diff --git a/src/crimson/os/seastore/onode_manager/staged-fltree/fltree_onode_manager.cc b/src/crimson/os/seastore/onode_manager/staged-fltree/fltree_onode_manager.cc
index bff27ab6517..347632470e8 100644
--- a/src/crimson/os/seastore/onode_manager/staged-fltree/fltree_onode_manager.cc
+++ b/src/crimson/os/seastore/onode_manager/staged-fltree/fltree_onode_manager.cc
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ FLTreeOnodeManager::list_onodes_ret FLTreeOnodeManager::list_onodes(
   const ghobject_t& end,
   uint64_t limit)
 {
+  LOG_PREFIX(FLTreeOnodeManager::list_onodes);
+  DEBUGT("start {}, end {}, limit {}", trans, start, end, limit);
   return tree.lower_bound(trans, start
   ).si_then([this, &trans, end, limit] (auto&& cursor) {
     using crimson::os::seastore::onode::full_key_t;
@@ -145,21 +147,28 @@ FLTreeOnodeManager::list_onodes_ret FLTreeOnodeManager::list_onodes(
       return trans_intr::repeat(
           [this, &trans, end, &to_list, &current_cursor, &ret] ()
           -> eagain_ifuture<seastar::stop_iteration> {
+	LOG_PREFIX(FLTreeOnodeManager::list_onodes);
         if (current_cursor.is_end()) {
+	  DEBUGT("reached the onode tree end", trans);
           std::get<1>(ret) = ghobject_t::get_max();
           return seastar::make_ready_future<seastar::stop_iteration>(
             seastar::stop_iteration::yes);
         } else if (current_cursor.get_ghobj() >= end) {
+	  DEBUGT("reached the end {} > {}",
+	    trans, current_cursor.get_ghobj(), end);
           std::get<1>(ret) = end;
           return seastar::make_ready_future<seastar::stop_iteration>(
             seastar::stop_iteration::yes);
         }
         if (to_list == 0) {
+	  DEBUGT("reached the limit", trans);
           std::get<1>(ret) = current_cursor.get_ghobj();
           return seastar::make_ready_future<seastar::stop_iteration>(
             seastar::stop_iteration::yes);
         }
-        std::get<0>(ret).emplace_back(current_cursor.get_ghobj());
+	auto ghobj = current_cursor.get_ghobj();
+	DEBUGT("found onode for {}", trans, ghobj);
+        std::get<0>(ret).emplace_back(std::move(ghobj));
         return tree.get_next(trans, current_cursor
         ).si_then([&to_list, &current_cursor] (auto&& next_cursor) mutable {
           // we intentionally hold the current_cursor during get_next() to
diff --git a/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.cc b/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.cc
index 897a063e0fe..8c2338ff034 100644
--- a/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.cc
+++ b/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.cc
@@ -688,11 +688,14 @@ SeaStore::Shard::list_objects(CollectionRef ch,
 		  std::vector<ghobject_t>(),
 		  ghobject_t::get_max()));
           } else {
+	    LOG_PREFIX(SeaStore::list_objects);
+	    DEBUGT("start {}, end {}, limit {}, bits {}",
+	      t, start, end, limit, *bits);
             auto filter = SeaStore::get_objs_range(ch, *bits);
 	    using list_iertr = OnodeManager::list_onodes_iertr;
 	    using repeat_ret = list_iertr::future<seastar::stop_iteration>;
             return trans_intr::repeat(
-              [this, &t, &ret, &limit,
+              [this, &t, &ret, &limit, end,
 	       filter, ranges = get_ranges(ch, start, end, filter)
 	      ]() mutable -> repeat_ret {
 		if (limit == 0 || ranges.empty()) {
@@ -704,9 +707,12 @@ SeaStore::Shard::list_objects(CollectionRef ch,
 		auto pstart = ite->first;
 		auto pend = ite->second;
 		ranges.pop_front();
+		LOG_PREFIX(SeaStore::list_objects);
+		DEBUGT("pstart {}, pend {}, limit {}", t, pstart, pend, limit);
 		return onode_manager->list_onodes(
 		  t, pstart, pend, limit
-		).si_then([&limit, &ret, pend](auto &&_ret) mutable {
+		).si_then([&limit, &ret, pend, &t, last=ranges.empty(), end]
+			  (auto &&_ret) mutable {
 		  auto &next_objects = std::get<0>(_ret);
 		  auto &ret_objects = std::get<0>(ret);
 		  ret_objects.insert(
@@ -716,9 +722,15 @@ SeaStore::Shard::list_objects(CollectionRef ch,
 		  std::get<1>(ret) = std::get<1>(_ret);
 		  assert(limit >= next_objects.size());
 		  limit -= next_objects.size();
+		  LOG_PREFIX(SeaStore::list_objects);
+		  DEBUGT("got {} objects, left limit {}",
+		    t, next_objects.size(), limit);
+		  if (last && std::get<1>(ret) == pend) {
+		    std::get<1>(ret) = end;
+		  }
 		  assert(limit == 0 ||
-			 std::get<1>(_ret) == pend ||
-			 std::get<1>(_ret) == ghobject_t::get_max());
+			 std::get<1>(ret) == pend ||
+			 std::get<1>(ret) == ghobject_t::get_max());
 		  return list_iertr::make_ready_future<
 		    seastar::stop_iteration
 		    >(seastar::stop_iteration::no);
diff --git a/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.h b/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.h
index 876fadca8c7..70863e16b93 100644
--- a/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.h
+++ b/src/crimson/os/seastore/seastore.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ class SeaStore final : public FuturizedStore {
       CollectionRef c,
       const ghobject_t& oid) final;
 
+    /// std::get<1>(ret) returns end if and only if the listing has listed all
+    /// the items within the range, otherwise it returns the next key to be listed.
     seastar::future<std::tuple<std::vector<ghobject_t>, ghobject_t>> list_objects(
       CollectionRef c,
       const ghobject_t& start,
diff --git a/src/test/crimson/seastore/test_seastore.cc b/src/test/crimson/seastore/test_seastore.cc
index 63bf4c51f2a..1e0028b97ac 100644
--- a/src/test/crimson/seastore/test_seastore.cc
+++ b/src/test/crimson/seastore/test_seastore.cc
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ struct seastore_test_t :
 	  EXPECT_GE(next, right_bound);
 	} else {
 	  // next <= *correct_end since *correct_end is the next object to list
-	  EXPECT_LE(next, *correct_end);
+	  EXPECT_LE(listed.back(), *correct_end);
 	  // next > *(correct_end - 1) since we already listed it
 	  EXPECT_GT(next, *(correct_end - 1));
 	}