diff --git a/libs/client-api/src/http.rs b/libs/client-api/src/http.rs
index 8be9fe66..4d5e7018 100644
--- a/libs/client-api/src/http.rs
+++ b/libs/client-api/src/http.rs
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ impl Client {
     AppResponse::<()>::from_response(resp).await?.into_error()
   }
 
-  #[instrument(level = "debug", skip_all, err)]
+  #[instrument(level = "debug", skip_all)]
   pub async fn get_collab(
     &self,
     params: QueryCollabParams,
diff --git a/libs/client-api/src/ws/client.rs b/libs/client-api/src/ws/client.rs
index d0b8367e..792a62a0 100644
--- a/libs/client-api/src/ws/client.rs
+++ b/libs/client-api/src/ws/client.rs
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ impl WSClient {
     self.sender.clone()
   }
 
+  pub fn get_state(&self) -> ConnectState {
+    self.state_notify.lock().state.clone()
+  }
+
   async fn set_state(&self, state: ConnectState) {
     self.state_notify.lock().set_state(state);
   }
diff --git a/libs/database/src/collab/collab_db_ops.rs b/libs/database/src/collab/collab_db_ops.rs
index fb0bf53c..0ac83c8e 100644
--- a/libs/database/src/collab/collab_db_ops.rs
+++ b/libs/database/src/collab/collab_db_ops.rs
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ pub async fn insert_into_af_collab(
         tracing::Level::TRACE,
         "did insert new collab row: {}:{}:{}",
         uid,
+        workspace_id,
         params.object_id,
-        workspace_id
       );
     },
   }
diff --git a/libs/database/src/collab/collab_storage.rs b/libs/database/src/collab/collab_storage.rs
index b852b761..8793f8d4 100644
--- a/libs/database/src/collab/collab_storage.rs
+++ b/libs/database/src/collab/collab_storage.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ pub trait CollabStorage: Send + Sync + 'static {
   /// # Arguments
   ///
   /// * `params` - The parameters required to query a collab object.
+  /// * `force_from_disk` - If `true`, the data will be retrieved from the disk instead of the cache.
   ///
   /// # Returns
   ///
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ pub trait CollabStorage: Send + Sync + 'static {
     &self,
     uid: &i64,
     params: QueryCollabParams,
+    force_from_disk: bool,
   ) -> DatabaseResult<EncodedCollabV1>;
 
   async fn batch_get_collab(
@@ -152,8 +154,12 @@ where
     &self,
     uid: &i64,
     params: QueryCollabParams,
+    force_from_disk: bool,
   ) -> DatabaseResult<EncodedCollabV1> {
-    self.as_ref().get_collab_encoded_v1(uid, params).await
+    self
+      .as_ref()
+      .get_collab_encoded_v1(uid, params, force_from_disk)
+      .await
   }
 
   async fn batch_get_collab(
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@ impl CollabStorage for CollabStoragePgImpl {
     &self,
     _uid: &i64,
     params: QueryCollabParams,
+    _force_from_disk: bool,
   ) -> DatabaseResult<EncodedCollabV1> {
     match collab_db_ops::select_blob_from_af_collab(
       &self.pg_pool,
diff --git a/libs/realtime/src/collaborate/plugin.rs b/libs/realtime/src/collaborate/plugin.rs
index cfcd705e..df05d481 100644
--- a/libs/realtime/src/collaborate/plugin.rs
+++ b/libs/realtime/src/collaborate/plugin.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ where
   async fn init(&self, object_id: &str, _origin: &CollabOrigin, doc: &Doc) {
     let params = QueryCollabParams::new(object_id, self.collab_type.clone(), &self.workspace_id);
 
-    match self.storage.get_collab_encoded_v1(&self.uid, params).await {
+    match self
+      .storage
+      .get_collab_encoded_v1(&self.uid, params, true)
+      .await
+    {
       Ok(encoded_collab_v1) => match init_collab_with_raw_data(object_id, &encoded_collab_v1, doc)
         .await
       {
diff --git a/src/api/workspace.rs b/src/api/workspace.rs
index fd421eaa..117e5357 100644
--- a/src/api/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/api/workspace.rs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ async fn get_collab_handler(
     .map_err(AppResponseError::from)?;
   let data = state
     .collab_storage
-    .get_collab_encoded_v1(&uid, payload.into_inner())
+    .get_collab_encoded_v1(&uid, payload.into_inner(), false)
     .await
     .map_err(AppResponseError::from)?;
 
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ async fn create_collab_snapshot_handler(
     .get_collab_encoded_v1(
       &uid,
       QueryCollabParams::new(&object_id, collab_type, &workspace_id),
+      false,
     )
     .await?
     .encode_to_bytes()
diff --git a/src/biz/casbin/access_control.rs b/src/biz/casbin/access_control.rs
index 53b247f7..fc527f92 100644
--- a/src/biz/casbin/access_control.rs
+++ b/src/biz/casbin/access_control.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl CollabAccessControl for CasbinCollabAccessControl {
 
     access_level.ok_or(AppError::RecordNotFound(format!(
       "collab:{} does not exist or user:{} is not a member",
-      uid, oid
+      oid, uid
     )))
   }
 
diff --git a/src/biz/casbin/enforcer_ext.rs b/src/biz/casbin/enforcer_ext.rs
index 72d981a8..55630948 100644
--- a/src/biz/casbin/enforcer_ext.rs
+++ b/src/biz/casbin/enforcer_ext.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn enforcer_update(
   }?;
 
   let mut enforcer = enforcer.write().await;
+  // TODO(jireh): if the policy already exists and doesn't need to be updated, return early.
   enforcer_remove(&mut enforcer, uid, obj).await?;
   event!(
     tracing::Level::INFO,
diff --git a/src/biz/collab/ops.rs b/src/biz/collab/ops.rs
index da764237..f49826fe 100644
--- a/src/biz/collab/ops.rs
+++ b/src/biz/collab/ops.rs
@@ -24,15 +24,23 @@ where
   C: CollabAccessControl,
 {
   for params in params_list {
-    if !params.override_if_exist
-      && database::collab::collab_exists(pg_pool, &params.object_id).await?
-    {
-      // When calling this function, the caller should have already checked if the collab exists.
-      return Err(AppError::RecordAlreadyExists(format!(
-        "Collab with object_id {} already exists",
-        params.object_id
-      )));
+    if database::collab::collab_exists(pg_pool, &params.object_id).await? {
+      if params.override_if_exist {
+        event!(
+          tracing::Level::INFO,
+          "Collab:{} with object_id {} already exists, override it",
+          params.collab_type,
+          params.object_id
+        );
+      } else {
+        // When calling this function, the caller should have already checked if the collab exists.
+        return Err(AppError::RecordAlreadyExists(format!(
+          "Collab:{} with object_id {} already exists",
+          params.collab_type, params.object_id
+        )));
+      }
     }
+
     collab_access_control
       .cache_collab_access_level(
         CollabUserId::UserUuid(user_uuid),
diff --git a/src/biz/collab/storage.rs b/src/biz/collab/storage.rs
index ed72b208..535b267a 100644
--- a/src/biz/collab/storage.rs
+++ b/src/biz/collab/storage.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ where
     &self,
     uid: &i64,
     params: QueryCollabParams,
+    force_from_disk: bool,
   ) -> DatabaseResult<EncodedCollabV1> {
     params.validate()?;
     self
@@ -153,12 +154,16 @@ where
       .get_collab_access_level(uid, &params.object_id)
       .await?;
 
-    let collab = self
-      .collab_by_object_id
-      .read()
-      .await
-      .get(&params.object_id)
-      .and_then(|collab| collab.upgrade());
+    let collab = if force_from_disk {
+      None
+    } else {
+      self
+        .collab_by_object_id
+        .read()
+        .await
+        .get(&params.object_id)
+        .and_then(|collab| collab.upgrade())
+    };
 
     match collab {
       None => {
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ where
           "Get collab data:{} from disk",
           params.object_id
         );
-        self.inner.get_collab_encoded_v1(uid, params).await
+        self.inner.get_collab_encoded_v1(uid, params, true).await
       },
       Some(collab) => {
         event!(