diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 99e129017..bc914e16c 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class HomestoreConan(ConanFile):
     name = "homestore"
-    version = "6.5.18"
+    version = "6.5.19"
 
     homepage = "https://github.com/eBay/Homestore"
     description = "HomeStore Storage Engine"
diff --git a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp
index 2d93c4070..c1f764cb0 100644
--- a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_repl_dev.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ repl_req_ptr_t RaftReplDev::applier_create_req(repl_key const& rkey, journal_typ
     // We need to allocate the block, since entry doesn't exist or if it exist, two threads are trying to do the same
     // thing. So take state mutex and allocate the blk
     std::unique_lock< std::mutex > lg(rreq->m_state_mtx);
-    rreq->init(rkey, code, false /* is_proposer */, user_header, key, data_size);
+    rreq->init(rkey, code, m_raft_server_id == rkey.server_id, user_header, key, data_size);
 
     // There is no data portion, so there is not need to allocate
     if (!rreq->has_linked_data()) { return rreq; }
diff --git a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp
index 2047a3b28..2f394d34a 100644
--- a/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/replication/repl_dev/raft_state_machine.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ repl_req_ptr_t RaftStateMachine::localize_journal_entry_finish(nuraft::log_entry
 
     auto rreq = m_rd.repl_key_to_req(rkey);
     if ((rreq == nullptr) || (rreq->is_localize_pending())) {
+        RD_LOGE("Should not happen in current implementation! rkey=[{}]", rkey.to_string());
         rreq = localize_journal_entry_prepare(lentry);
         if (rreq == nullptr) {
             RELEASE_ASSERT(rreq != nullptr,