diff --git a/go/vt/topo/keyspace_routing_rules_lock.go b/go/vt/topo/keyspace_routing_rules_lock.go
index fae32016ef0..cd7dda75bd4 100644
--- a/go/vt/topo/keyspace_routing_rules_lock.go
+++ b/go/vt/topo/keyspace_routing_rules_lock.go
@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ func createTopoDirIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, ts *Server) error {
 	topoPath := path.Join(KeyspaceRoutingRulesPath, "lock")
 	_, _, err := ts.GetGlobalCell().Get(ctx, topoPath)
 	if IsErrType(err, NoNode) {
-		log.Infof("Creating keyspace routing rules file %s", topoPath)
 		_, err = ts.globalCell.Create(ctx, topoPath, []byte("lock file for keyspace routing rules"))
+		if IsErrType(err, NodeExists) {
+			// Another process created the file, which is fine.
+			return nil
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("Failed to create keyspace routing rules lock file: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			log.Infof("Successfully created keyspace routing rules lock file %s", topoPath)
 		}
 	}
 	return err
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
index acd6a1432ce..5df748b807c 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils.go
@@ -865,7 +865,6 @@ func changeKeyspaceRouting(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, tabletTypes []t
 
 // updateKeyspaceRoutingRule updates the keyspace routing rule for the (effective) source keyspace to the target keyspace.
 func updateKeyspaceRoutingRule(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, sourceKeyspace string, routes map[string]string) error {
-	log.Infof("Updating keyspace routing rules for keyspace %s", sourceKeyspace)
 	err := topotools.SaveKeyspaceRoutingRulesLocked(ctx, ts, "ApplyKeyspaceRoutingRules",
 		func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			rules, err := topotools.GetKeyspaceRoutingRules(ctx, ts)
@@ -885,8 +884,6 @@ func updateKeyspaceRoutingRule(ctx context.Context, ts *topo.Server, sourceKeysp
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Failed to update keyspace routing rules for keyspace %s: %v", sourceKeyspace, err)
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("Successfully updated keyspace routing rules for keyspace %s", sourceKeyspace)
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils_test.go b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils_test.go
index 6590a0fdad4..e65875a0faa 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/workflow/utils_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ package workflow
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topotools"
 
@@ -11,16 +18,72 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo/memorytopo"
 )
 
+// TestUpdateKeyspaceRoutingRule confirms that the keyspace routing rules are updated correctly.
 func TestUpdateKeyspaceRoutingRule(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	ts := memorytopo.NewServer(ctx, "zone1")
 	defer ts.Close()
 	routes := make(map[string]string)
-	routes["from"] = "to"
+	for _, tabletType := range tabletTypeSuffixes {
+		routes["from"+tabletType] = "to"
+	}
 	err := updateKeyspaceRoutingRule(ctx, ts, "ks", routes)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	rules, err := topotools.GetKeyspaceRoutingRules(ctx, ts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.EqualValues(t, routes, rules)
 }
+
+// TestConcurrentKeyspaceRoutingRulesUpdates runs multiple keyspace routing rules updates concurrently to test
+// the locking mechanism.
+func TestConcurrentKeyspaceRoutingRulesUpdates(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	ts := memorytopo.NewServer(ctx, "zone1")
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	concurrency := 100
+	duration := 3 * time.Second
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(concurrency)
+
+	stop := make(chan struct{})
+
+	for i := 0; i < concurrency; i++ {
+		go func(id int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-stop:
+					return
+				default:
+					update(t, ts, id)
+				}
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+	<-time.After(duration)
+	close(stop)
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func update(t *testing.T, ts *topo.Server, id int) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("%d_%d", id, rand.Intn(math.MaxInt))
+	routes := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, tabletType := range tabletTypeSuffixes {
+		from := fmt.Sprintf("from%s%s", s, tabletType)
+		routes[from] = s + tabletType
+	}
+	err := updateKeyspaceRoutingRule(ctx, ts, "ks", routes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	got, err := topotools.GetKeyspaceRoutingRules(ctx, ts)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for _, tabletType := range tabletTypeSuffixes {
+		from := fmt.Sprintf("from%s%s", s, tabletType)
+		require.Equal(t, s+tabletType, got[from])
+	}
+}