diff --git a/src/database/engine.rs b/src/database/engine.rs
index 8be9eecc..76b2889b 100644
--- a/src/database/engine.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine.rs
@@ -41,12 +41,49 @@ pub struct Engine {
 pub(crate) type Db = DBWithThreadMode<MultiThreaded>;
 
 impl Engine {
-	pub(crate) fn cf(&self, name: &str) -> Arc<BoundColumnFamily<'_>> {
-		self.db
-			.cf_handle(name)
-			.expect("column must be described prior to database open")
+	#[tracing::instrument(
+		level = "info",
+		skip_all,
+		fields(
+			sequence = ?self.current_sequence(),
+		),
+	)]
+	pub fn wait_compactions_blocking(&self) -> Result {
+		let mut opts = WaitForCompactOptions::default();
+		opts.set_abort_on_pause(true);
+		opts.set_flush(false);
+		opts.set_timeout(0);
+
+		self.db.wait_for_compact(&opts).map_err(map_err)
 	}
 
+	#[tracing::instrument(
+		level = "info",
+		skip_all,
+		fields(
+			sequence = ?self.current_sequence(),
+		),
+	)]
+	pub fn sort(&self) -> Result {
+		let flushoptions = rocksdb::FlushOptions::default();
+		result(DBCommon::flush_opt(&self.db, &flushoptions))
+	}
+
+	#[tracing::instrument(
+		level = "debug",
+		skip_all,
+		fields(
+			sequence = ?self.current_sequence(),
+		),
+	)]
+	pub fn update(&self) -> Result { self.db.try_catch_up_with_primary().map_err(map_err) }
+
+	#[tracing::instrument(level = "info", skip_all)]
+	pub fn sync(&self) -> Result { result(DBCommon::flush_wal(&self.db, true)) }
+
+	#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
+	pub fn flush(&self) -> Result { result(DBCommon::flush_wal(&self.db, false)) }
+
 	#[inline]
 	pub(crate) fn cork(&self) { self.corks.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed); }
 
@@ -56,28 +93,6 @@ impl Engine {
 	#[inline]
 	pub fn corked(&self) -> bool { self.corks.load(Ordering::Relaxed) > 0 }
 
-	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
-	pub fn sync(&self) -> Result { result(DBCommon::flush_wal(&self.db, true)) }
-
-	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
-	pub fn flush(&self) -> Result { result(DBCommon::flush_wal(&self.db, false)) }
-
-	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "info")]
-	pub fn sort(&self) -> Result {
-		let flushoptions = rocksdb::FlushOptions::default();
-		result(DBCommon::flush_opt(&self.db, &flushoptions))
-	}
-
-	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "info")]
-	pub fn wait_compactions(&self) -> Result {
-		let mut opts = WaitForCompactOptions::default();
-		opts.set_abort_on_pause(true);
-		opts.set_flush(false);
-		opts.set_timeout(0);
-
-		self.db.wait_for_compact(&opts).map_err(map_err)
-	}
-
 	/// Query for database property by null-terminated name which is expected to
 	/// have a result with an integer representation. This is intended for
 	/// low-overhead programmatic use.
@@ -96,6 +111,24 @@ impl Engine {
 			.and_then(|val| val.map_or_else(|| Err!("Property {name:?} not found."), Ok))
 	}
 
+	pub(crate) fn cf(&self, name: &str) -> Arc<BoundColumnFamily<'_>> {
+		self.db
+			.cf_handle(name)
+			.expect("column must be described prior to database open")
+	}
+
+	#[inline]
+	#[must_use]
+	#[tracing::instrument(name = "sequence", level = "debug", skip_all, fields(sequence))]
+	pub fn current_sequence(&self) -> u64 {
+		let sequence = self.db.latest_sequence_number();
+
+		#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+		tracing::Span::current().record("sequence", sequence);
+
+		sequence
+	}
+
 	#[inline]
 	#[must_use]
 	pub fn is_read_only(&self) -> bool { self.secondary || self.read_only }
@@ -114,7 +147,7 @@ impl Drop for Engine {
 		self.db.cancel_all_background_work(BLOCKING);
 
 		info!(
-			sequence = %self.db.latest_sequence_number(),
+			sequence = %self.current_sequence(),
 			"Closing database..."
 		);
 	}