diff --git a/src/server/cluster_support.cc b/src/server/cluster_support.cc
index 47754287d..36e798501 100644
--- a/src/server/cluster_support.cc
+++ b/src/server/cluster_support.cc
@@ -75,10 +75,17 @@ void InitializeCluster() {
 }
 
 SlotId KeySlot(std::string_view key) {
+  if (!IsClusterEnabledOrEmulated())
+    return kNoSlotId;
+
   string_view tag = LockTagOptions::instance().Tag(key);
   return crc16(tag.data(), tag.length()) & kMaxSlotNum;
 }
 
+SlotId KeySlotIfNoSlotId(std::string_view key, SlotId slot) {
+  return slot == kNoSlotId ? KeySlot(key) : slot;
+}
+
 bool IsClusterShardedByTag() {
   return IsClusterEnabledOrEmulated() || LockTagOptions::instance().enabled;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/cluster_support.h b/src/server/cluster_support.h
index 01a230531..e2d660b2f 100644
--- a/src/server/cluster_support.h
+++ b/src/server/cluster_support.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ extern bool cluster_shard_by_slot;
 
 using SlotId = std::uint16_t;
 constexpr SlotId kMaxSlotNum = 0x3FFF;
+// kNoSlotId - if slot wasn't set at all
+constexpr SlotId kNoSlotId = kMaxSlotNum + 1;
 
 // A simple utility class that "aggregates" SlotId-s and can tell whether all inputs were the same.
 // Only works when cluster is enabled.
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@ class UniqueSlotChecker {
   }
 
  private:
-  // kNoSlotId - if slot wasn't set at all
-  static constexpr SlotId kNoSlotId = kMaxSlotNum + 1;
   // kCrossSlot - if several different slots were set
   static constexpr SlotId kCrossSlot = kNoSlotId + 1;
 
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class UniqueSlotChecker {
 
 SlotId KeySlot(std::string_view key);
 
+// calculate slot if slot == kNoSlotId
+SlotId KeySlotIfNoSlotId(std::string_view key, SlotId slot);
+
 void InitializeCluster();
 
 inline bool IsClusterEnabled() {
diff --git a/src/server/db_slice.cc b/src/server/db_slice.cc
index cb286dc93..74c12f29d 100644
--- a/src/server/db_slice.cc
+++ b/src/server/db_slice.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static_assert(kPrimeSegmentSize <= 32288);
 // 24576
 static_assert(kExpireSegmentSize == 23528);
 
-void AccountObjectMemory(string_view key, unsigned type, int64_t size, DbTable* db) {
+void AccountObjectMemory(SlotId slot, unsigned type, int64_t size, DbTable* db) {
   DCHECK_NE(db, nullptr);
   if (size == 0)
     return;
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ void AccountObjectMemory(string_view key, unsigned type, int64_t size, DbTable*
 
   stats.AddTypeMemoryUsage(type, size);
 
-  if (db->slots_stats) {
-    db->slots_stats[KeySlot(key)].memory_bytes += size;
-  }
+  db->GetSlotStats(slot).memory_bytes += size;
 }
 
 class PrimeEvictionPolicy {
@@ -416,7 +414,7 @@ auto DbSlice::GetStats() const -> Stats {
 
 SlotStats DbSlice::GetSlotStats(SlotId sid) const {
   CHECK(db_arr_[0]);
-  return db_arr_[0]->slots_stats[sid];
+  return db_arr_[0]->GetSlotStats(sid);
 }
 
 void DbSlice::Reserve(DbIndex db_ind, size_t key_size) {
@@ -459,7 +457,8 @@ void DbSlice::AutoUpdater::Run() {
   DCHECK(fields_.action == DestructorAction::kRun);
   CHECK_NE(fields_.db_slice, nullptr);
 
-  fields_.db_slice->PostUpdate(fields_.db_ind, fields_.it, fields_.key, fields_.orig_heap_size);
+  fields_.db_slice->PostUpdate(fields_.db_ind, fields_.it, fields_.key, fields_.orig_heap_size,
+                               fields_.slot);
   Cancel();  // Reset to not run again
 }
 
@@ -484,7 +483,8 @@ OpResult<DbSlice::ItAndUpdater> DbSlice::FindMutable(const Context& cntx, string
 
 OpResult<DbSlice::ItAndUpdater> DbSlice::FindMutableInternal(const Context& cntx, string_view key,
                                                              std::optional<unsigned> req_obj_type) {
-  auto res = FindInternal(cntx, key, req_obj_type, UpdateStatsMode::kMutableStats);
+  SlotId key_slot = KeySlot(key);
+  auto res = FindInternal(cntx, key, req_obj_type, UpdateStatsMode::kMutableStats, key_slot);
   if (!res.ok()) {
     return res.status();
   }
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ OpResult<DbSlice::ItAndUpdater> DbSlice::FindMutableInternal(const Context& cntx
 
     return {{it, exp_it,
              AutoUpdater({.action = AutoUpdater::DestructorAction::kRun,
+                          .slot = key_slot,
                           .db_slice = this,
                           .db_ind = cntx.db_index,
                           .it = it,
@@ -523,7 +524,8 @@ OpResult<DbSlice::ConstIterator> DbSlice::FindReadOnly(const Context& cntx, stri
 }
 
 auto DbSlice::FindInternal(const Context& cntx, string_view key, optional<unsigned> req_obj_type,
-                           UpdateStatsMode stats_mode) const -> OpResult<PrimeItAndExp> {
+                           UpdateStatsMode stats_mode, SlotId slot) const
+    -> OpResult<PrimeItAndExp> {
   if (!IsDbValid(cntx.db_index)) {  // Can it even happen?
     LOG(DFATAL) << "Invalid db index " << cntx.db_index;
     return OpStatus::KEY_NOTFOUND;
@@ -567,9 +569,7 @@ auto DbSlice::FindInternal(const Context& cntx, string_view key, optional<unsign
       break;
     case UpdateStatsMode::kReadStats:
       events_.hits++;
-      if (db.slots_stats) {
-        db.slots_stats[KeySlot(key)].total_reads++;
-      }
+      db.GetSlotStats(KeySlotIfNoSlotId(key, slot)).total_reads++;
       if (res.it->second.IsExternal()) {
         if (res.it->second.IsCool())
           events_.ram_cool_hits++;
@@ -610,7 +610,9 @@ OpResult<DbSlice::ItAndUpdater> DbSlice::AddOrFindInternal(const Context& cntx,
   DCHECK(IsDbValid(cntx.db_index));
 
   DbTable& db = *db_arr_[cntx.db_index];
-  auto res = FindInternal(cntx, key, std::nullopt, UpdateStatsMode::kMutableStats);
+
+  SlotId key_slot = KeySlot(key);
+  auto res = FindInternal(cntx, key, std::nullopt, UpdateStatsMode::kMutableStats, key_slot);
 
   if (res.ok()) {
     Iterator it(res->it, StringOrView::FromView(key));
@@ -623,6 +625,7 @@ OpResult<DbSlice::ItAndUpdater> DbSlice::AddOrFindInternal(const Context& cntx,
           .it = it,
           .exp_it = exp_it,
           .post_updater = AutoUpdater({.action = AutoUpdater::DestructorAction::kRun,
+                                       .slot = key_slot,
                                        .db_slice = this,
                                        .db_ind = cntx.db_index,
                                        .it = it,
@@ -718,7 +721,8 @@ OpResult<DbSlice::ItAndUpdater> DbSlice::AddOrFindInternal(const Context& cntx,
   entries_count_++;
 
   db.stats.inline_keys += it->first.IsInline();
-  AccountObjectMemory(key, it->first.ObjType(), it->first.MallocUsed(), &db);  // Account for key
+  AccountObjectMemory(key_slot, it->first.ObjType(), it->first.MallocUsed(),
+                      &db);  // Account for key
 
   DCHECK_EQ(it->second.MallocUsed(), 0UL);  // Make sure accounting is no-op
   it.SetVersion(NextVersion());
@@ -730,14 +734,12 @@ OpResult<DbSlice::ItAndUpdater> DbSlice::AddOrFindInternal(const Context& cntx,
   events_.stash_unloaded = db.prime.stash_unloaded();
   events_.evicted_keys += evp.evicted();
   events_.garbage_checked += evp.checked();
-  if (db.slots_stats) {
-    SlotId sid = KeySlot(key);
-    db.slots_stats[sid].key_count += 1;
-  }
+  db.GetSlotStats(key_slot).key_count++;
 
   return ItAndUpdater{.it = Iterator(it, StringOrView::FromView(key)),
                       .exp_it = ExpIterator{},
                       .post_updater = AutoUpdater({.action = AutoUpdater::DestructorAction::kRun,
+                                                   .slot = key_slot,
                                                    .db_slice = this,
                                                    .db_ind = cntx.db_index,
                                                    .it = Iterator(it, StringOrView::FromView(key)),
@@ -780,7 +782,7 @@ void DbSlice::FlushSlotsFb(const cluster::SlotSet& slot_ids) {
       std::string_view key = it->first.GetSlice(&tmp);
       SlotId sid = KeySlot(key);
       if (slot_ids.Contains(sid) && it.GetVersion() < next_version) {
-        PerformDeletion(Iterator::FromPrime(it), db_arr_[0].get());
+        PerformDeletion(Iterator::FromPrime(it), db_arr_[0].get(), sid);
         ++del_count;
       }
       ++it;
@@ -1127,9 +1129,10 @@ void DbSlice::PreUpdateBlocking(DbIndex db_ind, Iterator it) {
   it.GetInnerIt().SetVersion(NextVersion());
 }
 
-void DbSlice::PostUpdate(DbIndex db_ind, Iterator it, std::string_view key, size_t orig_size) {
+void DbSlice::PostUpdate(DbIndex db_ind, Iterator it, std::string_view key, size_t orig_size,
+                         SlotId slot) {
   int64_t delta = static_cast<int64_t>(it->second.MallocUsed()) - static_cast<int64_t>(orig_size);
-  AccountObjectMemory(key, it->second.ObjType(), delta, GetDBTable(db_ind));
+  AccountObjectMemory(slot, it->second.ObjType(), delta, GetDBTable(db_ind));
 
   auto& db = *db_arr_[db_ind];
   auto& watched_keys = db.watched_keys;
@@ -1146,9 +1149,7 @@ void DbSlice::PostUpdate(DbIndex db_ind, Iterator it, std::string_view key, size
 
   ++events_.update;
 
-  if (db.slots_stats) {
-    db.slots_stats[KeySlot(key)].total_writes += 1;
-  }
+  db.GetSlotStats(slot).total_writes++;
 
   if (!client_tracking_map_.empty()) {
     QueueInvalidationTrackingMessageAtomic(key);
@@ -1636,7 +1637,8 @@ size_t DbSlice::StopSampleKeys(DbIndex db_ind) {
   return count;
 }
 
-void DbSlice::PerformDeletionAtomic(Iterator del_it, ExpIterator exp_it, DbTable* table) {
+void DbSlice::PerformDeletionAtomic(Iterator del_it, ExpIterator exp_it, DbTable* table,
+                                    SlotId slot) {
   FiberAtomicGuard guard;
   size_t table_before = table->table_memory();
   if (!exp_it.is_done()) {
@@ -1663,9 +1665,10 @@ void DbSlice::PerformDeletionAtomic(Iterator del_it, ExpIterator exp_it, DbTable
 
   ssize_t value_heap_size = pv.MallocUsed(), key_size_used = del_it->first.MallocUsed();
   stats.inline_keys -= del_it->first.IsInline();
-  AccountObjectMemory(del_it.key(), del_it->first.ObjType(), -key_size_used,
-                      table);                                                // Key
-  AccountObjectMemory(del_it.key(), pv.ObjType(), -value_heap_size, table);  // Value
+
+  slot = KeySlotIfNoSlotId(del_it.key(), slot);
+  AccountObjectMemory(slot, del_it->first.ObjType(), -key_size_used, table);  // Key
+  AccountObjectMemory(slot, pv.ObjType(), -value_heap_size, table);           // Value
 
   if (del_it->first.IsAsyncDelete() && pv.ObjType() == OBJ_SET &&
       pv.Encoding() == kEncodingStrMap2) {
@@ -1681,10 +1684,7 @@ void DbSlice::PerformDeletionAtomic(Iterator del_it, ExpIterator exp_it, DbTable
     }
   }  // del_it->first.IsAsyncDelete()
 
-  if (table->slots_stats) {
-    SlotId sid = KeySlot(del_it.key());
-    table->slots_stats[sid].key_count -= 1;
-  }
+  table->GetSlotStats(slot).key_count--;
 
   table->prime.Erase(del_it.GetInnerIt());
 
@@ -1701,14 +1701,14 @@ void DbSlice::PerformDeletionAtomic(Iterator del_it, ExpIterator exp_it, DbTable
   }
 }
 
-void DbSlice::PerformDeletion(Iterator del_it, DbTable* table) {
+void DbSlice::PerformDeletion(Iterator del_it, DbTable* table, SlotId slot) {
   ExpIterator exp_it;
   if (del_it->second.HasExpire()) {
     exp_it = ExpIterator::FromPrime(table->expire.Find(del_it->first));
     DCHECK(!exp_it.is_done());
   }
 
-  PerformDeletionAtomic(del_it, exp_it, table);
+  PerformDeletionAtomic(del_it, exp_it, table, slot);
 }
 
 void DbSlice::OnCbFinishBlocking() {
diff --git a/src/server/db_slice.h b/src/server/db_slice.h
index 493d7e008..b0499f5b7 100644
--- a/src/server/db_slice.h
+++ b/src/server/db_slice.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "core/string_or_view.h"
 #include "facade/dragonfly_connection.h"
 #include "facade/op_status.h"
+#include "server/cluster_support.h"
 #include "server/common.h"
 #include "server/conn_context.h"
 #include "server/table.h"
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class DbSlice {
     // Wrap members in a struct to auto generate operator=
     struct Fields {
       DestructorAction action = DestructorAction::kDoNothing;
+      SlotId slot = 0;
 
       DbSlice* db_slice = nullptr;
       DbIndex db_ind = 0;
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ class DbSlice {
   void ActivateDb(DbIndex db_ind);
 
   // Delete a key referred by its iterator.
-  void PerformDeletion(Iterator del_it, DbTable* table);
+  void PerformDeletion(Iterator del_it, DbTable* table, SlotId slot_hint = kNoSlotId);
 
   // Deletes the iterator. The iterator must be valid.
   void Del(Context cntx, Iterator it);
@@ -540,7 +542,7 @@ class DbSlice {
 
  private:
   void PreUpdateBlocking(DbIndex db_ind, Iterator it);
-  void PostUpdate(DbIndex db_ind, Iterator it, std::string_view key, size_t orig_size);
+  void PostUpdate(DbIndex db_ind, Iterator it, std::string_view key, size_t orig_size, SlotId slot);
 
   bool DelEmptyPrimeValue(const Context& cntx, Iterator it);
 
@@ -560,7 +562,8 @@ class DbSlice {
   // Clear tiered storage entries for the specified indices.
   void ClearOffloadedEntries(absl::Span<const DbIndex> indices, const DbTableArray& db_arr);
 
-  void PerformDeletionAtomic(Iterator del_it, ExpIterator exp_it, DbTable* table);
+  void PerformDeletionAtomic(Iterator del_it, ExpIterator exp_it, DbTable* table,
+                             SlotId slot_hint = kNoSlotId);
 
   // Queues invalidation message to the clients that are tracking the change to a key.
   void QueueInvalidationTrackingMessageAtomic(std::string_view key);
@@ -585,7 +588,8 @@ class DbSlice {
 
   OpResult<PrimeItAndExp> FindInternal(const Context& cntx, std::string_view key,
                                        std::optional<unsigned> req_obj_type,
-                                       UpdateStatsMode stats_mode) const;
+                                       UpdateStatsMode stats_mode,
+                                       SlotId slot_hint = kNoSlotId) const;
   OpResult<ItAndUpdater> FindMutableInternal(const Context& cntx, std::string_view key,
                                              std::optional<unsigned> req_obj_type);
 
diff --git a/src/server/table.cc b/src/server/table.cc
index 7ad08abf9..c43f67b25 100644
--- a/src/server/table.cc
+++ b/src/server/table.cc
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ DbTable::DbTable(PMR_NS::memory_resource* mr, DbIndex db_index)
       expire(0, detail::ExpireTablePolicy{}, mr),
       mcflag(0, detail::ExpireTablePolicy{}, mr),
       index(db_index) {
-  if (IsClusterEnabled()) {
-    slots_stats.reset(new SlotStats[kMaxSlotNum + 1]);
-  }
+  // if cluster is not enabled we assume that we have only one slot to make code simpler
+  auto slots_stats_size = IsClusterEnabled() ? kMaxSlotNum + 1 : 1;
+  slots_stats_.reset(new SlotStats[slots_stats_size]);
   thread_index = ServerState::tlocal()->thread_index();
 }
 
@@ -110,4 +110,8 @@ PrimeIterator DbTable::Launder(PrimeIterator it, string_view key) {
   return it;
 }
 
+SlotStats& DbTable::GetSlotStats(SlotId slot) {
+  return IsClusterEnabled() ? slots_stats_[slot] : slots_stats_[0];
+}
+
 }  // namespace dfly
diff --git a/src/server/table.h b/src/server/table.h
index 2cda63f6c..9dce59620 100644
--- a/src/server/table.h
+++ b/src/server/table.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ struct DbTable : boost::intrusive_ref_counter<DbTable, boost::thread_unsafe_coun
   mutable std::vector<std::string> expired_keys_events_;
 
   mutable DbTableStats stats;
-  std::unique_ptr<SlotStats[]> slots_stats;
+
   ExpireTable::Cursor expire_cursor;
 
   TopKeys* top_keys = nullptr;
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ struct DbTable : boost::intrusive_ref_counter<DbTable, boost::thread_unsafe_coun
   size_t table_memory() const {
     return expire.mem_usage() + prime.mem_usage();
   }
+
+  // implement null-object pattern approach
+  SlotStats& GetSlotStats(SlotId slot);
+
+ private:
+  // without cluster we assume that we have only one slot
+  std::unique_ptr<SlotStats[]> slots_stats_;
 };
 
 // We use reference counting semantics of DbTable when doing snapshotting.