diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a4aaf2d464b..45f0e69a428 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.13
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.2.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.22.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.16.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.24.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.19.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.19.0
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.20.0
 	google.golang.org/api v0.172.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240325203815-454cdb8f5daa // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.62.1
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240325151524-a685a6edb6d8
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0
 	gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.14.0
 	modernc.org/sqlite v1.29.5
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3bbbfecdd0a..cda2d3ce720 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.16.0 h1:QX4fJ0Rr5cPQCF7O9lh9Se4pmwfwskqZfq5moyldzic=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.16.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 h1:zY54UmvipHiNd+pm+m0x9KhZ9hl1/7QNMyxXbc6ICqA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0 h1:5BMeUDZ7vkXGfEr1x9B4bRcTH4lpkTkpdh0T/J+qjbQ=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180823144017-11551d06cbcc/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201224043029-2b0845dc783e/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4f
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210106214847-113979e3529a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.1/go.mod h1:o0xws9oXOQQZyjljx8fwUC0k7L1pTE6eaCbjGeHmOkk=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.19.0 h1:tfGCXNR1OsFG+sVdLAitlpjAvD/I6dHDKnYrpEZUHkw=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.19.0/go.mod h1:qoJWxmGSIBmAeriMx19ogtrEPrGtDbPK634QFIcLAhc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.20.0 h1:hz/CVckiOxybQvFw6h7b/q80NTr9IUQb4s1IIzW7KNY=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.20.0/go.mod h1:WvitBU7JJf6A4jOdg4S1tviW9bhUxkgeCui/0JHctQg=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/go/vt/topo/zk2topo/lock.go b/go/vt/topo/zk2topo/lock.go
index 974361544a5..5baf1f7f33f 100644
--- a/go/vt/topo/zk2topo/lock.go
+++ b/go/vt/topo/zk2topo/lock.go
@@ -91,19 +91,22 @@ func (zs *Server) lock(ctx context.Context, dirPath, contents string) (topo.Lock
 		case context.Canceled:
 			errToReturn = topo.NewError(topo.Interrupted, nodePath)
 		default:
-			errToReturn = vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain action lock: %v", nodePath)
+			errToReturn = vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain lock: %v", nodePath)
 		}
 
 		// Regardless of the reason, try to cleanup.
-		log.Warningf("Failed to obtain action lock: %v", err)
+		log.Warningf("Failed to obtain lock: %v", err)
 
-		if err := zs.conn.Delete(ctx, nodePath, -1); err != nil {
-			log.Warningf("Failed to close connection :%v", err)
+		cleanupCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), baseTimeout)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		if err := zs.conn.Delete(cleanupCtx, nodePath, -1); err != nil {
+			log.Warningf("Failed to cleanup unsuccessful lock path %s: %v", nodePath, err)
 		}
 
 		// Show the other locks in the directory
 		dir := path.Dir(nodePath)
-		children, _, err := zs.conn.Children(ctx, dir)
+		children, _, err := zs.conn.Children(cleanupCtx, dir)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warningf("Failed to get children of %v: %v", dir, err)
 			return nil, errToReturn
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ func (zs *Server) lock(ctx context.Context, dirPath, contents string) (topo.Lock
 		}
 
 		childPath := path.Join(dir, children[0])
-		data, _, err := zs.conn.Get(ctx, childPath)
+		data, _, err := zs.conn.Get(cleanupCtx, childPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warningf("Failed to get first locks node %v (may have just ended): %v", childPath, err)
 			return nil, errToReturn