diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret-lease/dynamic-secret-lease-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret-lease/dynamic-secret-lease-dal.ts
index 525de9efd..974e20061 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret-lease/dynamic-secret-lease-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret-lease/dynamic-secret-lease-dal.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ export const dynamicSecretLeaseDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
 
   const countLeasesForDynamicSecret = async (dynamicSecretId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const doc = await (tx || db)(TableName.DynamicSecretLease).count("*").where({ dynamicSecretId }).first();
+      const doc = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.DynamicSecretLease)
+        .count("*")
+        .where({ dynamicSecretId })
+        .first();
       return parseInt(doc || "0", 10);
     } catch (error) {
       throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "DynamicSecretCountLeases" });
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ export const dynamicSecretLeaseDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
 
   const findById = async (id: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const doc = await (tx || db)(TableName.DynamicSecretLease)
+      const doc = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.DynamicSecretLease)
         .where({ [`${TableName.DynamicSecretLease}.id` as "id"]: id })
         .first()
         .join(
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/gateway/gateway-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/gateway/gateway-dal.ts
index 31b4b727b..c21ff31c0 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/gateway/gateway-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/gateway/gateway-dal.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const gatewayDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
     { offset, limit, sort, tx }: TFindOpt<TGateways> = {}
   ) => {
     try {
-      const query = (tx || db)(TableName.Gateway)
+      const query = (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Gateway)
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
         .where(buildFindFilter(filter, TableName.Gateway, ["orgId"]))
         .join(TableName.Identity, `${TableName.Identity}.id`, `${TableName.Gateway}.identityId`)
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/group/user-group-membership-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/group/user-group-membership-dal.ts
index 5ee97e457..374459b0c 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/group/user-group-membership-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/group/user-group-membership-dal.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const userGroupMembershipDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .whereIn(`${TableName.ProjectMembership}.projectId`, projectIds)
         .pluck(`${TableName.ProjectMembership}.projectId`);
 
-      const userGroupMemberships: string[] = await (tx || db)(TableName.UserGroupMembership)
+      const userGroupMemberships: string[] = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.UserGroupMembership)
         .where(`${TableName.UserGroupMembership}.userId`, userId)
         .whereNot(`${TableName.UserGroupMembership}.groupId`, groupId)
         .join(
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const userGroupMembershipDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .pluck(`${TableName.GroupProjectMembership}.groupId`);
 
       // main query
-      const members = await (tx || db)(TableName.UserGroupMembership)
+      const members = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.UserGroupMembership)
         .where(`${TableName.UserGroupMembership}.groupId`, groupId)
         .where(`${TableName.UserGroupMembership}.isPending`, false)
         .join(TableName.Users, `${TableName.UserGroupMembership}.userId`, `${TableName.Users}.id`)
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-dal.ts
index 88a2dadf6..cfea2573d 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-dal.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const licenseDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const countOrgUsersAndIdentities = async (orgId: string | null, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
       // count org users
-      const userDoc = await (tx || db)(TableName.OrgMembership)
+      const userDoc = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.OrgMembership)
         .where({ status: OrgMembershipStatus.Accepted })
         .andWhere((bd) => {
           if (orgId) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const licenseDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
       const userCount = Number(userDoc?.[0].count);
 
       // count org identities
-      const identityDoc = await (tx || db)(TableName.IdentityOrgMembership)
+      const identityDoc = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.IdentityOrgMembership)
         .where((bd) => {
           if (orgId) {
             void bd.where({ orgId });
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-dal.ts
index fe4ca94e1..01caef223 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-dal.ts
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ export const secretApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
 
   const findProjectRequestCount = async (projectId: string, userId: string, policyId?: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const docs = await (tx || db)
+      const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())
         .with(
           "temp",
           (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretApprovalRequest)
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ export const secretApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .distinctOn(`${TableName.SecretApprovalRequest}.id`)
         .as("inner");
 
-      const query = (tx || db)
+      const query = (tx || db.replicaNode())
         .select("*")
         .select(db.raw("count(*) OVER() as total_count"))
         .from(innerQuery)
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-secret-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-secret-dal.ts
index c1b18e43d..17182cddf 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-secret-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-secret-dal.ts
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export const secretApprovalRequestSecretDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   // special query for migration to v2 secret
   const findByProjectId = async (projectId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const docs = await (tx || db)(TableName.SecretApprovalRequestSecret)
+      const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretApprovalRequestSecret)
         .join(
           TableName.SecretApprovalRequest,
           `${TableName.SecretApprovalRequest}.id`,
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-snapshot/snapshot-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-snapshot/snapshot-dal.ts
index c547d85c2..17f1fad05 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-snapshot/snapshot-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-snapshot/snapshot-dal.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export const snapshotDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   // then joins with respective secrets and folder
   const findRecursivelySnapshots = async (snapshotId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const data = await (tx || db)
+      const data = await (tx || db.replicaNode())
         .withRecursive("parent", (qb) => {
           void qb
             .from(TableName.Snapshot)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ export const snapshotDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   // then joins with respective secrets and folder
   const findRecursivelySnapshotsV2Bridge = async (snapshotId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const data = await (tx || db)
+      const data = await (tx || db.replicaNode())
         .withRecursive("parent", (qb) => {
           void qb
             .from(TableName.Snapshot)
@@ -581,7 +581,11 @@ export const snapshotDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
       const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Snapshot)
         .where(`${TableName.Snapshot}.folderId`, folderId)
         .join<TSecretSnapshots>(
-          (tx || db)(TableName.Snapshot).groupBy("folderId").max("createdAt").select("folderId").as("latestVersion"),
+          (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Snapshot)
+            .groupBy("folderId")
+            .max("createdAt")
+            .select("folderId")
+            .as("latestVersion"),
           (bd) => {
             bd.on(`${TableName.Snapshot}.folderId`, "latestVersion.folderId").andOn(
               `${TableName.Snapshot}.createdAt`,
@@ -766,7 +770,7 @@ export const snapshotDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         )
         .orderBy(`${TableName.Snapshot}.createdAt`, "desc")
         .where(`${TableName.Snapshot}.folderId`, folderId);
-      const data = await (tx || db)
+      const data = await (tx || db.replicaNode())
         .with("w", query)
         .select("*")
         .from<Awaited<typeof query>[number]>("w")
diff --git a/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-auth-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-auth-dal.ts
index 7a56afcbb..d3ccf610b 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-auth-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-auth-dal.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const integrationAuthDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
 
   const getByOrg = async (orgId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const integrationAuths = await (tx || db)(TableName.IntegrationAuth)
+      const integrationAuths = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.IntegrationAuth)
         .join(TableName.Project, `${TableName.Project}.id`, `${TableName.IntegrationAuth}.projectId`)
         .join(TableName.Organization, `${TableName.Organization}.id`, `${TableName.Project}.orgId`)
         .where(`${TableName.Organization}.id`, "=", orgId)
diff --git a/backend/src/services/kms/kms-root-config-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/kms/kms-root-config-dal.ts
index 31826b79d..4de3fc15a 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/kms/kms-root-config-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/kms/kms-root-config-dal.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const kmsRootConfigDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
 
   const findById = async (id: string, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const result = await (tx || db)(TableName.KmsServerRootConfig)
+      const result = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.KmsServerRootConfig)
         .where({ id } as never)
         .first("*");
       return result;
diff --git a/backend/src/services/reminder/reminder-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/reminder/reminder-dal.ts
index 897a75234..4161552a9 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/reminder/reminder-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/reminder/reminder-dal.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const reminderDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const findSecretDailyReminders = async (tx?: Knex) => {
     const { startOfDay, endOfDay } = getTodayDateRange();
 
-    const rawReminders = await (tx || db)(TableName.Reminder)
+    const rawReminders = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Reminder)
       .whereBetween("nextReminderDate", [startOfDay, endOfDay])
       .leftJoin(TableName.ReminderRecipient, `${TableName.Reminder}.id`, `${TableName.ReminderRecipient}.reminderId`)
       .leftJoin<TUsers>(TableName.Users, `${TableName.ReminderRecipient}.userId`, `${TableName.Users}.id`)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const reminderDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
     const futureDate = new Date(startOfDay);
     futureDate.setDate(futureDate.getDate() + daysAhead);
 
-    const reminders = await (tx || db)(TableName.Reminder)
+    const reminders = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Reminder)
       .where("nextReminderDate", ">=", startOfDay)
       .where("nextReminderDate", "<=", futureDate)
       .orderBy("nextReminderDate", "asc")
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const reminderDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   };
 
   const findSecretReminder = async (secretId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
-    const rawReminders = await (tx || db)(TableName.Reminder)
+    const rawReminders = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Reminder)
       .where(`${TableName.Reminder}.secretId`, secretId)
       .leftJoin(TableName.ReminderRecipient, `${TableName.Reminder}.id`, `${TableName.ReminderRecipient}.reminderId`)
       .select(selectAllTableCols(TableName.Reminder))
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const reminderDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   };
 
   const findSecretReminders = async (secretIds: string[], tx?: Knex) => {
-    const rawReminders = await (tx || db)(TableName.Reminder)
+    const rawReminders = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Reminder)
       .whereIn(`${TableName.Reminder}.secretId`, secretIds)
       .leftJoin(TableName.ReminderRecipient, `${TableName.Reminder}.id`, `${TableName.ReminderRecipient}.reminderId`)
       .select(selectAllTableCols(TableName.Reminder))
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts
index 46ff49692..5504c6e0b 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-version-dal.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const secretFolderVersionDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
       )
         .whereIn(`${TableName.SecretFolderVersion}.folderId`, folderIds)
         .join(
-          (tx || db)(TableName.SecretFolderVersion)
+          (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretFolderVersion)
             .groupBy("folderId")
             .max("version")
             .select("folderId")
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-import/secret-import-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-import/secret-import-dal.ts
index db611dc6c..2261c2418 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-import/secret-import-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-import/secret-import-dal.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const secretImportDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   // we are using postion based sorting as its a small list
   // this will return the last value of the position in a folder with secret imports
   const findLastImportPosition = async (folderId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
-    const lastPos = await (tx || db)(TableName.SecretImport)
+    const lastPos = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretImport)
       .where({ folderId })
       .max("position", { as: "position" })
       .first();
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-dal.ts
index 7cdccd4f8..08e0ad257 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-dal.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const secretSharingDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const findActiveSharedSecrets = async (filters: Partial<TSecretSharing>, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
       const now = new Date();
-      return await (tx || db)(TableName.SecretSharing)
+      return await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretSharing)
         .where(filters)
         .andWhere("expiresAt", ">", now)
         .andWhere("encryptedValue", "<>", "")
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-dal.ts
index fb7101071..93afb3b55 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-dal.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const secretV2BridgeDALFactory = ({ db, keyStore }: TSecretV2DalArg) => {
 
   const findOne = async (filter: Partial<TSecretsV2>, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
-      const docs = await (tx || db)(TableName.SecretV2)
+      const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretV2)
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
         .where(buildFindFilter(filter, TableName.SecretV2))
         .leftJoin(
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const secretV2BridgeDALFactory = ({ db, keyStore }: TSecretV2DalArg) => {
   const find = async (filter: TFindFilter<TSecretsV2>, opts: TFindOpt<TSecretsV2> = {}) => {
     const { offset, limit, sort, tx } = opts;
     try {
-      const query = (tx || db)(TableName.SecretV2)
+      const query = (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretV2)
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
         .where(buildFindFilter(filter))
         .leftJoin(
@@ -887,13 +887,13 @@ export const secretV2BridgeDALFactory = ({ db, keyStore }: TSecretV2DalArg) => {
   const findSecretsWithReminderRecipients = async (ids: string[], limit: number, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
       // Create a subquery to get limited secret IDs
-      const limitedSecretIds = (tx || db)(TableName.SecretV2)
+      const limitedSecretIds = (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretV2)
         .whereIn(`${TableName.SecretV2}.id`, ids)
         .limit(limit)
         .select("id");
 
       // Join with all recipients for the limited secrets
-      const docs = await (tx || db)(TableName.SecretV2)
+      const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretV2)
         .whereIn(`${TableName.SecretV2}.id`, limitedSecretIds)
         .leftJoin(TableName.Reminder, `${TableName.SecretV2}.id`, `${TableName.Reminder}.secretId`)
         .leftJoin(TableName.ReminderRecipient, `${TableName.Reminder}.id`, `${TableName.ReminderRecipient}.reminderId`)
@@ -925,13 +925,13 @@ export const secretV2BridgeDALFactory = ({ db, keyStore }: TSecretV2DalArg) => {
   const findSecretsWithReminderRecipientsOld = async (ids: string[], limit: number, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
       // Create a subquery to get limited secret IDs
-      const limitedSecretIds = (tx || db)(TableName.SecretV2)
+      const limitedSecretIds = (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretV2)
         .whereIn(`${TableName.SecretV2}.id`, ids)
         .limit(limit)
         .select("id");
 
       // Join with all recipients for the limited secrets
-      const docs = await (tx || db)(TableName.SecretV2)
+      const docs = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretV2)
         .whereIn(`${TableName.SecretV2}.id`, limitedSecretIds)
         .leftJoin(TableName.Reminder, `${TableName.SecretV2}.id`, `${TableName.Reminder}.secretId`)
         .leftJoin(
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts
index 9537b79e3..0282fa537 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-version-dal.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const secretVersionV2BridgeDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .where(`${TableName.SecretVersionV2}.folderId`, folderId)
         .join(TableName.SecretV2, `${TableName.SecretV2}.id`, `${TableName.SecretVersionV2}.secretId`)
         .join<TSecretVersionsV2, TSecretVersionsV2 & { secretId: string; max: number }>(
-          (tx || db)(TableName.SecretVersionV2)
+          (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretVersionV2)
             .where(`${TableName.SecretVersionV2}.folderId`, folderId)
             .groupBy("secretId")
             .max("version")
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export const secretVersionV2BridgeDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         .where("folderId", folderId)
         .whereIn(`${TableName.SecretVersionV2}.secretId`, secretIds)
         .join(
-          (tx || db)(TableName.SecretVersionV2)
+          (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretVersionV2)
             .groupBy("secretId")
             .max("version")
             .select("secretId")
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export const secretVersionV2BridgeDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   }) => {
     try {
       const { offset, limit, sort = [["createdAt", "desc"]] } = findOpt;
-      const query = (tx || db)(TableName.SecretVersionV2)
+      const query = (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SecretVersionV2)
         .leftJoin(TableName.Users, `${TableName.Users}.id`, `${TableName.SecretVersionV2}.userActorId`)
         .leftJoin(
           TableName.ProjectMembership,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-dal.ts
index d7d11a5d2..571583cc3 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/super-admin/super-admin-dal.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const superAdminDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const superAdminOrm = ormify(db, TableName.SuperAdmin);
 
   const findById = async (id: string, tx?: Knex) => {
-    const config = await (tx || db)(TableName.SuperAdmin)
+    const config = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.SuperAdmin)
       .where(`${TableName.SuperAdmin}.id`, id)
       .leftJoin(TableName.Organization, `${TableName.SuperAdmin}.defaultAuthOrgId`, `${TableName.Organization}.id`)
       .leftJoin(TableName.SamlConfig, (qb) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/user/user-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/user/user-dal.ts
index 0f623dff1..4267d13ee 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/user/user-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/user/user-dal.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ export type TUserDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof userDALFactory>;
 export const userDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const userOrm = ormify(db, TableName.Users);
   const findUserByUsername = async (username: string, tx?: Knex) =>
-    (tx || db)(TableName.Users).whereRaw('lower("username") = :username', { username: username.toLowerCase() });
+    (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Users).whereRaw('lower("username") = :username', {
+      username: username.toLowerCase()
+    });
 
   const findUserByEmail = async (email: string, tx?: Knex) =>
-    (tx || db)(TableName.Users).whereRaw('lower("email") = :email', { email: email.toLowerCase() }).where({
-      isEmailVerified: true
-    });
+    (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.Users)
+      .whereRaw('lower("email") = :email', { email: email.toLowerCase() })
+      .where({
+        isEmailVerified: true
+      });
 
   const getUsersByFilter = async ({
     limit,