diff --git a/eden/mononoke/bulkops/src/lib.rs b/eden/mononoke/bulkops/src/lib.rs
index 415f545743..cc0b5a3ab0 100644
--- a/eden/mononoke/bulkops/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eden/mononoke/bulkops/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub struct PublicChangesetBulkFetch {
     repo_id: RepositoryId,
     changesets: Arc<dyn Changesets>,
     phases: Arc<dyn Phases>,
+    read_from_master: bool,
     step: u64,
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ impl PublicChangesetBulkFetch {
             repo_id,
             changesets,
             phases,
+            read_from_master: true,
             step: MAX_FETCH_STEP,
         }
     }
@@ -73,6 +75,13 @@ impl PublicChangesetBulkFetch {
         Ok(Self { step, ..self })
     }
 
+    pub fn with_read_from_master(self, read_from_master: bool) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            read_from_master,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Fetch the ChangesetEntry, which involves actually loading the Changesets
     pub fn fetch<'a>(
         &'a self,
@@ -126,6 +135,7 @@ impl PublicChangesetBulkFetch {
             self.get_repo_bounds().right_future()
         };
         let step = self.step;
+        let read_from_master = self.read_from_master;
 
         async move {
             let s = bounded_traversal_stream(
@@ -146,6 +156,7 @@ impl PublicChangesetBulkFetch {
                                         upper,
                                         step,
                                         d.sort_order(),
+                                        read_from_master,
                                     )
                                     .try_collect()
                                     .await?;
@@ -205,7 +216,9 @@ impl PublicChangesetBulkFetch {
     /// Get the repo bounds as max/min observed suitable for rust ranges (hence the + 1)
     pub async fn get_repo_bounds(&self) -> Result<(u64, u64), Error> {
         let changesets = self.changesets.get_sql_changesets();
-        let (start, stop) = changesets.get_changesets_ids_bounds(self.repo_id).await?;
+        let (start, stop) = changesets
+            .get_changesets_ids_bounds(self.repo_id, self.read_from_master)
+            .await?;
         let start = start.ok_or_else(|| Error::msg("changesets table is empty"))?;
         let stop = stop.ok_or_else(|| Error::msg("changesets table is empty"))? + 1;
         Ok((start, stop))
diff --git a/eden/mononoke/changesets/Cargo.toml b/eden/mononoke/changesets/Cargo.toml
index 02a9d44872..8ddbc8a45f 100644
--- a/eden/mononoke/changesets/Cargo.toml
+++ b/eden/mononoke/changesets/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ mononoke_types = { path = "../mononoke_types" }
 sql_construct = { path = "../common/sql_construct" }
 sql_ext = { path = "../common/rust/sql_ext" }
 cachelib = { git = "https://github.com/facebookexperimental/rust-shed.git", branch = "master" }
-cloned = { git = "https://github.com/facebookexperimental/rust-shed.git", branch = "master" }
 fbinit = { git = "https://github.com/facebookexperimental/rust-shed.git", branch = "master" }
 fbthrift = { git = "https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift.git", branch = "master" }
 memcache = { git = "https://github.com/facebookexperimental/rust-shed.git", branch = "master" }
diff --git a/eden/mononoke/changesets/src/lib.rs b/eden/mononoke/changesets/src/lib.rs
index 6e6fd72394..6477d24dfa 100644
--- a/eden/mononoke/changesets/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eden/mononoke/changesets/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use auto_impl::auto_impl;
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use cloned::cloned;
 use context::{CoreContext, PerfCounterType};
 use fbthrift::compact_protocol;
 use futures::{
@@ -454,21 +453,18 @@ impl SqlChangesets {
         repo_id: RepositoryId,
         min_id: u64,
         max_id: u64,
+        read_from_master: bool,
     ) -> BoxStream<'_, Result<ChangesetId, Error>> {
         // [min_id, max_id)
         // As SQL request is BETWEEN, both bounds including
         let max_id = max_id - 1;
 
-        cloned!(self.read_master_connection);
+        let conn = self.read_conn(read_from_master);
+
         async move {
-            SelectAllChangesetsIdsInRange::query(
-                &read_master_connection,
-                &repo_id,
-                &min_id,
-                &max_id,
-            )
-            .compat()
-            .await
+            SelectAllChangesetsIdsInRange::query(&conn, &repo_id, &min_id, &max_id)
+                .compat()
+                .await
         }
         .map_ok(move |rows| {
             let changesets_ids = rows.into_iter().map(|row| Ok(row.0));
@@ -485,12 +481,13 @@ impl SqlChangesets {
         max_id: u64,
         limit: u64,
         sort_order: SortOrder,
+        read_from_master: bool,
     ) -> BoxStream<'_, Result<(ChangesetId, u64), Error>> {
         // [min_id, max_id)
         // As SQL request is BETWEEN, both bounds including
         let max_id = max_id - 1;
 
-        let conn = &self.read_master_connection;
+        let conn = self.read_conn(read_from_master);
 
         async move {
             if sort_order == SortOrder::Ascending {
@@ -515,12 +512,13 @@ impl SqlChangesets {
         .boxed()
     }
 
-
     pub async fn get_changesets_ids_bounds(
         &self,
         repo_id: RepositoryId,
+        read_from_master: bool,
     ) -> Result<(Option<u64>, Option<u64>), Error> {
-        let rows = SelectChangesetsIdsBounds::query(&self.read_master_connection, &repo_id)
+        let conn = self.read_conn(read_from_master);
+        let rows = SelectChangesetsIdsBounds::query(conn, &repo_id)
             .compat()
             .await?;
         if rows.is_empty() {
@@ -529,6 +527,14 @@ impl SqlChangesets {
             Ok((Some(rows[0].0), Some(rows[0].1)))
         }
     }
+
+    fn read_conn(&self, read_from_master: bool) -> &Connection {
+        if read_from_master {
+            &self.read_master_connection
+        } else {
+            &self.read_connection
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn check_missing_rows(
diff --git a/eden/mononoke/cmds/aliasverify.rs b/eden/mononoke/cmds/aliasverify.rs
index 006f216c26..a5a3d85b94 100644
--- a/eden/mononoke/cmds/aliasverify.rs
+++ b/eden/mononoke/cmds/aliasverify.rs
@@ -221,9 +221,12 @@ impl AliasVerification {
             "Process Changesets with ids: [{:?}, {:?})", min_id, max_id
         );
 
-        let bcs_ids =
-            self.sqlchangesets
-                .get_list_bs_cs_id_in_range_exclusive(self.repoid, min_id, max_id);
+        let bcs_ids = self.sqlchangesets.get_list_bs_cs_id_in_range_exclusive(
+            self.repoid,
+            min_id,
+            max_id,
+            true,
+        );
 
         bcs_ids
             .and_then(move |bcs_id| async move {
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ impl AliasVerification {
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let (min_id, max_id) = self
             .sqlchangesets
-            .get_changesets_ids_bounds(self.repoid)
+            .get_changesets_ids_bounds(self.repoid, true)
             .await?;
 
         let mut bounds = vec![];