diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addRoles.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addRoles.ts
index 4da915e7..976300a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addRoles.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/addRoles.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { getMissingPermissions } from "../../../utils/getMissingPermissions";
 import { canAssignRole } from "../../../utils/canAssignRole";
 import { missingPermissionError } from "../../../utils/missingPermissionError";
 import { ignoreRoleChange } from "../functions/ignoredRoleChanges";
+import { memberRolesLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 const p = Constants.Permissions;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ export const AddRolesAction = automodAction({
           return;
         }
 
-        const memberRolesLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`member-roles-${member.id}`);
+        const memberRoleLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(memberRolesLock(member));
 
         const rolesArr = Array.from(memberRoles.values());
         await member.edit({
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export const AddRolesAction = automodAction({
         });
         member.roles = rolesArr; // Make sure we know of the new roles internally as well
 
-        memberRolesLock.unlock();
+        memberRoleLock.unlock();
       }),
     );
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/removeRoles.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/removeRoles.ts
index 6049cbf2..c6c74e49 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/removeRoles.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/removeRoles.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { missingPermissionError } from "../../../utils/missingPermissionError";
 import { canAssignRole } from "../../../utils/canAssignRole";
 import { Constants } from "eris";
 import { ignoreRoleChange } from "../functions/ignoredRoleChanges";
+import { memberRolesLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 const p = Constants.Permissions;
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export const RemoveRolesAction = automodAction({
           return;
         }
 
-        const memberRolesLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`member-roles-${member.id}`);
+        const memberRoleLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(memberRolesLock(member));
 
         const rolesArr = Array.from(memberRoles.values());
         await member.edit({
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export const RemoveRolesAction = automodAction({
         });
         member.roles = rolesArr; // Make sure we know of the new roles internally as well
 
-        memberRolesLock.unlock();
+        memberRoleLock.unlock();
       }),
     );
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageCreate.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageCreate.ts
index 2042126d..fb9cfaeb 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageCreate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageCreate.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
 import { CensorPluginType } from "../types";
 import { SavedMessage } from "../../../data/entities/SavedMessage";
 import { applyFiltersToMsg } from "./applyFiltersToMsg";
+import { messageLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export async function onMessageCreate(pluginData: GuildPluginData<CensorPluginType>, savedMessage: SavedMessage) {
   if (savedMessage.is_bot) return;
-  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`message-${savedMessage.id}`);
+  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(messageLock(savedMessage));
 
   const wasDeleted = await applyFiltersToMsg(pluginData, savedMessage);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageUpdate.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageUpdate.ts
index 4c279caa..7afd4c17 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageUpdate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Censor/util/onMessageUpdate.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
 import { CensorPluginType } from "../types";
 import { SavedMessage } from "../../../data/entities/SavedMessage";
 import { applyFiltersToMsg } from "./applyFiltersToMsg";
+import { messageLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export async function onMessageUpdate(pluginData: GuildPluginData<CensorPluginType>, savedMessage: SavedMessage) {
   if (savedMessage.is_bot) return;
-  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`message-${savedMessage.id}`);
+  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(messageLock(savedMessage));
 
   const wasDeleted = await applyFiltersToMsg(pluginData, savedMessage);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/changeCounterValue.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/changeCounterValue.ts
index be214eb7..d5da6825 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/changeCounterValue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/changeCounterValue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
+import { counterIdLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 import { CountersPluginType } from "../types";
 import { checkCounterTrigger } from "./checkCounterTrigger";
 import { checkReverseCounterTrigger } from "./checkReverseCounterTrigger";
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export async function changeCounterValue(
   userId = counter.per_user ? userId : null;
 
   const counterId = pluginData.state.counterIds[counterName];
-  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(counterId.toString());
+  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(counterIdLock(counterId));
 
   await pluginData.state.counters.changeCounterValue(counterId, channelId, userId, change);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/decayCounter.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/decayCounter.ts
index 175cb158..7db4cef3 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/decayCounter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/decayCounter.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
 import { CountersPluginType } from "../types";
 import { checkAllValuesForTrigger } from "./checkAllValuesForTrigger";
 import { checkAllValuesForReverseTrigger } from "./checkAllValuesForReverseTrigger";
+import { counterIdLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export async function decayCounter(
   pluginData: GuildPluginData<CountersPluginType>,
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export async function decayCounter(
   }
 
   const counterId = pluginData.state.counterIds[counterName];
-  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(counterId.toString());
+  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(counterIdLock(counterId));
 
   await pluginData.state.counters.decay(counterId, decayPeriodMS, decayAmount);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts
index 2eefed8f..697c8503 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
+import { counterIdLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 import { CountersPluginType } from "../types";
 import { checkCounterTrigger } from "./checkCounterTrigger";
 import { checkReverseCounterTrigger } from "./checkReverseCounterTrigger";
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export async function setCounterValue(
   }
 
   const counterId = pluginData.state.counterIds[counterName];
-  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(counterId.toString());
+  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(counterIdLock(counterId));
 
   await pluginData.state.counters.setCounterValue(counterId, channelId, userId, value);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts
index 4fe9561e..1f943087 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import { formatReasonWithAttachments } from "../functions/formatReasonWithAttach
 import { banUserId } from "../functions/banUserId";
 import { getMemberLevel, waitForReaction } from "knub/dist/helpers";
 import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
-import { CasesPlugin } from "src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin";
-import { CaseTypes } from "src/data/CaseTypes";
-import { LogType } from "src/data/LogType";
+import { CasesPlugin } from "../../../plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin";
+import { CaseTypes } from "../../../data/CaseTypes";
+import { LogType } from "../../../data/LogType";
+import { banLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 const opts = {
   mod: ct.member({ option: true }),
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export const BanCmd = modActionsCmd({
     }
 
     // acquire a lock because of the needed user-inputs below (if banned/not on server)
-    const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`ban-${user.id}`);
+    const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(banLock(user));
     let forceban = false;
     const existingTempban = await pluginData.state.tempbans.findExistingTempbanForUserId(user.id);
     const banned = await isBanned(pluginData, user.id);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/events/ReapplyActiveMuteOnJoinEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/events/ReapplyActiveMuteOnJoinEvt.ts
index 890636a6..2e57e8da 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/events/ReapplyActiveMuteOnJoinEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/events/ReapplyActiveMuteOnJoinEvt.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { mutesEvt } from "../types";
 import { LogType } from "../../../data/LogType";
 import { stripObjectToScalars } from "../../../utils";
+import { memberRolesLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 /**
  * Reapply active mutes on join
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@ export const ReapplyActiveMuteOnJoinEvt = mutesEvt("guildMemberAdd", async ({ pl
     const muteRole = pluginData.config.get().mute_role;
 
     if (muteRole) {
-      const memberRolesLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`member-roles-${member.id}`);
+      const memberRoleLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(memberRolesLock(member));
       await member.addRole(muteRole);
-      memberRolesLock.unlock();
+      memberRoleLock.unlock();
     }
 
     pluginData.state.serverLogs.log(LogType.MEMBER_MUTE_REJOIN, {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts
index 393a00e1..29ba54ab 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import { CasesPlugin } from "../../Cases/CasesPlugin";
 import { CaseTypes } from "../../../data/CaseTypes";
 import { LogType } from "../../../data/LogType";
 import { Case } from "../../../data/entities/Case";
-import { sendErrorMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
-import { LogsPlugin } from "src/plugins/Logs/LogsPlugin";
+import { LogsPlugin } from "../../../plugins/Logs/LogsPlugin";
+import { muteLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export async function muteUser(
   pluginData: GuildPluginData<MutesPluginType>,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function muteUser(
   removeRolesOnMuteOverride: boolean | string[] | null = null,
   restoreRolesOnMuteOverride: boolean | string[] | null = null,
 ) {
-  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`mute-${userId}`);
+  const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(muteLock({ id: userId }));
 
   const muteRole = pluginData.config.get().mute_role;
   if (!muteRole) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Persist/events/LoadDataEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Persist/events/LoadDataEvt.ts
index e88cb333..bd356acb 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Persist/events/LoadDataEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Persist/events/LoadDataEvt.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { getMissingPermissions } from "../../../utils/getMissingPermissions";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
 import { missingPermissionError } from "../../../utils/missingPermissionError";
 import { canAssignRole } from "../../../utils/canAssignRole";
+import { memberRolesLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 const p = Constants.Permissions;
 
@@ -17,11 +18,11 @@ export const LoadDataEvt = persistEvt({
     const member = meta.args.member;
     const pluginData = meta.pluginData;
 
-    const memberRolesLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`member-roles-${member.id}`);
+    const memberRoleLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(memberRolesLock(member));
 
     const persistedData = await pluginData.state.persistedData.find(member.id);
     if (!persistedData) {
-      memberRolesLock.unlock();
+      memberRoleLock.unlock();
       return;
     }
 
@@ -79,6 +80,6 @@ export const LoadDataEvt = persistEvt({
       });
     }
 
-    memberRolesLock.unlock();
+    memberRoleLock.unlock();
   },
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/util/addMemberPendingRoleChange.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/util/addMemberPendingRoleChange.ts
index 2b2dfd0d..00ae6108 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/util/addMemberPendingRoleChange.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ReactionRoles/util/addMemberPendingRoleChange.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { GuildPluginData } from "knub";
 import { ReactionRolesPluginType, RoleChangeMode, PendingMemberRoleChanges } from "../types";
 import { resolveMember } from "../../../utils";
 import { logger } from "../../../logger";
+import { memberRolesLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 const ROLE_CHANGE_BATCH_DEBOUNCE_TIME = 1500;
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export async function addMemberPendingRoleChange(
       applyFn: async () => {
         pluginData.state.pendingRoleChanges.delete(memberId);
 
-        const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`member-roles-${memberId}`);
+        const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(memberRolesLock({ id: memberId }));
 
         const member = await resolveMember(pluginData.client, pluginData.guild, memberId);
         if (member) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleAddCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleAddCmd.ts
index 2c9a1d0f..8fe86f04 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleAddCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleAddCmd.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { splitRoleNames } from "../util/splitRoleNames";
 import { normalizeRoleNames } from "../util/normalizeRoleNames";
 import { findMatchingRoles } from "../util/findMatchingRoles";
 import { Role } from "eris";
+import { memberRolesLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export const RoleAddCmd = selfGrantableRolesCmd({
   trigger: ["role", "role add"],
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export const RoleAddCmd = selfGrantableRolesCmd({
   },
 
   async run({ message: msg, args, pluginData }) {
-    const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`grantableRoles:${msg.author.id}`);
+    const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(memberRolesLock(msg.author));
 
     const applyingEntries = getApplyingEntries(pluginData, msg);
     if (applyingEntries.length === 0) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleRemoveCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleRemoveCmd.ts
index 7cabb3c4..c2011e05 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleRemoveCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/SelfGrantableRoles/commands/RoleRemoveCmd.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "../../../pluginUtils";
 import { splitRoleNames } from "../util/splitRoleNames";
 import { normalizeRoleNames } from "../util/normalizeRoleNames";
 import { findMatchingRoles } from "../util/findMatchingRoles";
+import { memberRolesLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export const RoleRemoveCmd = selfGrantableRolesCmd({
   trigger: "role remove",
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export const RoleRemoveCmd = selfGrantableRolesCmd({
   },
 
   async run({ message: msg, args, pluginData }) {
-    const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`grantableRoles:${msg.author.id}`);
+    const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(memberRolesLock(msg.author));
 
     const applyingEntries = getApplyingEntries(pluginData, msg);
     if (applyingEntries.length === 0) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/onMessageCreate.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/onMessageCreate.ts
index 8e1b8564..4f0c3989 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/onMessageCreate.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/onMessageCreate.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { BOT_SLOWMODE_PERMISSIONS } from "../requiredPermissions";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
 import { LogType } from "../../../data/LogType";
 import { missingPermissionError } from "../../../utils/missingPermissionError";
+import { messageLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export async function onMessageCreate(pluginData: GuildPluginData<SlowmodePluginType>, msg: SavedMessage) {
   if (msg.is_bot) return;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export async function onMessageCreate(pluginData: GuildPluginData<SlowmodePlugin
   if (!channel) return;
 
   // Don't apply slowmode if the lock was interrupted earlier (e.g. the message was caught by word filters)
-  const thisMsgLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`message-${msg.id}`);
+  const thisMsgLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(messageLock(msg));
   if (thisMsgLock.interrupted) return;
 
   // Check if this channel even *has* a bot-maintained slowmode
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts
index b6142655..6c6cf93a 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionAddEvt.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Message, TextChannel } from "eris";
 import { UnknownUser, resolveMember, noop, resolveUser } from "../../../utils";
 import { saveMessageToStarboard } from "../util/saveMessageToStarboard";
 import { updateStarboardMessageStarCount } from "../util/updateStarboardMessageStarCount";
+import { allStarboardsLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 
 export const StarboardReactionAddEvt = starboardEvt({
   event: "messageReactionAdd",
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export const StarboardReactionAddEvt = starboardEvt({
       categoryId: (msg.channel as TextChannel).parentID,
     });
 
-    const boardLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`starboards`);
+    const boardLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(allStarboardsLock());
 
     const applicableStarboards = Object.values(config.boards)
       .filter(board => board.enabled)
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionRemoveEvts.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionRemoveEvts.ts
index 07f85670..90160a4a 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionRemoveEvts.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/events/StarboardReactionRemoveEvts.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import { allStarboardsLock } from "../../../utils/lockNameHelpers";
 import { starboardEvt } from "../types";
 
 export const StarboardReactionRemoveEvt = starboardEvt({
   event: "messageReactionRemove",
 
   async listener(meta) {
-    const boardLock = await meta.pluginData.locks.acquire(`starboards`);
+    const boardLock = await meta.pluginData.locks.acquire(allStarboardsLock());
     await meta.pluginData.state.starboardReactions.deleteStarboardReaction(meta.args.message.id, meta.args.member.id);
     boardLock.unlock();
   },
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export const StarboardReactionRemoveAllEvt = starboardEvt({
   event: "messageReactionRemoveAll",
 
   async listener(meta) {
-    const boardLock = await meta.pluginData.locks.acquire(`starboards`);
+    const boardLock = await meta.pluginData.locks.acquire(allStarboardsLock());
     await meta.pluginData.state.starboardReactions.deleteAllStarboardReactionsForMessageId(meta.args.message.id);
     boardLock.unlock();
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/lockNameHelpers.ts b/backend/src/utils/lockNameHelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a16bd33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/utils/lockNameHelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { Member, Message, User } from "eris";
+import { SavedMessage } from "../data/entities/SavedMessage";
+
+export function allStarboardsLock() {
+  return `starboards`;
+}
+
+export function banLock(user: Member | User | { id: string }) {
+  return `ban-${user.id}`;
+}
+
+export function counterIdLock(counterId: number | string) {
+  return `counter-${counterId}`;
+}
+
+export function memberRolesLock(member: Member | User | { id: string }) {
+  return `member-roles-${member.id}`;
+}
+
+export function messageLock(message: Message | SavedMessage | { id: string }) {
+  return `message-${message.id}`;
+}
+
+export function muteLock(user: Member | User | { id: string }) {
+  return `mute-${user.id}`;
+}