diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
index 7ac741ba..36bd1f7b 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/WorkOrderBiz.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
             //todo: set isLocked from state
             var stat=await GetCurrentWorkOrderStatusFromRelatedAsync(BizType,ret.Id);
-            ret.IsLocked=stat.Locked;
+            ret.IsLockedAtServer=stat.Locked;
             ret.IsDirty=false;
 
             if (logTheGetEvent && ret != null)
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs
index 49b252ea..ae4e3427 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/WorkOrder.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
         [NotMapped]
         public bool IsDirty { get; set; } = false;//never dirty coming from the server
         [NotMapped]
-        public bool IsLocked { get; set; } = false;//not by default but state may determine it's locked
+        public bool IsLockedAtServer { get; set; } = false;//signal to client that it came from the server in a locked state
 
 
         [NotMapped, JsonIgnore]