diff --git a/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.cpp b/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.cpp
index 2c5d6a1071..52bac1c7fc 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,16 @@ namespace replication {
 
 void load_mutation::run()
 {
-    // TBD
+    decree last_decree = _duplicator->progress().last_decree;
+    _start_decree = last_decree + 1;
+    if (_replica->private_log()->max_commit_on_disk() < _start_decree) {
+        // wait 10 seconds for next try if no mutation was added.
+        repeat(10_s);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _log_on_disk->set_start_decree(_start_decree);
+    _log_on_disk->async();
 }
 
 load_mutation::~load_mutation() = default;
@@ -34,9 +43,8 @@ load_mutation::~load_mutation() = default;
 load_mutation::load_mutation(replica_duplicator *duplicator,
                              replica *r,
                              load_from_private_log *load_private)
-    : replica_base(r)
+    : replica_base(r), _log_on_disk(load_private), _replica(r), _duplicator(duplicator)
 {
-    // TBD
 }
 
 //               //
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.h b/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.h
index 60ca72e04c..8652be8997 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/dist/replication/lib/duplication/duplication_pipeline.h
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ class load_mutation : public replica_base,
     load_mutation(replica_duplicator *duplicator, replica *r, load_from_private_log *load_private);
 
     ~load_mutation();
+
+private:
+    load_from_private_log *_log_on_disk;
+    decree _start_decree{0};
+
+    replica *_replica{nullptr};
+    replica_duplicator *_duplicator{nullptr};
 };
 
 // ship_mutation is a pipeline stage receiving a set of mutations,
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp
index 3f266670af..cdb5ee1219 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp
+++ b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ void replica::close()
 
     _counter_private_log_size.clear();
 
+    // duplication_impl may have ongoing tasks.
+    // release it before release replica.
+    _duplication_mgr.reset();
+
     ddebug("%s: replica closed, time_used = %" PRIu64 "ms", name(), dsn_now_ms() - start_time);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_stub.cpp b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_stub.cpp
index 7e868a3552..e94591571f 100644
--- a/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_stub.cpp
+++ b/src/dist/replication/lib/replica_stub.cpp
@@ -2225,6 +2225,11 @@ void replica_stub::close()
         _config_sync_timer_task = nullptr;
     }
 
+    if (_duplication_sync_timer != nullptr) {
+        _duplication_sync_timer->close();
+        _duplication_sync_timer = nullptr;
+    }
+
     if (_config_query_task != nullptr) {
         _config_query_task->cancel(true);
         _config_query_task = nullptr;