diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index ab5bc0e..bed4ce8 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -230,34 +230,17 @@ func LinkEvent(event Event, child Event, info EventInfo) error {
   return nil
 }
 
-func StartRootEvent(event Event) error {
-  Log.Logf("event", "ROOT_EVEN_START")
-
-  err := LockResources(event)
-  if err != nil {
-    Log.Logf("event", "ROOT_EVENT_LOCK_ERR: %s", err)
-    return err
-  }
-
-  err = RunEvent(event)
-  if err != nil {
-    Log.Logf("event", "ROOT_EVENT_RUNE_ERR: %s", err)
-    return err
-  }
+func RunEvent(event Event) error {
+  Log.Logf("event", "EVENT_RUN: %s", event.Name())
 
-  err = FinishEvent(event)
-  if err != nil {
-    Log.Logf("event", "ROOT_EVENT_FINISH_ERR: %s", err)
-    return err
+  for _, resource := range(event.Resources()) {
+    if resource.Owner() == nil {
+      return fmt.Errorf("EVENT_RUN_RESOURCE_NOT_LOCKED: %s, %s", event.Name(), resource.Name())
+    } else if resource.Owner().ID() != event.ID() {
+      return fmt.Errorf("EVENT_RUN_RESOURCE_ALREADY_LOCKED: %s, %s, %s", event.Name(), resource.Name(), resource.Owner().Name())
+    }
   }
-  Log.Logf("event", "ROOT_EVENT_DONE")
 
-  return nil
-}
-
-
-func RunEvent(event Event) error {
-  Log.Logf("event", "EVENT_RUN: %s", event.Name())
   SendUpdate(event, NewSignal(event, "event_start"))
   next_action := "start"
   var err error = nil
@@ -275,6 +258,12 @@ func RunEvent(event Event) error {
     }
   }
 
+  err = FinishEvent(event)
+  if err != nil {
+    Log.Logf("event", "EVENT_RUN_FINISH_ERR: %s", err)
+    return err
+  }
+
   Log.Logf("event", "EVENT_RUN_DONE: %s", event.Name())
 
   return nil
@@ -525,7 +514,6 @@ func NewEventQueue(name string, description string, resources []Resource) (* Eve
               Log.Logf("event", "EVENT_ERROR: %s", err)
             }
             info.state = "done"
-            FinishEvent(event)
           }(event, info, queue)
         }
       }
diff --git a/manager_test.go b/manager_test.go
index c74ac15..393b9a8 100644
--- a/manager_test.go
+++ b/manager_test.go
@@ -293,7 +293,12 @@ func TestStartBaseEvent(t * testing.T) {
     t.Fatal("r is not owned by event_1")
   }
 
-  err := StartRootEvent(event_1)
+  err := LockResources(event_1)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatal(err)
+  }
+
+  err = RunEvent(event_1)
   if err != nil {
     t.Fatal(err)
   }
@@ -330,7 +335,11 @@ func TestAbortEventQueue(t * testing.T) {
     SendUpdate(root_event, abort_signal)
   }()
 
-  err = StartRootEvent(root_event)
+  err = LockResources(root_event)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatal(err)
+  }
+  err = RunEvent(root_event)
   if err == nil {
     t.Fatal("root_event completed without error")
   }
@@ -340,6 +349,16 @@ func TestAbortEventQueue(t * testing.T) {
   }
 }
 
+func TestStartWithoutLocking(t * testing.T) {
+  test_resource, _ := NewResource("test_resource", "", []Resource{})
+  root_event, _ := NewEvent("root_event", "", []Resource{test_resource})
+
+  err := RunEvent(root_event)
+  if err == nil {
+    t.Fatal("Event ran without error without locking resources")
+  }
+}
+
 func TestStartEventQueue(t * testing.T) {
   root_event, _ := NewEventQueue("root_event", "", []Resource{})
   r := root_event.DoneResource()
@@ -397,7 +416,12 @@ func TestStartEventQueue(t * testing.T) {
     SendUpdate(root_event, signal)
   }()
 
-  err = StartRootEvent(root_event)
+  err = LockResources(root_event)
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatal(err)
+  }
+
+  err = RunEvent(root_event)
   if err != nil {
     t.Fatal(err)
   }