diff --git a/scripts/monitor_metrics.py b/scripts/monitor_metrics.py
index 385b11b..6ee1afc 100755
--- a/scripts/monitor_metrics.py
+++ b/scripts/monitor_metrics.py
@@ -199,8 +199,17 @@ def parseTextLockInfo(self, lockdata):
                         "type": parts[2], "size": parts[3],
                         "mode": parts[4], "m": parts[5],
                         "start": parts[6], "end": parts[7],
-                        "path": parts[8], "blocker": None}
+                        "path": None, "blocker": None}
+            # there's a possibility that both PATH and BLOCKER may be None
+            # we'll have to inspect the length of the parts array & values to determine which value(s) to set
+            if len(parts) == 9:
+                if parts[8].isdigit():
+                    lockinfo["blocker"] = parts[8]
+                else:
+                    lockinfo["path"] = parts[8]
+            # we have both PATH and BLOCKER values present
             if len(parts) == 10:
+                lockinfo["path"] = parts[8]
                 lockinfo["blocker"] = parts[9]
             jlock['locks'].append(lockinfo)
         self.logger.debug("parsed TextLockInfo: %s" % str(jlock))
@@ -234,9 +243,9 @@ def findLocks(self, lockdata, mondata):
             return metrics
         blockingCommands = defaultdict(dict)
         for j in jlock['locks']:
-            if "p4d" not in j["command"] or "path" not in j or not j["path"]:
+            if "p4d" not in j["command"]:
                 continue
-            if "clientEntity" in j["path"]:
+            if j["path"] is not None and "clientEntity" in j["path"]:
                 if j["mode"] == "READ":
                     metrics.clientEntityReadLocks += 1
                 elif j["mode"] == "WRITE":
@@ -247,13 +256,14 @@ def findLocks(self, lockdata, mondata):
             path = j["path"]
             if j["pid"] in pids:
                 user, cmd, _ = pids[j["pid"]]
-            if "server.locks/meta" in j["path"]:
+            if j["path"] is not None and "server.locks/meta" in j["path"]:
                 if j["mode"] == "READ":
                     metrics.metaReadLocks += 1
                 elif j["mode"] == "WRITE":
                     metrics.metaWriteLocks += 1
-            dbPath = self.dbFileInPath(j["path"])
-            if dbPath:
+            if j["path"] is not None:
+                dbPath = self.dbFileInPath(j["path"])
+            if j["path"] is not None and dbPath:
                 if j["mode"] == "READ":
                     metrics.dbReadLocks += 1
                 if j["mode"] == "WRITE":