diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f645c06c1c..b42aa292a4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def package_files(directory):
 # What packages are required for this module to be executed?
 REQUIRED = [
     f'aim-ui=={__version__}',
-    'aimrocks==0.4.0',
+    'aimrocks==0.5.1',
     'khash==0.5.0a5',
     'cachetools>=4.0.0',
     'click>=7.0',
diff --git a/src/python/aim/_core/storage/rockscontainer.pyx b/src/python/aim/_core/storage/rockscontainer.pyx
index 32bfa81b52..039137a351 100644
--- a/src/python/aim/_core/storage/rockscontainer.pyx
+++ b/src/python/aim/_core/storage/rockscontainer.pyx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import logging
 import os
+import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
+from cachetools.func import ttl_cache
 
 import aimrocks
 
@@ -131,9 +133,17 @@ class RocksContainer(Container):
     def _lock(self, value):
         self._resources._lock = value
 
+    @ttl_cache(ttl=5)
+    def _refresh(self):
+        if not self.read_only:
+            return
+        assert self._db is not None
+        self._db.try_catch_up_with_primary()
+
     @property
     def db(self) -> aimrocks.DB:
         if self._db is not None:
+            self._refresh()
             return self._db
 
         logger.debug(f'opening {self.path} as aimrocks db')
@@ -144,15 +154,17 @@ class RocksContainer(Container):
             lock_cls = self.get_lock_cls()
             self._lock = lock_cls(self._lock_path, timeout)
             self._lock.acquire()
+            secondary_path = None
         else:
             self.optimize_for_read()
-
+            secondary_path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self._db = aimrocks.DB(str(self.path),
                                aimrocks.Options(**self._db_opts),
-                               read_only=self.read_only)
+                               read_only=self.read_only, secondary_path=secondary_path)
 
         return self._db
 
+
     def finalize(self, index: Container):
         """Finalize the Container.