diff --git a/pkg/cachedtransactiongather/cachedtransactiongather.go b/pkg/cachedtransactiongather/cachedtransactiongather.go
index 7938c38..e4d0b62 100644
--- a/pkg/cachedtransactiongather/cachedtransactiongather.go
+++ b/pkg/cachedtransactiongather/cachedtransactiongather.go
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ type cachedTransactionGather struct {
 }
 
 func (c *cachedTransactionGather) Gather() ([]*io_prometheus_client.MetricFamily, func(), error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
+	c.lock.Lock()
 	shouldGather := time.Now().After(c.nextCollectionTime)
-	c.lock.RUnlock()
 	if shouldGather {
 		begin := time.Now()
-		c.lock.Lock()
 		c.nextCollectionTime = c.nextCollectionTime.Add(c.cacheInterval)
 		metrics, done, err := c.gather.Gather()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -60,6 +58,8 @@ func (c *cachedTransactionGather) Gather() ([]*io_prometheus_client.MetricFamily
 		c.lock.Unlock()
 		duration := time.Since(begin)
 		level.Info(c.logger).Log("msg", "Collect all products done", "duration_seconds", duration.Seconds())
+	} else {
+		c.lock.Unlock()
 	}
 	c.lock.RLock()
 	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
diff --git a/pkg/cachedtransactiongather/cachedtransactiongather_test.go b/pkg/cachedtransactiongather/cachedtransactiongather_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79e5d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cachedtransactiongather/cachedtransactiongather_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package cachedtransactiongather
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	io_prometheus_client "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
+	"github.com/prometheus/common/promlog"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type mockGatherer struct {
+	sleepUntil time.Duration
+}
+
+func (m mockGatherer) Gather() ([]*io_prometheus_client.MetricFamily, error) {
+	fmt.Println("start gather: " + m.sleepUntil.String())
+	time.Sleep(m.sleepUntil)
+	fmt.Println("end gather: " + m.sleepUntil.String())
+	return []*io_prometheus_client.MetricFamily{}, nil
+}
+
+func newMockGatherer(duration time.Duration) prometheus.Gatherer {
+	return &mockGatherer{
+		sleepUntil: duration,
+	}
+}
+
+type multiTRegistry struct {
+	tGatherers []prometheus.TransactionalGatherer
+}
+
+func newMultiConcurrencyRegistry(tGatherers ...prometheus.TransactionalGatherer) *multiTRegistry {
+	return &multiTRegistry{
+		tGatherers: tGatherers,
+	}
+}
+
+// Gather implements TransactionalGatherer interface.
+func (r *multiTRegistry) Gather() (mfs []*io_prometheus_client.MetricFamily, done func(), err error) {
+	dFns := make([]func(), 0, len(r.tGatherers))
+	wait := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wait.Add(len(r.tGatherers))
+	for i := range r.tGatherers {
+		go func(i int) {
+			_, _, _ = r.tGatherers[i].Gather()
+			wait.Done()
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wait.Wait()
+
+	sort.Slice(mfs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return *mfs[i].Name < *mfs[j].Name
+	})
+	return mfs, func() {
+		for _, d := range dFns {
+			d()
+		}
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
+	promlogConfig := &promlog.Config{}
+	cacheInterval := 60 * time.Second
+	logger := promlog.New(promlogConfig)
+
+	t.Run("gather with multiple calls should not error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		gather := NewCachedTransactionGather(
+			newMultiConcurrencyRegistry(
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*40)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*23)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*7)),
+			),
+			cacheInterval, logger,
+		)
+		wait := sync.WaitGroup{}
+		wait.Add(10)
+		for range [10]int{} {
+			go func() {
+				begin := time.Now()
+				mfs, done, err := gather.Gather()
+				defer done()
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Log("err", err)
+					t.Errorf("gather error: %v", err)
+				}
+				logger.Log("mfs", mfs, "done", "err", err)
+				if time.Since(begin) > cacheInterval {
+					t.Errorf("gather cost more than cacheInterval %v", time.Since(begin).String())
+				}
+				wait.Done()
+			}()
+		}
+		wait.Wait()
+	})
+
+	t.Run("gather success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		gather := NewCachedTransactionGather(
+			newMultiConcurrencyRegistry(
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*40)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*23)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*7)),
+			),
+			cacheInterval, logger,
+		)
+		wait := sync.WaitGroup{}
+		wait.Add(3)
+		go func() {
+			mfs, done, err := gather.Gather()
+			defer done()
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Log("err", err)
+				t.Errorf("gather error: %v", err)
+			}
+			logger.Log("mfs", mfs, "done", "err", err)
+			wait.Done()
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			mfs, done, err := gather.Gather()
+			defer done()
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Log("err", err)
+				t.Errorf("gather error: %v", err)
+			}
+			logger.Log("mfs", mfs, "done", "err", err)
+			wait.Done()
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			mfs, done, err := gather.Gather()
+			defer done()
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Log("err", err)
+				t.Errorf("gather error: %v", err)
+			}
+			logger.Log("mfs", mfs, "done", "err", err)
+			wait.Done()
+		}()
+		wait.Wait()
+	})
+
+	t.Run("gather with 5s step", func(t *testing.T) {
+		gather := NewCachedTransactionGather(
+			newMultiConcurrencyRegistry(
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*40)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*23)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*7)),
+			),
+			cacheInterval, logger,
+		)
+		wait := sync.WaitGroup{}
+		wait.Add(10)
+		for range [10]int{} {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 5)
+			go func() {
+				mfs, done, err := gather.Gather()
+				defer done()
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Log("err", err)
+					t.Errorf("gather error: %v", err)
+				}
+				logger.Log("mfs", mfs, "done", "err", err)
+				wait.Done()
+			}()
+		}
+		wait.Wait()
+	})
+
+	t.Run("gather with 65s step", func(t *testing.T) {
+		gather := NewCachedTransactionGather(
+			newMultiConcurrencyRegistry(
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*40)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*23)),
+				prometheus.ToTransactionalGatherer(newMockGatherer(time.Second*7)),
+			),
+			cacheInterval, logger,
+		)
+		wait := sync.WaitGroup{}
+		wait.Add(3)
+		for range [3]int{} {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 65)
+			go func() {
+				mfs, done, err := gather.Gather()
+				defer done()
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Log("err", err)
+					t.Errorf("gather error: %v", err)
+				}
+				logger.Log("mfs", mfs, "done", "err", err)
+				wait.Done()
+			}()
+		}
+		wait.Wait()
+	})
+}