diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c
index 628f18802..50a6d4421 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/dependencies.c
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ ReplicateAllDependenciesToNode(const char *nodeName, int nodePort)
 	}
 
 	/* since we are executing ddl commands lets disable propagation, primarily for mx */
-	ddlCommands = list_make3(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, ddlCommands, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
+	ddlCommands = lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, ddlCommands);
+	ddlCommands = lappend(ddlCommands, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
 
 	SendMetadataCommandListToWorkerInCoordinatedTransaction(nodeName, nodePort, CitusExtensionOwnerName(), ddlCommands);
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index dc53cdda5..cc05bbaa4 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -1459,6 +1459,8 @@ ShouldShutdownConnection(MultiConnection *connection, const int cachedConnection
 bool
 IsCitusInitiatedRemoteBackend(void)
 {
+	elog(WARNING, "IsCitusInitiatedRemoteBackend");
+	elog(WARNING, "Application name is %s", application_name);
 	return application_name && strcmp(application_name, CITUS_APPLICATION_NAME) == 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
index 323c419bc..87dd6556b 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/metadata_sync.c
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ StartMetadataSyncToNode(const char *nodeNameString, int32 nodePort)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	UseCoordinatedTransaction();
-
 	/*
 	 * One would normally expect to set hasmetadata first, and then metadata sync.
 	 * However, at this point we do the order reverse.
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
index b659f144b..f56480faf 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
@@ -650,11 +650,12 @@ SetUpMultipleDistributedTableIntegrations(WorkerNode *workerNode)
 	}
 
 	char *currentUser = CurrentUserName();
-	List *commandList = list_make3(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, multipleTableIntegrationCommandList, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
+	multipleTableIntegrationCommandList = lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, multipleTableIntegrationCommandList);
+	multipleTableIntegrationCommandList = lappend(multipleTableIntegrationCommandList, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
 	SendMetadataCommandListToWorkerInCoordinatedTransaction(workerNode->workerName,
 															workerNode->workerPort,
 															currentUser,
-															commandList);
+															multipleTableIntegrationCommandList);
 }
 
 
@@ -712,13 +713,14 @@ SetUpObjectMetadata(WorkerNode *workerNode)
 												  distributedObjectSyncCommandList);
 	}
 
-	List *metadataSnapshotCommands = list_make3(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, metadataSnapshotCommandList, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
+	metadataSnapshotCommandList = lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, metadataSnapshotCommandList);
+	metadataSnapshotCommandList = lappend(metadataSnapshotCommandList, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
 
 	char *currentUser = CurrentUserName();
 	SendMetadataCommandListToWorkerInCoordinatedTransaction(workerNode->workerName,
 															workerNode->workerPort,
 															currentUser,
-															metadataSnapshotCommands);
+															metadataSnapshotCommandList);
 }
 
 
@@ -824,43 +826,19 @@ ClearDistributedObjectsWithMetadataFromNode(WorkerNode *workerNode)
 	clearDistTableInfoCommandList = list_concat(clearDistTableInfoCommandList,
 										  detachPartitionCommandList);
 
-	/* iterate over the commands and execute them in the same connection */
-	const char *commandString = NULL;
-	foreach_ptr(commandString, clearDistTableInfoCommandList)
-	{
-		elog(WARNING, "Current command 1 is %s", commandString);
-	}
-
 	clearDistTableInfoCommandList = lappend(clearDistTableInfoCommandList,
 									REMOVE_ALL_CLUSTERED_TABLES_COMMAND);
-	commandString = NULL;
-	foreach_ptr(commandString, clearDistTableInfoCommandList)
-	{
-		elog(WARNING, "Current command 2 is %s", commandString);
-	}
 
 	clearDistTableInfoCommandList = lappend(clearDistTableInfoCommandList, DELETE_ALL_DISTRIBUTED_OBJECTS);
-	
-	commandString = NULL;
-	foreach_ptr(commandString, clearDistTableInfoCommandList)
-	{
-		elog(WARNING, "Current command 3 is %s", commandString);
-	}
 
 	clearDistTableInfoCommandList = list_concat(list_make1(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION),clearDistTableInfoCommandList);
 	clearDistTableInfoCommandList = list_concat(clearDistTableInfoCommandList, list_make1(ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION));
 
-	commandString = NULL;
-	foreach_ptr(commandString, clearDistTableInfoCommandList)
-	{
-		elog(WARNING, "Current command 3 is %s", commandString);
-	}
-
 	char *currentUser = CurrentUserName();
 	SendMetadataCommandListToWorkerInCoordinatedTransaction(workerNode->workerName,
 															workerNode->workerPort,
 															currentUser,
-															clearDistTableCommands);
+															clearDistTableInfoCommandList);
 }
 
 
@@ -943,7 +921,8 @@ PropagateNodeWideObjects(WorkerNode *newWorkerNode)
 	if (list_length(ddlCommands) > 0)
 	{
 		/* if there are command wrap them in enable_ddl_propagation off */
-		ddlCommands = list_make3(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, ddlCommands, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
+		ddlCommands = lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, ddlCommands);
+		ddlCommands = lappend(ddlCommands, ENABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION);
 
 		/* send commands to new workers*/
 		SendMetadataCommandListToWorkerInCoordinatedTransaction(newWorkerNode->workerName,
@@ -1246,8 +1225,7 @@ DetachPartitionCommandList(void)
 		return NIL;
 	}
 
-	detachPartitionCommandList =
-		lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, detachPartitionCommandList);
+	detachPartitionCommandList = lcons(DISABLE_DDL_PROPAGATION, detachPartitionCommandList);
 
 	/*
 	 * We probably do not need this but as an extra precaution, we are enabling
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/backend_data.c b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/backend_data.c
index 26d853507..0473625fd 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/backend_data.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/backend_data.c
@@ -907,12 +907,14 @@ MyBackendGotCancelledDueToDeadlock(bool clearState)
 bool
 MyBackendIsInDisributedTransaction(void)
 {
+	elog(WARNING, "MyBackendIsInDisributedTransaction 1");
 	/* backend might not have used citus yet and thus not initialized backend data */
 	if (!MyBackendData)
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	elog(WARNING, "MyBackendIsInDisributedTransaction 2");	
 	return IsInDistributedTransaction(MyBackendData);
 }