diff --git a/frappy_psi/sea.py b/frappy_psi/sea.py
index 6922fad..f8a8f9e 100644
--- a/frappy_psi/sea.py
+++ b/frappy_psi/sea.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class SeaClient(ProxyClient, Module):
         self.objects = set()
         self.shutdown = False
         self.path2param = {}
-        self._write_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._write_lock = threading.RLock()
         self._connect_thread = None
         self._connected = threading.Event()
         config = opts.get('config')
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ class SeaModule(Module):
                 return reply
 
             rfunc.poll = False
-            attributes['read_' + key] = rfunc
+            if key != 'status':
+                attributes['read_' + key] = rfunc
 
             if not readonly: