diff --git a/app/ocache/ocache.go b/app/ocache/ocache.go
index df19b220..eb67f120 100644
--- a/app/ocache/ocache.go
+++ b/app/ocache/ocache.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/app/logger"
+	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/util/slice"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -44,12 +45,6 @@ var WithGCPeriod = func(gcPeriod time.Duration) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-var WithRefCounter = func(enable bool) Option {
-	return func(cache *oCache) {
-		cache.refCounter = enable
-	}
-}
-
 func New(loadFunc LoadFunc, opts ...Option) OCache {
 	c := &oCache{
 		data:     make(map[string]*entry),
@@ -73,33 +68,117 @@ func New(loadFunc LoadFunc, opts ...Option) OCache {
 
 type Object interface {
 	Close() (err error)
+	TryClose() (res bool, err error)
 }
 
-type ObjectLocker interface {
-	Object
-	Locked() bool
-}
+type entryState int
 
-type ObjectLastUsage interface {
-	LastUsage() time.Time
-}
+const (
+	entryStateLoading = iota
+	entryStateActive
+	entryStateClosing
+	entryStateClosed
+)
 
 type entry struct {
 	id        string
+	state     entryState
 	lastUsage time.Time
-	refCount  uint32
-	isClosing bool
 	load      chan struct{}
 	loadErr   error
 	value     Object
 	close     chan struct{}
+	mx        sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func (e *entry) locked() bool {
-	if locker, ok := e.value.(ObjectLocker); ok {
-		return locker.Locked()
+func newEntry(id string, value Object, state entryState) *entry {
+	return &entry{
+		id:        id,
+		load:      make(chan struct{}),
+		lastUsage: time.Now(),
+		state:     state,
+		value:     value,
 	}
-	return false
+}
+
+func (e *entry) getState() entryState {
+	e.mx.Lock()
+	defer e.mx.Unlock()
+	return e.state
+}
+
+func (e *entry) isClosing() bool {
+	e.mx.Lock()
+	defer e.mx.Unlock()
+	return e.state == entryStateClosed || e.state == entryStateClosing
+}
+
+func (e *entry) waitLoad(ctx context.Context, id string) (value Object, err error) {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		log.DebugCtx(ctx, "ctx done while waiting on object load", zap.String("id", id))
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	case <-e.load:
+		return e.value, e.loadErr
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *entry) waitClose(ctx context.Context, id string) (res bool, err error) {
+	e.mx.Lock()
+	switch e.state {
+	case entryStateClosing:
+		waitCh := e.close
+		e.mx.Unlock()
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			log.DebugCtx(ctx, "ctx done while waiting on object close", zap.String("id", id))
+			return false, ctx.Err()
+		case <-waitCh:
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	case entryStateClosed:
+		e.mx.Unlock()
+		return true, nil
+	default:
+		e.mx.Unlock()
+		return false, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *entry) setClosing(wait bool) (prevState entryState) {
+	e.mx.Lock()
+	prevState = e.state
+	if e.state == entryStateClosing {
+		waitCh := e.close
+		e.mx.Unlock()
+		if !wait {
+			return
+		}
+		<-waitCh
+		e.mx.Lock()
+	}
+	if e.state != entryStateClosed {
+		e.state = entryStateClosing
+		e.close = make(chan struct{})
+	}
+	e.mx.Unlock()
+	return
+}
+
+func (e *entry) setActive(chClose bool) {
+	e.mx.Lock()
+	defer e.mx.Unlock()
+	if chClose {
+		close(e.close)
+	}
+	e.state = entryStateActive
+}
+
+func (e *entry) setClosed() {
+	e.mx.Lock()
+	defer e.mx.Unlock()
+	close(e.close)
+	e.state = entryStateClosed
 }
 
 type OCache interface {
@@ -116,10 +195,6 @@ type OCache interface {
 	// Add adds new object to cache
 	// Returns error when object exists
 	Add(id string, value Object) (err error)
-	// Release decreases the refs counter
-	Release(id string) bool
-	// Reset sets refs counter to 0
-	Reset(id string) bool
 	// Remove closes and removes object
 	Remove(id string) (ok bool, err error)
 	// ForEach iterates over all loaded objects, breaks when callback returns false
@@ -134,17 +209,16 @@ type OCache interface {
 }
 
 type oCache struct {
-	mu         sync.Mutex
-	data       map[string]*entry
-	loadFunc   LoadFunc
-	timeNow    func() time.Time
-	ttl        time.Duration
-	gc         time.Duration
-	closed     bool
-	closeCh    chan struct{}
-	log        *zap.SugaredLogger
-	metrics    *metrics
-	refCounter bool
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	data     map[string]*entry
+	loadFunc LoadFunc
+	timeNow  func() time.Time
+	ttl      time.Duration
+	gc       time.Duration
+	closed   bool
+	closeCh  chan struct{}
+	log      *zap.SugaredLogger
+	metrics  *metrics
 }
 
 func (c *oCache) Get(ctx context.Context, id string) (value Object, err error) {
@@ -160,69 +234,46 @@ Load:
 		return nil, ErrClosed
 	}
 	if e, ok = c.data[id]; !ok {
+		e = newEntry(id, nil, entryStateLoading)
 		load = true
-		e = &entry{
-			id:   id,
-			load: make(chan struct{}),
-		}
 		c.data[id] = e
 	}
-	closing := e.isClosing
-	if !e.isClosing {
-		e.lastUsage = c.timeNow()
-		if c.refCounter {
-			e.refCount++
-		}
-	}
 	c.mu.Unlock()
-	if closing {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			log.DebugCtx(ctx, "ctx done while waiting on object close", zap.String("id", id))
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		case <-e.close:
-			goto Load
-		}
+	reload, err := e.waitClose(ctx, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if reload {
+		goto Load
 	}
-
 	if load {
 		go c.load(ctx, id, e)
 	}
-	if c.metrics != nil {
-		if load {
-			c.metrics.miss.Inc()
-		} else {
-			c.metrics.hit.Inc()
-		}
+	c.metricsGet(!load)
+	return e.waitLoad(ctx, id)
+}
+
+func (c *oCache) metricsGet(hit bool) {
+	if c.metrics == nil {
+		return
 	}
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		log.DebugCtx(ctx, "ctx done while waiting on object load", zap.String("id", id))
-		return nil, ctx.Err()
-	case <-e.load:
+	if hit {
+		c.metrics.hit.Inc()
+	} else {
+		c.metrics.miss.Inc()
 	}
-	return e.value, e.loadErr
 }
 
 func (c *oCache) Pick(ctx context.Context, id string) (value Object, err error) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	val, ok := c.data[id]
-	if !ok || val.isClosing {
+	if !ok || val.isClosing() {
 		c.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil, ErrNotExists
 	}
 	c.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if c.metrics != nil {
-		c.metrics.hit.Inc()
-	}
-
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return nil, ctx.Err()
-	case <-val.load:
-		return val.value, val.loadErr
-	}
+	c.metricsGet(true)
+	return val.waitLoad(ctx, id)
 }
 
 func (c *oCache) load(ctx context.Context, id string, e *entry) {
@@ -236,37 +287,10 @@ func (c *oCache) load(ctx context.Context, id string, e *entry) {
 		delete(c.data, id)
 	} else {
 		e.value = value
+		e.setActive(false)
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *oCache) Release(id string) bool {
-	c.mu.Lock()
-	defer c.mu.Unlock()
-	if c.closed {
-		return false
-	}
-	if e, ok := c.data[id]; ok {
-		if c.refCounter && e.refCount > 0 {
-			e.refCount--
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (c *oCache) Reset(id string) bool {
-	c.mu.Lock()
-	defer c.mu.Unlock()
-	if c.closed {
-		return false
-	}
-	if e, ok := c.data[id]; ok {
-		e.refCount = 0
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func (c *oCache) Remove(id string) (ok bool, err error) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	if c.closed {
@@ -274,25 +298,33 @@ func (c *oCache) Remove(id string) (ok bool, err error) {
 		err = ErrClosed
 		return
 	}
-	var e *entry
-	e, ok = c.data[id]
-	if !ok || e.isClosing {
+	e, ok := c.data[id]
+	if !ok {
 		c.mu.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
-	e.isClosing = true
-	e.close = make(chan struct{})
 	c.mu.Unlock()
+	return c.remove(e, true)
+}
 
+func (c *oCache) remove(e *entry, remData bool) (ok bool, err error) {
 	<-e.load
-	if e.value != nil {
+	if e.value == nil {
+		return false, ErrNotExists
+	}
+	prevState := e.setClosing(true)
+	if prevState == entryStateActive {
 		err = e.value.Close()
+		e.setClosed()
+	}
+	if !remData {
+		return
 	}
 	c.mu.Lock()
-	close(e.close)
-	delete(c.data, e.id)
+	if prevState == entryStateActive {
+		delete(c.data, e.id)
+	}
 	c.mu.Unlock()
-
 	return
 }
 
@@ -314,13 +346,7 @@ func (c *oCache) Add(id string, value Object) (err error) {
 	if _, ok := c.data[id]; ok {
 		return ErrExists
 	}
-	e := &entry{
-		id:        id,
-		lastUsage: time.Now(),
-		refCount:  0,
-		load:      make(chan struct{}),
-		value:     value,
-	}
+	e := newEntry(id, value, entryStateActive)
 	close(e.load)
 	c.data[id] = e
 	return
@@ -332,7 +358,7 @@ func (c *oCache) ForEach(f func(obj Object) (isContinue bool)) {
 	for _, v := range c.data {
 		select {
 		case <-v.load:
-			if v.value != nil && !v.isClosing {
+			if v.value != nil && !v.isClosing() {
 				objects = append(objects, v.value)
 			}
 		default:
@@ -368,15 +394,10 @@ func (c *oCache) GC() {
 	deadline := c.timeNow().Add(-c.ttl)
 	var toClose []*entry
 	for _, e := range c.data {
-		if e.isClosing {
+		if e.getState() != entryStateActive {
 			continue
 		}
-		lu := e.lastUsage
-		if lug, ok := e.value.(ObjectLastUsage); ok {
-			lu = lug.LastUsage()
-		}
-		if !e.locked() && e.refCount <= 0 && lu.Before(deadline) {
-			e.isClosing = true
+		if e.lastUsage.Before(deadline) {
 			e.close = make(chan struct{})
 			toClose = append(toClose, e)
 		}
@@ -384,21 +405,33 @@ func (c *oCache) GC() {
 	size := len(c.data)
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
-	for _, e := range toClose {
-		<-e.load
-		if e.value != nil {
-			if err := e.value.Close(); err != nil {
-				c.log.With("object_id", e.id).Warnf("GC: object close error: %v", err)
-			}
+	for idx, e := range toClose {
+		prevState := e.setClosing(false)
+		if prevState == entryStateClosing || prevState == entryStateClosed {
+			toClose[idx] = nil
+			continue
+		}
+		ok, err := e.value.TryClose()
+		if !ok {
+			e.setActive(true)
+			toClose[idx] = nil
+			continue
+		} else {
+			e.setClosed()
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			c.log.With("object_id", e.id).Warnf("GC: object close error: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
+	toClose = slice.DiscardFromSlice(toClose, func(e *entry) bool {
+		return e == nil
+	})
 	c.log.Infof("GC: removed %d; cache size: %d", len(toClose), size)
 	if len(toClose) > 0 && c.metrics != nil {
 		c.metrics.gc.Add(float64(len(toClose)))
 	}
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	for _, e := range toClose {
-		close(e.close)
 		delete(c.data, e.id)
 	}
 	c.mu.Unlock()
@@ -418,25 +451,15 @@ func (c *oCache) Close() (err error) {
 	}
 	c.closed = true
 	close(c.closeCh)
-	var toClose, alreadyClosing []*entry
+	var toClose []*entry
 	for _, e := range c.data {
-		if e.isClosing {
-			alreadyClosing = append(alreadyClosing, e)
-		} else {
-			toClose = append(toClose, e)
-		}
+		toClose = append(toClose, e)
 	}
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 	for _, e := range toClose {
-		<-e.load
-		if e.value != nil {
-			if clErr := e.value.Close(); clErr != nil {
-				c.log.With("object_id", e.id).Warnf("cache close: object close error: %v", clErr)
-			}
+		if _, err := c.remove(e, false); err != ErrNotExists {
+			c.log.With("object_id", e.id).Warnf("cache close: object close error: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
-	for _, e := range alreadyClosing {
-		<-e.close
-	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/app/ocache/ocache_test.go b/app/ocache/ocache_test.go
index 54034141..d32b01f7 100644
--- a/app/ocache/ocache_test.go
+++ b/app/ocache/ocache_test.go
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 type testObject struct {
-	name     string
-	closeErr error
-	closeCh  chan struct{}
+	name      string
+	closeErr  error
+	closeCh   chan struct{}
+	tryReturn bool
 }
 
-func NewTestObject(name string, closeCh chan struct{}) *testObject {
+func NewTestObject(name string, tryReturn bool, closeCh chan struct{}) *testObject {
 	return &testObject{
-		name:    name,
-		closeCh: closeCh,
+		name:      name,
+		closeCh:   closeCh,
+		tryReturn: tryReturn,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +33,14 @@ func (t *testObject) Close() (err error) {
 	return t.closeErr
 }
 
+func (t *testObject) TryClose() (res bool, err error) {
+	if t.closeCh != nil {
+		<-t.closeCh
+		return true, t.closeErr
+	}
+	return t.tryReturn, nil
+}
+
 func TestOCache_Get(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("successful", func(t *testing.T) {
 		c := New(func(ctx context.Context, id string) (value Object, err error) {
@@ -118,8 +128,8 @@ func TestOCache_Get(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOCache_GC(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test without close wait", func(t *testing.T) {
 		c := New(func(ctx context.Context, id string) (value Object, err error) {
-			return &testObject{name: id}, nil
-		}, WithTTL(time.Millisecond*10), WithRefCounter(true))
+			return NewTestObject(id, true, nil), nil
+		}, WithTTL(time.Millisecond*10))
 		val, err := c.Get(context.TODO(), "id")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, val)
@@ -128,24 +138,19 @@ func TestOCache_GC(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, 1, c.Len())
 		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 30)
 		c.GC()
-		assert.Equal(t, 1, c.Len())
-		assert.True(t, c.Release("id"))
-		c.GC()
 		assert.Equal(t, 0, c.Len())
-		assert.False(t, c.Release("id"))
 	})
 	t.Run("test with close wait", func(t *testing.T) {
 		closeCh := make(chan struct{})
 		getCh := make(chan struct{})
 
 		c := New(func(ctx context.Context, id string) (value Object, err error) {
-			return NewTestObject(id, closeCh), nil
-		}, WithTTL(time.Millisecond*10), WithRefCounter(true))
+			return NewTestObject(id, true, closeCh), nil
+		}, WithTTL(time.Millisecond*10))
 		val, err := c.Get(context.TODO(), "id")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, val)
 		assert.Equal(t, 1, c.Len())
-		assert.True(t, c.Release("id"))
 		// making ttl pass
 		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 40)
 		// first gc will be run after 20 secs, so calling it manually
@@ -160,9 +165,9 @@ func TestOCache_GC(t *testing.T) {
 			events = append(events, "get")
 			close(getCh)
 		}()
-		events = append(events, "close")
 		// sleeping to make sure that Get is called
 		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 40)
+		events = append(events, "close")
 		close(closeCh)
 
 		<-getCh
@@ -175,7 +180,7 @@ func Test_OCache_Remove(t *testing.T) {
 	getCh := make(chan struct{})
 
 	c := New(func(ctx context.Context, id string) (value Object, err error) {
-		return NewTestObject(id, closeCh), nil
+		return NewTestObject(id, false, closeCh), nil
 	}, WithTTL(time.Millisecond*10))
 	val, err := c.Get(context.TODO(), "id")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -196,9 +201,9 @@ func Test_OCache_Remove(t *testing.T) {
 		events = append(events, "get")
 		close(getCh)
 	}()
-	events = append(events, "close")
 	// sleeping to make sure that Get is called
 	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 40)
+	events = append(events, "close")
 	close(closeCh)
 
 	<-getCh