diff --git a/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs b/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs
index a2ddf345c128..243fd3e2d6a3 100644
--- a/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs
+++ b/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::utils::get_size::CidWrapper;
 use ahash::{HashMap, HashMapExt, HashSet, HashSetExt};
 use cid::Cid;
 use fvm_ipld_encoding::to_vec;
-use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock as SyncRwLock};
+use parking_lot::RwLock as SyncRwLock;
 use tracing::error;
 use utils::{get_base_fee_lower_bound, recover_sig};
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async fn republish_pending_messages<T>(
     api: &T,
     network_sender: &flume::Sender<NetworkMessage>,
     pending: &SyncRwLock<HashMap<Address, MsgSet>>,
-    cur_tipset: &Mutex<Arc<Tipset>>,
+    cur_tipset: &SyncRwLock<Arc<Tipset>>,
     republished: &SyncRwLock<HashSet<Cid>>,
     local_addrs: &SyncRwLock<Vec<Address>>,
     chain_config: &ChainConfig,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async fn republish_pending_messages<T>(
 where
     T: Provider,
 {
-    let ts = cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+    let ts = cur_tipset.read().clone();
     let mut pending_map: HashMap<Address, HashMap<u64, SignedMessage>> = HashMap::new();
 
     republished.write().clear();
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ pub async fn head_change<T>(
     repub_trigger: Arc<flume::Sender<()>>,
     republished: &SyncRwLock<HashSet<Cid>>,
     pending: &SyncRwLock<HashMap<Address, MsgSet>>,
-    cur_tipset: &Mutex<Arc<Tipset>>,
+    cur_tipset: &SyncRwLock<Arc<Tipset>>,
     revert: Vec<Tipset>,
     apply: Vec<Tipset>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error>
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ where
     let mut rmsgs: HashMap<Address, HashMap<u64, SignedMessage>> = HashMap::new();
     for ts in revert {
         let pts = api.load_tipset(ts.parents())?;
-        *cur_tipset.lock() = pts;
+        *cur_tipset.write() = pts;
 
         let mut msgs: Vec<SignedMessage> = Vec::new();
         for block in ts.block_headers() {
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ where
                 }
             }
         }
-        *cur_tipset.lock() = Arc::new(ts);
+        *cur_tipset.write() = Arc::new(ts);
     }
     if repub {
         repub_trigger
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ where
     }
     for (_, hm) in rmsgs {
         for (_, msg) in hm {
-            let sequence = get_state_sequence(api, &msg.from(), &cur_tipset.lock().clone())?;
+            let sequence = get_state_sequence(api, &msg.from(), &cur_tipset.read().clone())?;
             if let Err(e) = add_helper(api, bls_sig_cache, pending, msg, sequence) {
                 error!("Failed to read message from reorg to mpool: {}", e);
             }
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         // sleep allows for async block to update mpool's cur_tipset
         tokio::time::sleep(Duration::new(2, 0)).await;
 
-        let cur_ts = mpool.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+        let cur_ts = mpool.current_tipset();
         assert_eq!(cur_ts.as_ref(), &tipset);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs b/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs
index 3c0d70a361ec..da7f70c4f670 100644
--- a/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs
+++ b/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use futures::StreamExt;
 use fvm_ipld_encoding::to_vec;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use nonzero_ext::nonzero;
-use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock as SyncRwLock};
+use parking_lot::RwLock as SyncRwLock;
 use tokio::{sync::broadcast::error::RecvError, task::JoinSet, time::interval};
 use tracing::warn;
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub struct MessagePool<T> {
     /// A map of pending messages where the key is the address
     pub pending: Arc<SyncRwLock<HashMap<Address, MsgSet>>>,
     /// The current tipset (a set of blocks)
-    pub cur_tipset: Arc<Mutex<Arc<Tipset>>>,
+    pub cur_tipset: Arc<SyncRwLock<Arc<Tipset>>>,
     /// The underlying provider
     pub api: Arc<T>,
     /// Sender half to send messages to other components
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ impl<T> MessagePool<T>
 where
     T: Provider,
 {
+    /// Gets the current tipset
+    pub fn current_tipset(&self) -> Arc<Tipset> {
+        self.cur_tipset.read().clone()
+    }
+
     /// Add a signed message to the pool and its address.
     fn add_local(&self, m: SignedMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.local_addrs.write().push(m.from());
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ where
     pub async fn push(&self, msg: SignedMessage) -> Result<Cid, Error> {
         self.check_message(&msg)?;
         let cid = msg.cid();
-        let cur_ts = self.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+        let cur_ts = self.current_tipset();
         let publish = self.add_tipset(msg.clone(), &cur_ts, true)?;
         let msg_ser = to_vec(&msg)?;
         let network_name = self.chain_config.network.genesis_name();
@@ -249,10 +254,8 @@ where
     /// fits the parameters to be pushed to the `MessagePool`.
     pub fn add(&self, msg: SignedMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.check_message(&msg)?;
-
-        let tip = self.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
-
-        self.add_tipset(msg, &tip, false)?;
+        let ts = self.current_tipset();
+        self.add_tipset(msg, &ts, false)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ where
     /// the pending hash-map.
     fn add_helper(&self, msg: SignedMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let from = msg.from();
-        let cur_ts = self.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+        let cur_ts = self.current_tipset();
         add_helper(
             self.api.as_ref(),
             self.bls_sig_cache.as_ref(),
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ where
     /// Get the sequence for a given address, return Error if there is a failure
     /// to retrieve the respective sequence.
     pub fn get_sequence(&self, addr: &Address) -> Result<u64, Error> {
-        let cur_ts = self.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+        let cur_ts = self.current_tipset();
 
         let sequence = self.get_state_sequence(addr, &cur_ts)?;
 
@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ where
             )
         }
 
-        let cur_ts = self.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+        let cur_ts = self.current_tipset();
 
         Ok((out, cur_ts))
     }
@@ -471,7 +474,7 @@ where
     {
         let local_addrs = Arc::new(SyncRwLock::new(Vec::new()));
         let pending = Arc::new(SyncRwLock::new(HashMap::new()));
-        let tipset = Arc::new(Mutex::new(api.get_heaviest_tipset()));
+        let tipset = Arc::new(SyncRwLock::new(api.get_heaviest_tipset()));
         let bls_sig_cache = Arc::new(SizeTrackingLruCache::new_with_default_metrics_registry(
             "bls_sig_cache".into(),
             BLS_SIG_CACHE_SIZE,
diff --git a/src/message_pool/msgpool/selection.rs b/src/message_pool/msgpool/selection.rs
index 42dfb93c34e9..0910254312b8 100644
--- a/src/message_pool/msgpool/selection.rs
+++ b/src/message_pool/msgpool/selection.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ where
     /// for inclusion from the pool, given the ticket quality of a miner.
     /// This method selects messages for including in a block.
     pub fn select_messages(&self, ts: &Tipset, tq: f64) -> Result<Vec<SignedMessage>, Error> {
-        let cur_ts = self.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+        let cur_ts = self.current_tipset();
         // if the ticket quality is high enough that the first block has higher
         // probability than any other block, then we don't bother with optimal
         // selection because the first block will always have higher effective
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/gas.rs b/src/rpc/methods/gas.rs
index 174e19e760a0..341d31898948 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/gas.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/gas.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl GasEstimateGasLimit {
             .map(|s| s.into_iter().map(ChainMessage::Signed).collect::<Vec<_>>())
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
-        let ts = data.mpool.cur_tipset.lock().clone();
+        let ts = data.mpool.current_tipset();
         // Pretend that the message is signed. This has an influence on the gas
         // cost. We obviously can't generate a valid signature. Instead, we just
         // fill the signature with zeros. The validity is not checked.