Why is my ipad smart cover case no longer locking my ipad

I have an ipad 3 and an apple smart case for it.  It use to work great, but now for some reason when I close the cover it does not lock my ipad.  In fact when I manually lock my ipad and close the cover it unlocks.  Anyone know why  I rebooted my ipad and am still having the same issue.  Thanks.

Just to be sure, go to Settings>General>iPad Cover lock/Unlock>On.
You can also try resetting all settings. Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. You will have to enter all of your device settings again.... All of the settings in the settings app will have to be re-entered.

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