--- create-orders.org	2020-12-03 20:21:23.379383000 +0000
+++ create-orders	2020-12-03 20:22:20.290087000 +0000
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 
 cd "$ERESSEA/game-$GAME" || exit
 
-lockfile -r3 -l120 orders.queue.lock
 if [ -d "orders.dir.$TURN" ]; then
   echo "orders.dir.$TURN already exists"
   exit
 fi
 rm -f "orders.$TURN"
+lockfile -r3 -l120 orders.queue.lock
 
 cd orders.dir || exit