diff --git a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/meta_worker.go b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/meta_worker.go
index 17451e090..c0a6c8183 100644
--- a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/meta_worker.go
+++ b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/meta_worker.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ type MigrationMetaStore struct {
 
 	updates sync.Map
 	inserts sync.Map
+
+	minKeysForMigration int
 }
 
 // NewMigrationMetaStore initializes the MigrationMetaStore.
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ func NewMigrationMetaStore(ctx context.Context, dataDir string, cloud cloud.Stor
 		insertTicker:             time.NewTicker(commitInsertsInterval),
 		migrationExecutionTicker: time.NewTicker(migrationExecutionTicker),
 		cloud:                    cloud,
+		minKeysForMigration:      minKeysToMigrate,
 	}
 
 	if err := handler.migrateMeta(); err != nil {
@@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ func (d *MigrationMetaStore) processMigrationInBatches(ctx context.Context, migr
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if totalKeys < minKeysToMigrate {
+	if totalKeys < d.minKeysForMigration {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).WithField("migration_id", migration.ID).WithField("keys-count", totalKeys).Info("Skipping migration due to insufficient keys")
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite_test.go b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
index a8c032ef6..32fd183fb 100644
--- a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
+++ b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package sqlite
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
@@ -184,3 +185,164 @@ func TestStore(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Remove("data001.sqlite3-wal")
 
 }
+
+func TestBatchStoreAndRetrieveCloud(t *testing.T) {
+	err := os.Setenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_B2_TYPE", "b2")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to set RCLONE_CONFIG_B2_TYPE: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if os.Getenv("B2_ACCOUNT_ID") == "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping test as it requires B2_ACCOUNT_ID")
+	}
+
+	err = os.Setenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_B2_ACCOUNT", os.Getenv("B2_ACCOUNT_ID"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to set RCLONE_CONFIG_B2_ACCOUNT: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = os.Setenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_B2_KEY", os.Getenv("B2_API_KEY"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to set RCLONE_CONFIG_B2_KEY: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cloud := cloud.NewRcloneStorage("Pastel-Devnet-Storage-Layer-Cloud-Expansion", "b2")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	mst, err := NewMigrationMetaStore(ctx, ".", cloud)
+
+	mst.updateTicker.Stop()
+	mst.insertTicker.Stop()
+
+	// override the tickers for testing
+	mst.updateTicker = time.NewTicker(2 * time.Second)
+	mst.insertTicker = time.NewTicker(2 * time.Second)
+	mst.minKeysForMigration = 2
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create store: %v", err)
+	}
+	store, err := NewStore(ctx, ".", cloud, mst)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create store: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r1 := []byte("test-record-1-meta")
+	r2 := []byte("test-record-2-meta")
+	r3 := []byte("test-record-3-meta")
+
+	hashed, err := utils.Sha3256hash(r1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to hash record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r1Key := hex.EncodeToString(hashed)
+
+	hashed, err = utils.Sha3256hash(r2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to hash record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r2Key := hex.EncodeToString(hashed)
+
+	hashed, err = utils.Sha3256hash(r3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to hash record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r3Key := hex.EncodeToString(hashed)
+
+	defer func() {
+
+		os.Remove("data001.sqlite3")
+		os.Remove("data001-migration-meta.sqlite3")
+		os.Remove("data001.sqlite3-shm")
+		os.Remove("data001.sqlite3-wal")
+	}()
+
+	err = store.storeBatchRecord([][]byte{r1, r2, r3}, 0, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to store record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+	type record struct {
+		Key           string    `db:"key"`
+		LastAcccessed time.Time `db:"last_accessed"`
+		AccessCount   int       `db:"access_count"`
+		DataSize      int       `db:"data_size"`
+	}
+
+	var keys []record
+	err = store.migrationStore.db.Select(&keys, "SELECT key,last_accessed,access_count,data_size FROM meta where key in (?, ?, ?)", r1Key, r2Key, r3Key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to retrieve record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(keys) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 records, got %d", len(keys))
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	migID, err := mst.CreateNewMigration(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create migration: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = mst.InsertMetaMigrationData(ctx, migID, []string{r1Key, r2Key, r3Key})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to insert meta migration data: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = mst.processMigrationInBatches(ctx, Migration{ID: migID})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to process migration in batches: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	vals, _, err := store.RetrieveBatchValues(context.Background(), []string{r1Key, r2Key, r3Key}, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to retrieve record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(vals) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 records, got %d", len(vals))
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(vals[0], r1) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %s, got %s", r1, vals[0])
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(vals[1], r2) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %s, got %s", r2, vals[1])
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(vals[2], r3) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %s, got %s", r3, vals[2])
+	}
+
+	// Allow some time for goroutines to exit
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+	cancel() // Signal all contexts to finish
+	mst.updateTicker.Stop()
+	mst.insertTicker.Stop()
+
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	err = mst.cloud.Delete(r1Key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to delete record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = mst.cloud.Delete(r2Key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to delete record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = mst.cloud.Delete(r3Key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to delete record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+}