diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 743762d93280..7b0dc27468ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           ninja src/all
           ccache --show-stats
           echo Run ctest -V -L DFLY
-          #GLOG_logtostderr=1 GLOG_vmodule=transaction=1,engine_shard_set=1
+          GLOG_logtostderr=1 GLOG_vmodule=transaction=1,engine_shard_set=1 ./tiered_storage_test
           GLOG_logtostderr=1 GLOG_vmodule=rdb_load=1,rdb_save=1,snapshot=1 ctest -V -L DFLY
           ./dragonfly_test  --gtest_repeat=10
           ./multi_test --multi_exec_mode=2 --gtest_repeat=10
diff --git a/src/server/common.h b/src/server/common.h
index 7f7a0e836903..280394191753 100644
--- a/src/server/common.h
+++ b/src/server/common.h
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class Transaction;
 class EngineShard;
 
 struct KeyLockArgs {
-  DbIndex db_index;
+  DbIndex db_index = 0;
   ArgSlice args;
-  unsigned key_step;
+  unsigned key_step = 1;
 };
 
 // Describes key indices.
diff --git a/src/server/debugcmd.cc b/src/server/debugcmd.cc
index dad58b5cbba8..59b113fc3575 100644
--- a/src/server/debugcmd.cc
+++ b/src/server/debugcmd.cc
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ void DebugCmd::PopulateRangeFiber(uint64_t from, uint64_t len, std::string_view
 void DebugCmd::Inspect(string_view key) {
   EngineShardSet& ess = *shard_set;
   ShardId sid = Shard(key, ess.size());
+  VLOG(1) << "DebugCmd::Inspect " << key;
 
   auto cb = [&]() -> ObjInfo {
     auto& db_slice = EngineShard::tlocal()->db_slice();
@@ -383,7 +384,9 @@ void DebugCmd::Inspect(string_view key) {
 
     KeyLockArgs lock_args;
     lock_args.args = ArgSlice{&key, 1};
+    lock_args.key_step = 1;
     lock_args.db_index = cntx_->db_index();
+
     if (!db_slice.CheckLock(IntentLock::EXCLUSIVE, lock_args)) {
       oinfo.lock_status =
           db_slice.CheckLock(IntentLock::SHARED, lock_args) ? ObjInfo::S : ObjInfo::X;
diff --git a/src/server/server_family.cc b/src/server/server_family.cc
index 06ac8874b613..f1b5c7b0e8fa 100644
--- a/src/server/server_family.cc
+++ b/src/server/server_family.cc
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ fibers::future<std::error_code> ServerFamily::Load(const std::string& load_path)
   // Check all paths are valid.
   for (const auto& path : paths) {
     error_code ec;
-    fs::canonical(path, ec);
+    auto canonical_path = fs::canonical(path, ec);
     if (ec) {
       LOG(ERROR) << "Error loading " << load_path << " " << ec.message();
       fibers::promise<std::error_code> ec_promise;
diff --git a/src/server/transaction.cc b/src/server/transaction.cc
index 7c8fb55dc7b3..8665f3f17d97 100644
--- a/src/server/transaction.cc
+++ b/src/server/transaction.cc
@@ -666,7 +666,12 @@ OpStatus Transaction::ScheduleSingleHop(RunnableType cb) {
         CHECK_GE(DecreaseRunCnt(), 1u);
       }
     };
-    shard_set->Add(unique_shard_id_, std::move(schedule_cb));  // serves as a barrier.
+
+    if (coordinator_index_ == unique_shard_id_) {
+      schedule_cb();
+    } else {
+      shard_set->Add(unique_shard_id_, std::move(schedule_cb));  // serves as a barrier.
+    }
   } else {
     // This transaction either spans multiple shards and/or is multi.