diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 352351e..760edc5 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestLVs(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Logf("failed to get physical volumes: %s", err)
 				}
 				if len(pvs) != len(infra.loopDevices) {
-					t.Logf("%s expected %d physical volumes, got %d", t.Name(), len(infra.loopDevices), len(pvs))
+					t.Logf("expected %d physical volumes, got %d, pvs may not be updated yet", len(infra.loopDevices), len(pvs))
 				}
 				success = true
 			}
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 1725f65..8813a04 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ func CommandWithCustomEnvironment(ctx context.Context, cmd *exec.Cmd) *exec.Cmd
 		for k, v := range env {
 			cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, k+"="+v)
 		}
-	} else {
-		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
 	}
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/devices.go b/devices.go
index c2ec5b6..d4c3a33 100644
--- a/devices.go
+++ b/devices.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+const SystemDevices DevicesFile = "system.devices"
+
 type Devices []string
 
 func (opt Devices) ApplyToVGsOptions(opts *VGsOptions) {
diff --git a/locking_client.go b/locking_client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c92f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locking_client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+package lvm2go
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type lockingClient struct {
+	clnt Client
+	mu   sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// NewLockingClient returns a new Client that locks all methods with a read-write mutex.
+// This is useful when you want to ensure that only one operation is happening at a time.
+// This can however only work if all operations are done through the same client.
+// It is a helper for synchronizing dangerous concurrent calls to the same client.
+// Note that this can introduce significant performance overhead if the client is used in a highly concurrent environment.
+func NewLockingClient(clnt Client) Client {
+	lc := &lockingClient{clnt: clnt}
+	return lc
+}
+
+var _ Client = &lockingClient{}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LV(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVsOption) (*LogicalVolume, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.LV(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVs(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVsOption) ([]*LogicalVolume, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVs(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVCreate(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVCreateOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVCreate(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVRemove(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVRemoveOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVRemove(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVResize(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVResizeOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVResize(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVExtend(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVExtendOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVExtend(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVReduce(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVReduceOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVReduce(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVRename(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVRenameOption) error {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVRename(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) LVChange(ctx context.Context, opts ...LVChangeOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.LVChange(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VG(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGsOption) (*VolumeGroup, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.VG(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VGs(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGsOption) ([]*VolumeGroup, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.VGs(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VGCreate(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGCreateOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.VGCreate(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VGRemove(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGRemoveOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.VGRemove(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VGExtend(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGExtendOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.VGExtend(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VGReduce(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGReduceOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.VGReduce(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VGRename(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGRenameOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.VGRename(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) VGChange(ctx context.Context, opts ...VGChangeOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.VGChange(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) PVs(ctx context.Context, opts ...PVsOption) ([]*PhysicalVolume, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.PVs(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) PVCreate(ctx context.Context, opts ...PVCreateOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.PVCreate(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) PVRemove(ctx context.Context, opts ...PVRemoveOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.PVRemove(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) PVResize(ctx context.Context, opts ...PVResizeOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.PVResize(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) PVChange(ctx context.Context, opts ...PVChangeOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.PVChange(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) PVMove(ctx context.Context, opts ...PVMoveOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.PVMove(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) DevList(ctx context.Context, opts ...DevListOption) ([]DeviceListEntry, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.DevList(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) DevCheck(ctx context.Context, opts ...DevCheckOption) error {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.DevCheck(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) DevUpdate(ctx context.Context, opts ...DevUpdateOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.DevUpdate(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) DevModify(ctx context.Context, opts ...DevModifyOption) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.DevModify(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) Version(ctx context.Context, opts ...VersionOption) (Version, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.Version(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) RawConfig(ctx context.Context, opts ...ConfigOption) (RawConfig, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.RawConfig(ctx, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) ReadAndDecodeConfig(ctx context.Context, v any, opts ...ConfigOption) error {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	defer l.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l.clnt.ReadAndDecodeConfig(ctx, v, opts...)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) WriteAndEncodeConfig(ctx context.Context, v any, writer io.Writer) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.WriteAndEncodeConfig(ctx, v, writer)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) UpdateGlobalConfig(ctx context.Context, v any) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.UpdateGlobalConfig(ctx, v)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) UpdateLocalConfig(ctx context.Context, v any) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.UpdateLocalConfig(ctx, v)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) UpdateProfileConfig(ctx context.Context, v any, profile Profile) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.UpdateProfileConfig(ctx, v, profile)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) CreateProfile(ctx context.Context, v any, profile Profile) (string, error) {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.CreateProfile(ctx, v, profile)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) RemoveProfile(ctx context.Context, profile Profile) error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.clnt.RemoveProfile(ctx, profile)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) GetProfilePath(ctx context.Context, profile Profile) (string, error) {
+	// no locking needed
+	return l.clnt.GetProfilePath(ctx, profile)
+}
+
+func (l *lockingClient) GetProfileDirectory(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	// no locking needed
+	return l.clnt.GetProfileDirectory(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/losetup.go b/losetup.go
index 01cbfc3..7d6b3d3 100644
--- a/losetup.go
+++ b/losetup.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (dev *loopbackDevice) FindFree() error {
 	if dev.device != "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("loopback device already has the device %s assigned", dev.device)
 	}
-	command := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "losetup", "-f")
+	command := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "/usr/sbin/losetup", "-f")
 	stdErr := bytes.Buffer{}
 	command.Stderr = &stdErr
 	loop := bytes.Buffer{}
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
index d0180a5..58ce074 100644
--- a/util_test.go
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/jakobmoellerdev/lvm2go"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	DefaultWaitDelay = 3 * time.Second
+}
+
 const TestExtentBytes = 1024 * 1024 // 1MiB
 
 var TestExtentSize = MustParseSize(fmt.Sprintf("%dB", TestExtentBytes))
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ func GetTestClient(ctx context.Context) Client {
 		return client
 	}
 	sharedTestClientOnce.Do(func() {
-		sharedTestClient = NewClient()
+		sharedTestClient = NewLockingClient(NewClient())
 	})
 	return sharedTestClient
 }
@@ -161,6 +166,9 @@ func MakeTestLoopbackDevice(t *testing.T, size Size) LoopbackDevice {
 		if err := loop.Close(); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
+		if err := GetTestClient(ctx).DevModify(ctx, DelDevice(loop.Device())); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("failed to remove loop device from devices %s: %v", loop.Device(), err)
+		}
 	})
 
 	return loop