diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index c4c07f99..35a7c137 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class HomeObjectConan(ConanFile):
     name = "homeobject"
-    version = "2.1.0"
+    version = "2.1.1"
 
     homepage = "https://github.com/eBay/HomeObject"
     description = "Blob Store built on HomeReplication"
diff --git a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_blob_manager.cpp b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_blob_manager.cpp
index bfcb1ee9..79e90b14 100644
--- a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_blob_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_blob_manager.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ BlobManager::AsyncResult< blob_id_t > HSHomeObject::_put_blob(ShardInfo const& s
 void HSHomeObject::on_blob_put_commit(int64_t lsn, sisl::blob const& header, sisl::blob const& key,
                                       homestore::MultiBlkId const& pbas,
                                       cintrusive< homestore::repl_req_ctx >& hs_ctx) {
+    LOGTRACEMOD(blobmgr, "blob put commit lsn:{}, pbas:{}", lsn, pbas.to_string());
     repl_result_ctx< BlobManager::Result< BlobInfo > >* ctx{nullptr};
     if (hs_ctx && hs_ctx->is_proposer()) {
         ctx = boost::static_pointer_cast< repl_result_ctx< BlobManager::Result< BlobInfo > > >(hs_ctx).get();
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ void HSHomeObject::on_blob_put_commit(int64_t lsn, sisl::blob const& header, sis
 
     // Write to index table with key {shard id, blob id } and value {pba}.
     auto const [exist_already, status] = add_to_index_table(index_table, blob_info);
+    LOGTRACEMOD(blobmgr, "blob put commit blob_id: {}, lsn:{}, exist_already:{}, status:{}, pbas: {}", blob_id, lsn,
+                exist_already, status, pbas.to_string());
     if (!exist_already) {
         if (status != homestore::btree_status_t::success) {
             LOGE("Failed to insert into index table for blob {} err {}", lsn, enum_name(status));
diff --git a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.cpp b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.cpp
index 400761e8..3bdfde90 100644
--- a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_homeobject.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ class HSReplApplication : public homestore::ReplApplication {
         if (auto app = _ho_application.lock(); app) {
             endpoint = fmt::format("{}{}", uri_prefix, app->lookup_peer(uuid));
         } else {
-            RELEASE_ASSERT(false, "HomeObjectApplication lifetime unexpected!");
+            LOGW("HomeObjectApplication lifetime unexpected! Shutdown in progress?");
+            return {};
         }
 
         std::pair< std::string, uint16_t > host_port;
diff --git a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_pg_manager.cpp b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_pg_manager.cpp
index 39aa8bcd..161af0c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_pg_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/homestore_backend/hs_pg_manager.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void HSHomeObject::on_create_pg_message_commit(int64_t lsn, sisl::blob const& he
     auto const* msg_header = r_cast< ReplicationMessageHeader const* >(header.cbytes());
 
     if (msg_header->corrupted()) {
-        LOGE("create PG message header is corrupted , lsn:{}", lsn);
+        LOGE("create PG message header is corrupted , lsn:{}; header: {}", lsn, msg_header->to_string());
         if (ctx) { ctx->promise_.setValue(folly::makeUnexpected(PGError::CRC_MISMATCH)); }
         return;
     }