diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/DeleteConnectorTransportAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/DeleteConnectorTransportAction.java
index 68c97ca28b..22b8e8be5b 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/DeleteConnectorTransportAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/DeleteConnectorTransportAction.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ private void handleConnectorAccessValidationFailure(String connectorId, Exceptio
 
     private void checkForModelsUsingConnector(String connectorId, String tenantId, ActionListener<DeleteResponse> actionListener) {
         try (ThreadContext.StoredContext context = client.threadPool().getThreadContext().stashContext()) {
+            ActionListener<DeleteResponse> restoringListener = ActionListener.runBefore(actionListener, context::restore);
             SearchSourceBuilder sourceBuilder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
             sourceBuilder.query(QueryBuilders.matchQuery(MLModel.CONNECTOR_ID_FIELD, connectorId));
             if (mlFeatureEnabledSetting.isMultiTenancyEnabled()) {
@@ -133,26 +134,25 @@ private void checkForModelsUsingConnector(String connectorId, String tenantId, A
             sdkClient
                 .searchDataObjectAsync(searchDataObjectRequest, client.threadPool().executor(GENERAL_THREAD_POOL))
                 .whenComplete((sr, st) -> {
-                    context.restore();
                     if (sr != null) {
                         try {
                             SearchResponse searchResponse = SearchResponse.fromXContent(sr.parser());
                             SearchHit[] searchHits = searchResponse.getHits().getHits();
                             if (searchHits.length == 0) {
-                                deleteConnector(connectorId, actionListener);
+                                deleteConnector(connectorId, restoringListener);
                             } else {
-                                handleModelsUsingConnector(searchHits, connectorId, actionListener);
+                                handleModelsUsingConnector(searchHits, connectorId, restoringListener);
                             }
                         } catch (Exception e) {
                             log.error("Failed to parse search response", e);
-                            actionListener
+                            restoringListener
                                 .onFailure(
                                     new OpenSearchStatusException("Failed to parse search response", RestStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
                                 );
                         }
                     } else {
                         Exception cause = SdkClientUtils.unwrapAndConvertToException(st);
-                        handleSearchFailure(connectorId, cause, actionListener);
+                        handleSearchFailure(connectorId, cause, restoringListener);
                     }
                 });
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/UpdateConnectorTransportAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/UpdateConnectorTransportAction.java
index 2eef299c7a..362761393a 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/UpdateConnectorTransportAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/action/connector/UpdateConnectorTransportAction.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ protected void doExecute(Task task, ActionRequest request, ActionListener<Update
         try (ThreadContext.StoredContext context = client.threadPool().getThreadContext().stashContext()) {
             connectorAccessControlHelper
                 .getConnector(sdkClient, client, context, getDataObjectRequest, connectorId, ActionListener.wrap(connector -> {
+                    // context is already restored here
                     if (TenantAwareHelper
                         .validateTenantResource(
                             mlFeatureEnabledSetting,
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ protected void doExecute(Task task, ActionRequest request, ActionListener<Update
                             listener
                         )) {
                         boolean hasPermission = connectorAccessControlHelper.validateConnectorAccess(client, connector);
-                        if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(hasPermission)) {
+                        if (hasPermission) {
                             connector.update(mlUpdateConnectorAction.getUpdateContent(), mlEngine::encrypt);
                             connector.validateConnectorURL(trustedConnectorEndpointsRegex);
                             UpdateDataObjectRequest updateDataObjectRequest = UpdateDataObjectRequest
@@ -132,7 +133,13 @@ protected void doExecute(Task task, ActionRequest request, ActionListener<Update
                                 .id(connectorId)
                                 .dataObject(connector)
                                 .build();
-                            updateUndeployedConnector(connectorId, updateDataObjectRequest, listener, context);
+                            try (ThreadContext.StoredContext innerContext = client.threadPool().getThreadContext().stashContext()) {
+                                updateUndeployedConnector(
+                                    connectorId,
+                                    updateDataObjectRequest,
+                                    ActionListener.runBefore(listener, innerContext::restore)
+                                );
+                            }
                         } else {
                             listener
                                 .onFailure(
@@ -155,8 +162,7 @@ protected void doExecute(Task task, ActionRequest request, ActionListener<Update
     private void updateUndeployedConnector(
         String connectorId,
         UpdateDataObjectRequest updateDataObjectRequest,
-        ActionListener<UpdateResponse> listener,
-        ThreadContext.StoredContext context
+        ActionListener<UpdateResponse> listener
     ) {
         SearchSourceBuilder sourceBuilder = new SearchSourceBuilder();
         BoolQueryBuilder boolQueryBuilder = QueryBuilders.boolQuery();
@@ -180,11 +186,7 @@ private void updateUndeployedConnector(
                             sdkClient
                                 .updateDataObjectAsync(updateDataObjectRequest, client.threadPool().executor(GENERAL_THREAD_POOL))
                                 .whenComplete((r, throwable) -> {
-                                    handleUpdateDataObjectCompletionStage(
-                                        r,
-                                        throwable,
-                                        getUpdateResponseListener(connectorId, listener, context)
-                                    );
+                                    handleUpdateDataObjectCompletionStage(r, throwable, getUpdateResponseListener(connectorId, listener));
                                 });
                         } else {
                             log.error(searchHits.length + " models are still using this connector, please undeploy the models first!");
@@ -214,11 +216,7 @@ private void updateUndeployedConnector(
                         sdkClient
                             .updateDataObjectAsync(updateDataObjectRequest, client.threadPool().executor(GENERAL_THREAD_POOL))
                             .whenComplete((r, throwable) -> {
-                                handleUpdateDataObjectCompletionStage(
-                                    r,
-                                    throwable,
-                                    getUpdateResponseListener(connectorId, listener, context)
-                                );
+                                handleUpdateDataObjectCompletionStage(r, throwable, getUpdateResponseListener(connectorId, listener));
                             });
                         return;
                     } else {
@@ -246,12 +244,8 @@ private void handleUpdateDataObjectCompletionStage(
         }
     }
 
-    private ActionListener<UpdateResponse> getUpdateResponseListener(
-        String connectorId,
-        ActionListener<UpdateResponse> actionListener,
-        ThreadContext.StoredContext context
-    ) {
-        return ActionListener.runBefore(ActionListener.wrap(updateResponse -> {
+    private ActionListener<UpdateResponse> getUpdateResponseListener(String connectorId, ActionListener<UpdateResponse> actionListener) {
+        return ActionListener.wrap(updateResponse -> {
             if (updateResponse != null && updateResponse.getResult() != DocWriteResponse.Result.UPDATED) {
                 log.error("Failed to update the connector with ID: {}", connectorId);
                 actionListener.onResponse(updateResponse);
@@ -262,6 +256,6 @@ private ActionListener<UpdateResponse> getUpdateResponseListener(
         }, exception -> {
             log.error("Failed to update ML connector with ID {}. Details: {}", connectorId, exception);
             actionListener.onFailure(exception);
-        }), context::restore);
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/helper/ConnectorAccessControlHelper.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/helper/ConnectorAccessControlHelper.java
index ff650e3c41..91eb3d1d74 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/helper/ConnectorAccessControlHelper.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/opensearch/ml/helper/ConnectorAccessControlHelper.java
@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@ public void getConnector(Client client, String connectorId, ActionListener<Conne
         }));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets a connector with the provided clients. 
+     * @param sdkClient The SDKClient
+     * @param client The OpenSearch client for thread pool management
+     * @param context The Stored Context.  Executing this method will restore this context.
+     * @param getDataObjectRequest The get request
+     * @param connectorId The connector Id
+     * @param listener the action listener to complete with the GetResponse or Exception
+     */
     public void getConnector(
         SdkClient sdkClient,
         Client client,