diff --git a/src/commands/copy.rs b/src/commands/copy.rs
index b54b567..3f735b8 100644
--- a/src/commands/copy.rs
+++ b/src/commands/copy.rs
@@ -236,8 +236,9 @@ fn transcode_files(
 			for _ in 0..threads {
 				s.spawn(|| loop {
 					let mut jobs = jobs.lock().unwrap();
-
 					let job = jobs.pop();
+					drop(jobs);
+
 					if let Some(job) = job {
 						let result = transcode_file(&job, &copy_args, &transcode_config, true);
 						if let Err(err) = result {