Set effectsActive on a locked layer

I have a script I wrote that toggles the fx on/off for the layers in my comp. It's really handy and speeds up my workflow quite a bit. The only problem is when I have my layers locked, it won't let me set the effectsActive attribute. I can toggle the fx switch on/off in the UI when the layer is locked with no problems. Why can't I do this via a script. Is there a workaround to accomplish the desired goal?
Thanks for any advice!
-Justin

That works for me! Temporarily unlock then re-lock the layer when done.
I'm curious why I'm able to toggle the fx switch in the UI with the layer locked but can't do it via script. That's what gave me the idea for the script to begin with; I had no problems doing it via the UI. Any idea why that is?
Thanks!
-Justin

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