diff --git a/blockstore/badger/blockstore.go b/blockstore/badger/blockstore.go
index cca71d041f5..269870e2320 100644
--- a/blockstore/badger/blockstore.go
+++ b/blockstore/badger/blockstore.go
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2"
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2/options"
-	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2/pb"
+	badgerstruct "github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2/pb"
 	blocks "github.com/ipfs/go-block-format"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	ipld "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format"
 	logger "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	pool "github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-base32"
+	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ func (b *Blockstore) unlockMove(state bsMoveState) {
 // are persisted to the new blockstore; if a failure occurs aboring the move,
 // then they must be peristed to the old blockstore.
 // In short, the blockstore must not lose data from new writes during the move.
-func (b *Blockstore) movingGC() error {
+func (b *Blockstore) movingGC(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// this inlines moveLock/moveUnlock for the initial state check to prevent a second move
 	// while one is in progress without clobbering state
 	b.moveMx.Lock()
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ func (b *Blockstore) movingGC() error {
 	b.unlockMove(moveStateMoving)
 
 	log.Info("copying blockstore")
-	err = b.doCopy(b.db, b.dbNext)
+	err = b.doCopy(ctx, b.db, b.dbNext)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error moving badger blockstore to %s: %w", newPath, err)
 	}
@@ -389,37 +390,66 @@ func symlink(path, linkTo string) error {
 	return os.Symlink(path, linkTo)
 }
 
-// doCopy copies a badger blockstore to another, with an optional filter; if the filter
-// is not nil, then only cids that satisfy the filter will be copied.
-func (b *Blockstore) doCopy(from, to *badger.DB) error {
-	workers := runtime.NumCPU() / 2
-	if workers < 2 {
-		workers = 2
-	}
-	if workers > 8 {
-		workers = 8
-	}
-
-	stream := from.NewStream()
-	stream.NumGo = workers
-	stream.LogPrefix = "doCopy"
-	stream.Send = func(list *pb.KVList) error {
-		batch := to.NewWriteBatch()
-		defer batch.Cancel()
+// doCopy copies a badger blockstore to another
+func (b *Blockstore) doCopy(ctx context.Context, from, to *badger.DB) (defErr error) {
+	batch := to.NewWriteBatch()
+	defer func() {
+		if defErr == nil {
+			defErr = batch.Flush()
+		}
+		if defErr != nil {
+			batch.Cancel()
+		}
+	}()
 
-		for _, kv := range list.Kv {
-			if kv.Key == nil || kv.Value == nil {
-				continue
-			}
+	return iterateBadger(ctx, from, func(kvs []*badgerstruct.KV) error {
+		// check whether context is closed on every kv group
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, kv := range kvs {
 			if err := batch.Set(kv.Key, kv.Value); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+var IterateLSMWorkers int // defaults to between( 2, 8, runtime.NumCPU/2 )
 
-		return batch.Flush()
+func iterateBadger(ctx context.Context, db *badger.DB, iter func([]*badgerstruct.KV) error) error {
+	workers := IterateLSMWorkers
+	if workers == 0 {
+		workers = between(2, 8, runtime.NumCPU()/2)
 	}
 
-	return stream.Orchestrate(context.Background())
+	stream := db.NewStream()
+	stream.NumGo = workers
+	stream.LogPrefix = "iterateBadgerKVs"
+	stream.Send = func(kvl *badgerstruct.KVList) error {
+		kvs := make([]*badgerstruct.KV, 0, len(kvl.Kv))
+		for _, kv := range kvl.Kv {
+			if kv.Key != nil && kv.Value != nil {
+				kvs = append(kvs, kv)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(kvs) == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return iter(kvs)
+	}
+	return stream.Orchestrate(ctx)
+}
+
+func between(min, max, val int) int {
+	if val > max {
+		val = max
+	}
+	if val < min {
+		val = min
+	}
+	return val
 }
 
 func (b *Blockstore) deleteDB(path string) {
@@ -500,7 +530,7 @@ func (b *Blockstore) CollectGarbage(ctx context.Context, opts ...blockstore.Bloc
 	}
 
 	if options.FullGC {
-		return b.movingGC()
+		return b.movingGC(ctx)
 	}
 	threshold := options.Threshold
 	if threshold == 0 {
@@ -627,7 +657,15 @@ func (b *Blockstore) Flush(context.Context) error {
 	b.lockDB()
 	defer b.unlockDB()
 
-	return b.db.Sync()
+	var nextErr error
+	if b.dbNext != nil {
+		nextErr = b.dbNext.Sync()
+	}
+
+	return multierr.Combine(
+		nextErr,
+		b.db.Sync(),
+	)
 }
 
 // Has implements Blockstore.Has.