diff --git a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/common/cluster/rebalance.py b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/common/cluster/rebalance.py
index 76f89ffaed..d33ab731ab 100644
--- a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/common/cluster/rebalance.py
+++ b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/common/cluster/rebalance.py
@@ -189,11 +189,13 @@ async def rebalance_kb(context: ApplicationContext, kbid: str) -> None:
 async def run(context: ApplicationContext) -> None:
     try:
         async with locking.distributed_lock(REBALANCE_LOCK):
+            # get all kb ids
+            async with datamanagers.with_ro_transaction() as txn:
+                kbids = [kbid async for kbid, _ in datamanagers.kb.get_kbs(txn)]
             # go through each kb and see if shards need to be reduced in size
-            async with datamanagers.with_transaction() as txn:
-                async for kbid, _ in datamanagers.kb.get_kbs(txn):
-                    async with locking.distributed_lock(locking.KB_SHARDS_LOCK.format(kbid=kbid)):
-                        await rebalance_kb(context, kbid)
+            for kbid in kbids:
+                async with locking.distributed_lock(locking.KB_SHARDS_LOCK.format(kbid=kbid)):
+                    await rebalance_kb(context, kbid)
     except locking.ResourceLocked as exc:
         if exc.key == REBALANCE_LOCK:
             logger.warning("Another rebalance process is already running.")
diff --git a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/orm/processor/__init__.py b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/orm/processor/__init__.py
index fb5b3d8140..b2f91d5c63 100644
--- a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/orm/processor/__init__.py
+++ b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/orm/processor/__init__.py
@@ -236,15 +236,16 @@ async def txn(
         if len(messages) == 0:
             return None
 
-        txn = await self.driver.begin()
         kbid = messages[0].kbid
-        if not await datamanagers.kb.exists_kb(txn, kbid=kbid):
+        if not await datamanagers.atomic.kb.exists_kb(kbid=kbid):
             logger.info(f"KB {kbid} is deleted: skiping txn")
             if transaction_check:
-                await sequence_manager.set_last_seqid(txn, partition, seqid)
-            await txn.commit()
+                async with datamanagers.with_rw_transaction() as txn:
+                    await sequence_manager.set_last_seqid(txn, partition, seqid)
+                    await txn.commit()
             return None
 
+        txn = await self.driver.begin()
         try:
             multi = messages[0].multiid
             kb = KnowledgeBox(txn, self.storage, kbid)
diff --git a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/service/writer.py b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/service/writer.py
index 268bc847d2..651e07da73 100644
--- a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/service/writer.py
+++ b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/ingest/service/writer.py
@@ -209,12 +209,14 @@ async def NewEntitiesGroup(  # type: ignore
         self, request: NewEntitiesGroupRequest, context=None
     ) -> NewEntitiesGroupResponse:
         response = NewEntitiesGroupResponse()
-        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
-            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(txn, request.kb)
+        async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as ro_txn:
+            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(ro_txn, request.kb)
             if kbobj is None:
                 response.status = NewEntitiesGroupResponse.Status.KB_NOT_FOUND
                 return response
 
+        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
+            kbobj.txn = txn
             entities_manager = EntitiesManager(kbobj, txn)
             try:
                 await entities_manager.create_entities_group(request.group, request.entities)
@@ -232,7 +234,6 @@ async def GetEntities(  # type: ignore
         response = GetEntitiesResponse()
         async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
             kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(txn, request.kb)
-
             if kbobj is None:
                 response.status = GetEntitiesResponse.Status.NOTFOUND
                 return response
@@ -255,7 +256,6 @@ async def ListEntitiesGroups(  # type: ignore
         response = ListEntitiesGroupsResponse()
         async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
             kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(txn, request.kb)
-
             if kbobj is None:
                 response.status = ListEntitiesGroupsResponse.Status.NOTFOUND
                 return response
@@ -303,12 +303,14 @@ async def GetEntitiesGroup(  # type: ignore
 
     async def SetEntities(self, request: SetEntitiesRequest, context=None) -> OpStatusWriter:  # type: ignore
         response = OpStatusWriter()
-        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
-            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(txn, request.kb)
+        async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as ro_txn:
+            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(ro_txn, request.kb)
             if kbobj is None:
                 response.status = OpStatusWriter.Status.NOTFOUND
                 return response
 
+        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
+            kbobj.txn = txn
             entities_manager = EntitiesManager(kbobj, txn)
             try:
                 await entities_manager.set_entities_group(request.group, request.entities)
@@ -325,14 +327,15 @@ async def UpdateEntitiesGroup(  # type: ignore
         self, request: UpdateEntitiesGroupRequest, context=None
     ) -> UpdateEntitiesGroupResponse:
         response = UpdateEntitiesGroupResponse()
-        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
-            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(txn, request.kb)
+        async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as ro_txn:
+            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(ro_txn, request.kb)
             if kbobj is None:
                 response.status = UpdateEntitiesGroupResponse.Status.KB_NOT_FOUND
                 return response
 
+        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
+            kbobj.txn = txn
             entities_manager = EntitiesManager(kbobj, txn)
-
             try:
                 await entities_manager.set_entities_group_metadata(
                     request.group,
@@ -352,12 +355,15 @@ async def UpdateEntitiesGroup(  # type: ignore
 
     async def DelEntities(self, request: DelEntitiesRequest, context=None) -> OpStatusWriter:  # type: ignore
         response = OpStatusWriter()
-        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
-            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(txn, request.kb)
+
+        async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as ro_txn:
+            kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(ro_txn, request.kb)
             if kbobj is None:
                 response.status = OpStatusWriter.Status.NOTFOUND
                 return response
 
+        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
+            kbobj.txn = txn
             entities_manager = EntitiesManager(kbobj, txn)
             try:
                 await entities_manager.delete_entities_group(request.group)
diff --git a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/migrator/datamanager.py b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/migrator/datamanager.py
index f6d140fc6e..b1f62fbdf0 100644
--- a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/migrator/datamanager.py
+++ b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/migrator/datamanager.py
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ def __init__(self, driver: Driver):
         self.driver = driver
 
     async def schedule_all_kbs(self, target_version: int) -> None:
+        # Get all kb ids
+        async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
+            kbids = [kbid async for kbid, _ in datamanagers.kb.get_kbs(txn)]
+        # Schedule the migrations
         async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
-            async for kbid, _ in datamanagers.kb.get_kbs(txn):
+            for kbid in kbids:
                 await txn.set(MIGRATIONS_KEY.format(kbid=kbid), str(target_version).encode())
             await txn.commit()
 
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ async def delete_kb_migration(self, *, kbid: str) -> None:
             await txn.commit()
 
     async def get_kb_info(self, kbid: str) -> Optional[KnowledgeBoxInfo]:
-        async with self.driver.transaction() as txn:
+        async with self.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
             kb_config = await datamanagers.kb.get_config(txn, kbid=kbid)
             if kb_config is None:
                 return None
diff --git a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/reader/api/v1/knowledgebox.py b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/reader/api/v1/knowledgebox.py
index ab3870a938..2698b4299c 100644
--- a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/reader/api/v1/knowledgebox.py
+++ b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/reader/api/v1/knowledgebox.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 @version(1)
 async def get_kbs(request: Request, prefix: str = "") -> KnowledgeBoxList:
     driver = get_driver()
-    async with driver.transaction() as txn:
+    async with driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
         response = KnowledgeBoxList()
         async for kbid, slug in datamanagers.kb.get_kbs(txn, prefix=prefix):
             response.kbs.append(KnowledgeBoxObjSummary(slug=slug or None, uuid=kbid))
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async def get_kbs(request: Request, prefix: str = "") -> KnowledgeBoxList:
 @version(1)
 async def get_kb(request: Request, kbid: str) -> KnowledgeBoxObj:
     driver = get_driver()
-    async with driver.transaction() as txn:
+    async with driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
         kb_config = await datamanagers.kb.get_config(txn, kbid=kbid)
         if kb_config is None:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Knowledge Box does not exist")
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async def get_kb(request: Request, kbid: str) -> KnowledgeBoxObj:
 @version(1)
 async def get_kb_by_slug(request: Request, slug: str) -> KnowledgeBoxObj:
     driver = get_driver()
-    async with driver.transaction() as txn:
+    async with driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
         kbid = await datamanagers.kb.get_kb_uuid(txn, slug=slug)
         if kbid is None:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Knowledge Box does not exist")
diff --git a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/search/search/summarize.py b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/search/search/summarize.py
index 2cd4a431b8..91ad047b5f 100644
--- a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/search/search/summarize.py
+++ b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/search/search/summarize.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async def get_extracted_texts(kbid: str, resource_uuids_or_slugs: list[str]) ->
     tasks = []
 
     # Schedule getting extracted text for each field of each resource
-    async with driver.transaction() as txn:
+    async with driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
         if not await datamanagers.kb.exists_kb(txn, kbid=kbid):
             raise datamanagers.exceptions.KnowledgeBoxNotFound(kbid)
 
diff --git a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/train/uploader.py b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/train/uploader.py
index dde37d487e..1427246596 100644
--- a/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/train/uploader.py
+++ b/nucliadb/src/nucliadb/train/uploader.py
@@ -75,9 +75,8 @@ async def GetEntities(  # type: ignore
     ) -> GetEntitiesResponse:
         kbid = request.kb.uuid
         response = GetEntitiesResponse()
-        async with self.proc.driver.transaction() as txn:
+        async with self.proc.driver.transaction(read_only=True) as txn:
             kbobj = await self.proc.get_kb_obj(txn, request.kb)
-
             if kbobj is None:
                 response.status = GetEntitiesResponse.Status.NOTFOUND
                 return response