diff --git a/core-writer/src/module/H5WriteModule.cpp b/core-writer/src/module/H5WriteModule.cpp
index 1eedc5b..5fa6ba2 100644
--- a/core-writer/src/module/H5WriteModule.cpp
+++ b/core-writer/src/module/H5WriteModule.cpp
@@ -258,5 +258,5 @@ void H5WriteModule::write_thread(
 
 bool H5WriteModule::is_writing()
 {
-    return is_writing_.load(memory_order_relaxed);
+    return is_writing_;
 }
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