       }
 
-      await sleep(500)
+      await sleep(1000)
     }
     throw new Error(`can not take redis lock on key=${key}`)  
   }
@@ -296,17 +281,42 @@ export class WSDiscovery {
     `, 1, key, token)
   }
 
+  protected async defineCommands() {
+    type ScriptData = {
+      keys: number
+      readOnly: boolean
+    }    
+    const scripts: Record<CustomScripts, ScriptData> = {
+      [CustomScripts.CHANNEL_ADD]: {
+        keys: 1,
+        readOnly: false,
+      },
+      [CustomScripts.CHANNEL_REMOVE]: {
+        keys: 1,
+        readOnly: false,
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const [scriptName, scriptData] of Object.entries(scripts)) {
+      this.redis.defineCommand(scriptName, {
+        lua: await readFile(resolve(__dirname, '..', LUA, `${scriptName}.${LUA}`), 'utf8'),
+        numberOfKeys: scriptData.keys,
+        readOnly: scriptData.readOnly,
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
   protected async migrate() {
     const migrations: Array<[string, string[]]> = [
       ['FT.CREATE', `${this.indexClntChnl} PREFIX 1 ${this.prefixClient} SCHEMA ${CHNL} TAG`.split(' ')],
     ]
 
     const token = `${Date.now()}_${Math.floor(Math.random() * 99999999)}`
-    const migrationsKey = this.prefix + __MIGRATIONS
-    const lockKey = migrationsKey + '_lock'
-
-    await this.lock(lockKey, token)
-
+    const lockKey = this.getMigrationsLockKey()
+  
+    await this.lock(lockKey, token, 30)
+    
+    const migrationsKey = this.getMigrationsKey()
     for (let i = 0; i < migrations.length; ++i) {
       const migrationId = 'm' + i 
       const applied = await this.redis.sismember(migrationsKey, migrationId)
diff --git a/test/connect.test.ts b/test/connect.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78ec595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/connect.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { equal, rejects } from 'assert/strict'
+import { describe, it, before, after } from 'node:test'
+
+
+import { clearRedis, createRedis, sleep, WSDiscoveryForTests } from './utils'
+import { __MIGRATIONS } from '../src/constants'
+
+describe('connect', () => {
+  const redis = createRedis()
+  const wsd = new WSDiscoveryForTests({
+    redis,
+  })
+
+
+  after(async () => {
+    await clearRedis(redis, wsd.prefix)
+    await redis.quit()
+  })
+
+  it('lock is already taken', async () => {
+    await wsd.lockForTests(1)
+    await wsd.connect()
+  })
+
+})
diff --git a/test/utils.ts b/test/utils.ts
index a3f363d..3dc1133 100644
--- a/test/utils.ts
+++ b/test/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Redis } from "ioredis"
 
 import { WSDiscovery } from "../src"
-import { ID } from "../src/constants"
+import { __MIGRATIONS, ID } from "../src/constants"
 
 export const createRedis = () => {
   return new Redis({
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ export const clearRedis = async (redis: Redis, prefix: string) => {
   do {
     const [nextCursor, keys] = await redis.scan(cursor, 'MATCH', prefix + '*')
 
-    if (keys.length) {
-      await redis.del(...(keys.filter((k) => !k.startsWith(prefix + '__'))))
+    const keysForDelete = keys.filter((k) => !k.startsWith(prefix + '__'))
+    if (keysForDelete.length) {
+      await redis.del(...keysForDelete)
     }
     cursor = nextCursor
   } while (cursor !== '0')
@@ -43,4 +44,8 @@ export class WSDiscoveryForTests extends WSDiscovery {
   getClientTTL(id: number) {
     return this.redis.ttl(this.getClientKey(id))
   }
+
+  lockForTests(ttl: number) {
+    return this.lock(this.getMigrationsLockKey(), 'test', ttl)
+  }
 }
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