diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/Parm.java b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/Parm.java
index 04304a4b6a..e18387a9f4 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/Parm.java
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/Parm.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.grid.Grid2DByte;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.grid.Grid2DFloat;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.grid.Op;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.reference.ReferenceData;
+import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.server.lock.Lock;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.server.lock.LockTable;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.server.lock.LockTable.LockMode;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.gfe.server.lock.LockTable.LockStatus;
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Coordinate;
  * Apr 02, 2013 #1774      randerso    Fixed a possible deadlock issue.
  * Aug 27, 2013 #2302      randerso    Fix simultaneous save issue
  * Oct 31, 2013 #2508      randerso    Change to use DiscreteGridSlice.getKeys()
+ * Jun 30, 2014 #3332      randerso    Kept local reference to lock table to avoid 
+ *                                     race conditions with asynchronous updates
  * 
  * </pre>
  * 
@@ -619,21 +622,19 @@ public abstract class Parm implements Comparable<Parm> {
             return new TimeRange();
         }
 
-        if (!isMutable()) {
-            return getInventorySpan();
-        }
+        TimeRange tr = getInventorySpan();
 
-        TimeRange tr = new TimeRange();
-        if (lockTable != null) {
-            if (lockTable.getLocks().size() > 0) {
-                tr = lockTable.getLocks().get(0).getTimeRange();
-            }
-            for (int i = 1; i < lockTable.getLocks().size(); i++) {
-                tr = tr.combineWith(lockTable.getLocks().get(i).getTimeRange());
+        if (isMutable()) {
+            LockTable lt = this.lockTable;
+            if (lt != null) {
+                List<Lock> locks = lt.getLocks();
+                for (Lock lock : locks) {
+                    tr = tr.combineWith(lock.getTimeRange());
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        return tr.combineWith(getInventorySpan());
+        return tr;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/ParmSaveJob.java b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/ParmSaveJob.java
index 94329309a3..13b3a2b5e1 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/ParmSaveJob.java
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.gfe/src/com/raytheon/viz/gfe/core/parm/ParmSaveJob.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs.Job;
 
+import com.raytheon.uf.common.status.IUFStatusHandler;
+import com.raytheon.uf.common.status.UFStatus;
 import com.raytheon.uf.common.time.TimeRange;
 
 /**
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ import com.raytheon.uf.common.time.TimeRange;
  * Date         Ticket#    Engineer    Description
  * ------------ ---------- ----------- --------------------------
  * Aug 27, 2013     #2302  randerso    Initial creation
+ * Jun 30, 2014     #3332  randerso    Added exception handling
  * 
  * </pre>
  * 
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ import com.raytheon.uf.common.time.TimeRange;
  */
 
 public class ParmSaveJob extends Job {
+    private static final transient IUFStatusHandler statusHandler = UFStatus
+            .getHandler(ParmSaveJob.class);
+
     public static class ParmSaveStatus {
         boolean successful = false;
 
@@ -127,8 +133,13 @@ public class ParmSaveJob extends Job {
     protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
         ParmSaveRequest req = null;
         while ((req = this.saveQueue.poll()) != null) {
-            boolean successful = parm.saveParameterSubClass(req.times);
-            req.status.setSuccessful(successful);
+            try {
+                boolean successful = parm.saveParameterSubClass(req.times);
+                req.status.setSuccessful(successful);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                statusHandler.error("Error saving grids for " + this.parm, e);
+                req.status.setSuccessful(false);
+            }
         }
         return Status.OK_STATUS;
     }