diff --git a/src/database/abstraction.rs b/src/database/abstraction.rs
index 16f7d440..1db99f79 100644
--- a/src/database/abstraction.rs
+++ b/src/database/abstraction.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) trait KeyValueDatabaseEngine: Send + Sync {
 pub(crate) trait KvTree: Send + Sync {
 	fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>>;
 
+	#[allow(dead_code)]
 	#[cfg(feature = "rocksdb")]
 	fn multi_get(
 		&self, iter: Vec<(&Arc<rust_rocksdb::BoundColumnFamily<'_>>, Vec<u8>)>,
diff --git a/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs b/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs
index 25dd727e..29376b15 100644
--- a/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs
+++ b/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ use std::{
 	sync::{Arc, RwLock},
 };
 
-use rust_rocksdb::{
-	FlushOptions,
-	LogLevel::{Debug, Error, Fatal, Info, Warn},
-};
+use rust_rocksdb::LogLevel::{Debug, Error, Fatal, Info, Warn};
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use super::{super::Config, watchers::Watchers, KeyValueDatabaseEngine, KvTree};
@@ -104,6 +101,7 @@ fn db_options(rocksdb_cache: &rust_rocksdb::Cache, config: &Config) -> rust_rock
 	// restored via federation.
 	db_opts.set_wal_recovery_mode(rust_rocksdb::DBRecoveryMode::TolerateCorruptedTailRecords);
 
+	// TODO: remove me? https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/merge_requests/602/diffs#a3a261d6a9014330581b5bdecd586dab5ae00245_62_54
 	let prefix_extractor = rust_rocksdb::SliceTransform::create_fixed_prefix(1);
 	db_opts.set_prefix_extractor(prefix_extractor);
 
@@ -176,7 +174,9 @@ impl KeyValueDatabaseEngine for Arc<Engine> {
 
 	fn cleanup(&self) -> Result<()> {
 		debug!("Running flush_opt");
-		rust_rocksdb::DBCommon::flush_opt(&self.rocks, &FlushOptions::default())?;
+		let flushoptions = rust_rocksdb::FlushOptions::default();
+
+		rust_rocksdb::DBCommon::flush_opt(&self.rocks, &flushoptions)?;
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
@@ -191,17 +191,28 @@ impl RocksDbEngineTree<'_> {
 }
 
 impl KvTree for RocksDbEngineTree<'_> {
-	fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>> { Ok(self.db.rocks.get_cf(&self.cf(), key)?) }
+	fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
+		let mut readoptions = rust_rocksdb::ReadOptions::default();
+		readoptions.set_total_order_seek(true);
+
+		Ok(self.db.rocks.get_cf_opt(&self.cf(), key, &readoptions)?)
+	}
 
 	fn multi_get(
 		&self, iter: Vec<(&Arc<rust_rocksdb::BoundColumnFamily<'_>>, Vec<u8>)>,
 	) -> Vec<std::result::Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, rust_rocksdb::Error>> {
-		self.db.rocks.multi_get_cf(iter)
+		let mut readoptions = rust_rocksdb::ReadOptions::default();
+		readoptions.set_total_order_seek(true);
+
+		self.db.rocks.multi_get_cf_opt(iter, &readoptions)
 	}
 
 	fn insert(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+		let writeoptions = rust_rocksdb::WriteOptions::default();
 		let lock = self.write_lock.read().unwrap();
-		self.db.rocks.put_cf(&self.cf(), key, value)?;
+
+		self.db.rocks.put_cf_opt(&self.cf(), key, value, &writeoptions)?;
+
 		drop(lock);
 
 		self.watchers.wake(key);
@@ -210,31 +221,44 @@ impl KvTree for RocksDbEngineTree<'_> {
 	}
 
 	fn insert_batch(&self, iter: &mut dyn Iterator<Item = (Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)>) -> Result<()> {
+		let writeoptions = rust_rocksdb::WriteOptions::default();
+
 		for (key, value) in iter {
-			self.db.rocks.put_cf(&self.cf(), key, value)?;
+			self.db.rocks.put_cf_opt(&self.cf(), key, value, &writeoptions)?;
 		}
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn remove(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<()> { Ok(self.db.rocks.delete_cf(&self.cf(), key)?) }
+	fn remove(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+		let writeoptions = rust_rocksdb::WriteOptions::default();
+
+		Ok(self.db.rocks.delete_cf_opt(&self.cf(), key, &writeoptions)?)
+	}
 
 	fn iter<'a>(&'a self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> + 'a> {
+		let mut readoptions = rust_rocksdb::ReadOptions::default();
+		readoptions.set_total_order_seek(true);
+
 		Box::new(
 			self.db
 				.rocks
-				.iterator_cf(&self.cf(), rust_rocksdb::IteratorMode::Start)
+				.iterator_cf_opt(&self.cf(), readoptions, rust_rocksdb::IteratorMode::Start)
 				.map(std::result::Result::unwrap)
 				.map(|(k, v)| (Vec::from(k), Vec::from(v))),
 		)
 	}
 
 	fn iter_from<'a>(&'a self, from: &[u8], backwards: bool) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> + 'a> {
+		let mut readoptions = rust_rocksdb::ReadOptions::default();
+		readoptions.set_total_order_seek(true);
+
 		Box::new(
 			self.db
 				.rocks
-				.iterator_cf(
+				.iterator_cf_opt(
 					&self.cf(),
+					readoptions,
 					rust_rocksdb::IteratorMode::From(
 						from,
 						if backwards {
@@ -250,23 +274,31 @@ impl KvTree for RocksDbEngineTree<'_> {
 	}
 
 	fn increment(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+		let mut readoptions = rust_rocksdb::ReadOptions::default();
+		readoptions.set_total_order_seek(true);
+		let writeoptions = rust_rocksdb::WriteOptions::default();
+
 		let lock = self.write_lock.write().unwrap();
 
-		let old = self.db.rocks.get_cf(&self.cf(), key)?;
+		let old = self.db.rocks.get_cf_opt(&self.cf(), key, &readoptions)?;
 		let new = utils::increment(old.as_deref()).unwrap();
-		self.db.rocks.put_cf(&self.cf(), key, &new)?;
+		self.db.rocks.put_cf_opt(&self.cf(), key, &new, &writeoptions)?;
 
 		drop(lock);
 		Ok(new)
 	}
 
 	fn increment_batch(&self, iter: &mut dyn Iterator<Item = Vec<u8>>) -> Result<()> {
+		let mut readoptions = rust_rocksdb::ReadOptions::default();
+		readoptions.set_total_order_seek(true);
+		let writeoptions = rust_rocksdb::WriteOptions::default();
+
 		let lock = self.write_lock.write().unwrap();
 
 		for key in iter {
-			let old = self.db.rocks.get_cf(&self.cf(), &key)?;
+			let old = self.db.rocks.get_cf_opt(&self.cf(), &key, &readoptions)?;
 			let new = utils::increment(old.as_deref()).unwrap();
-			self.db.rocks.put_cf(&self.cf(), key, new)?;
+			self.db.rocks.put_cf_opt(&self.cf(), key, new, &writeoptions)?;
 		}
 
 		drop(lock);
@@ -275,11 +307,15 @@ impl KvTree for RocksDbEngineTree<'_> {
 	}
 
 	fn scan_prefix<'a>(&'a self, prefix: Vec<u8>) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> + 'a> {
+		let mut readoptions = rust_rocksdb::ReadOptions::default();
+		readoptions.set_total_order_seek(true);
+
 		Box::new(
 			self.db
 				.rocks
-				.iterator_cf(
+				.iterator_cf_opt(
 					&self.cf(),
+					readoptions,
 					rust_rocksdb::IteratorMode::From(&prefix, rust_rocksdb::Direction::Forward),
 				)
 				.map(std::result::Result::unwrap)