diff --git a/src/gvmd.c b/src/gvmd.c
index f5c0100b0..3a2a3a6aa 100644
--- a/src/gvmd.c
+++ b/src/gvmd.c
@@ -2561,7 +2561,19 @@ gvmd (int argc, char** argv, char *env[])
    * associated files are closed (i.e. when all processes exit). */
 
 
-  switch (lockfile_lock_nb (&lockfile_checking, "gvm-checking"))
+  int lock_ret;
+  int retries = 0;
+
+  lock_ret = lockfile_lock_nb (&lockfile_checking, "gvm-checking");
+
+  while (lock_ret == 1 && retries < MAX_LOCK_RETRIES)
+    {
+      gvm_sleep (4);
+      lock_ret = lockfile_lock_nb (&lockfile_checking, "gvm-checking");
+      retries++;
+    }
+
+  switch (lock_ret)
     {
       case 0:
         break;
@@ -2991,7 +3003,9 @@ gvmd (int argc, char** argv, char *env[])
       if (option_lock (&lockfile_checking))
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+      set_skip_update_nvti_cache (TRUE);
       ret = manage_get_roles (log_config, &database, verbose);
+      set_skip_update_nvti_cache (FALSE);
       log_config_free ();
       if (ret)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
@@ -3007,7 +3021,9 @@ gvmd (int argc, char** argv, char *env[])
       if (option_lock (&lockfile_checking))
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+      set_skip_update_nvti_cache (TRUE);
       ret = manage_get_users (log_config, &database, role, verbose);
+      set_skip_update_nvti_cache (FALSE);
       log_config_free ();
       if (ret)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/manage.h b/src/manage.h
index ce073b277..3d8dfa9d1 100644
--- a/src/manage.h
+++ b/src/manage.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ manage_reset_currents ();
 
 /* Commands. */
 
+#define MAX_LOCK_RETRIES 16
+
 /**
  * @brief A command.
  */
diff --git a/src/manage_sql.c b/src/manage_sql.c
index 99635d030..7d26fa904 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql.c
+++ b/src/manage_sql.c
@@ -17275,11 +17275,14 @@ init_manage_internal (GSList *log_config,
 
   /* Load the NVT cache into memory. */
 
-  if (nvti_cache == NULL)
+  if (nvti_cache == NULL && !skip_update_nvti_cache ())
     update_nvti_cache ();
 
+  if (skip_update_nvti_cache ())
+    avoid_db_check_inserts = TRUE;
+
   if (skip_db_check == 0)
-    /* Requires NVT cache. */
+    /* Requires NVT cache if avoid_db_check_inserts == FALSE */
     check_db_configs (avoid_db_check_inserts);
 
   sql_close ();
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 32588497b..115a3efc1 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
  */
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "md manage"
 
+/* Flag if to skip the update of the nvti cache or not. */
+static gboolean skip_upd_nvti_cache = FALSE;
+
 
 /* Sleep. */
 
@@ -753,6 +756,30 @@ lockfile_locked (const gchar *lockfile_basename)
   return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Set Flag if to run update_nvti_cache () or not.
+ *            The default value of the flag is FALSE.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  skip_upd_nvti_c  Value for the flag if to
+ *                              skip the cache update or not.
+ */
+void
+set_skip_update_nvti_cache (gboolean skip_upd_nvti_c)
+{
+  skip_upd_nvti_cache = skip_upd_nvti_c;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Check if to run update_nvti_cache () or not.
+ *
+ * @return TRUE skip update, FALSE don't skip update
+ */
+gboolean
+skip_update_nvti_cache ()
+{
+  return skip_upd_nvti_cache;
+}
+
 
 /* UUIDs. */
 
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 10fcf59d8..ed97ff74f 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ lockfile_unlock (lockfile_t *);
 int
 lockfile_locked (const gchar *);
 
+void set_skip_update_nvti_cache (gboolean);
+
+gboolean
+skip_update_nvti_cache ();
+
 int
 is_uuid (const char *);