diff --git a/debug_scripts/block_locker.js b/debug_scripts/block_locker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e164eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug_scripts/block_locker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"use strict";
+let mysql = require("promise-mysql");
+let fs = require("fs");
+let argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
+let config = fs.readFileSync("../config.json");
+let coinConfig = fs.readFileSync("../coinConfig.json");
+let protobuf = require('protocol-buffers');
+
+global.support = require("../lib/support.js")();
+global.config = JSON.parse(config);
+global.mysql = mysql.createPool(global.config.mysql);
+global.protos = protobuf(fs.readFileSync('../lib/data.proto'));
+let comms;
+comms = require('../lib/local_comms');
+global.database = new comms();
+global.database.initEnv();
+global.database.lockBlock(argv.blockID);
+console.log("Block "+argv.blockID+" re-locked!  Exiting!");
+process.exit();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/local_comms.js b/lib/local_comms.js
index 43ddb06..0f8b0a7 100644
--- a/lib/local_comms.js
+++ b/lib/local_comms.js
@@ -324,6 +324,17 @@ function Database(){
         txn.commit();
     };
 
+    this.lockBlock = function(blockId){
+        let txn = this.env.beginTxn();
+        let blockProto = txn.getBinary(this.blockDB, blockId);
+        if (blockProto !== null){
+            let blockData = global.protos.Block.decode(blockProto);
+            blockData['unlocked'] = false;
+            txn.putBinary(this.blockDB, blockId, global.protos.Block.encode(blockData));
+        }
+        txn.commit();
+    };
+
     this.getCache = function(cacheKey){
         debug("Getting Key: "+cacheKey);
         try {