diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb-objects.cpp b/lib/icingadb/icingadb-objects.cpp
index 0ceaa4430..ac5669595 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb-objects.cpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb-objects.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,27 @@ return id
 
 INITIALIZE_ONCE(&IcingaDB::ConfigStaticInitialize);
 
+std::vector<Type::Ptr> IcingaDB::GetTypes()
+{
+	return {
+		CheckCommand::TypeInstance,
+		Comment::TypeInstance,
+		Downtime::TypeInstance,
+		Endpoint::TypeInstance,
+		EventCommand::TypeInstance,
+		Host::TypeInstance,
+		HostGroup::TypeInstance,
+		Notification::TypeInstance,
+		NotificationCommand::TypeInstance,
+		Service::TypeInstance,
+		ServiceGroup::TypeInstance,
+		TimePeriod::TypeInstance,
+		User::TypeInstance,
+		UserGroup::TypeInstance,
+		Zone::TypeInstance
+	};
+}
+
 void IcingaDB::ConfigStaticInitialize()
 {
 	/* triggered in ProcessCheckResult(), requires UpdateNextCheck() to be called before */
@@ -125,23 +146,7 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 	WorkQueue upq(25000, Configuration::Concurrency);
 	upq.SetName("IcingaDB:ConfigDump");
 
-	std::vector<Type::Ptr> types = {
-		CheckCommand::TypeInstance,
-		Comment::TypeInstance,
-		Downtime::TypeInstance,
-		Endpoint::TypeInstance,
-		EventCommand::TypeInstance,
-		Host::TypeInstance,
-		HostGroup::TypeInstance,
-		Notification::TypeInstance,
-		NotificationCommand::TypeInstance,
-		Service::TypeInstance,
-		ServiceGroup::TypeInstance,
-		TimePeriod::TypeInstance,
-		User::TypeInstance,
-		UserGroup::TypeInstance,
-		Zone::TypeInstance
-	};
+	std::vector<Type::Ptr> types = GetTypes();
 
 	m_Rcon->SuppressQueryKind(Prio::CheckResult);
 	m_Rcon->SuppressQueryKind(Prio::State);
@@ -159,8 +164,9 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 			m_PrefixConfigObject + "notes:url",
 			m_PrefixConfigObject + "icon:image",
 	};
-	DeleteKeys(globalKeys, Prio::Config);
-	DeleteKeys({"icinga:nextupdate:host", "icinga:nextupdate:service"}, Prio::CheckResult);
+	DeleteKeys(m_Rcon, globalKeys, Prio::Config);
+	DeleteKeys(m_Rcon, {"icinga:nextupdate:host", "icinga:nextupdate:service"}, Prio::CheckResult);
+	m_Rcon->Sync();
 
 	Defer resetDumpedGlobals ([this]() {
 		m_DumpedGlobals.CustomVar.Reset();
@@ -175,8 +181,10 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 		if (!ctype)
 			return;
 
+		auto& rcon (m_Rcons.at(ctype));
+
 		std::vector<String> keys = GetTypeOverwriteKeys(lcType);
-		DeleteKeys(keys, Prio::Config);
+		DeleteKeys(rcon, keys, Prio::Config);
 
 		WorkQueue upqObjectType(25000, Configuration::Concurrency);
 		upqObjectType.SetName("IcingaDB:ConfigDump:" + lcType);
@@ -184,11 +192,11 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 		std::map<String, String> redisCheckSums;
 		String configCheckSum = m_PrefixConfigCheckSum + lcType;
 
-		upqObjectType.Enqueue([this, &configCheckSum, &redisCheckSums]() {
+		upqObjectType.Enqueue([&]() {
 			String cursor = "0";
 
 			do {
-				Array::Ptr res = m_Rcon->GetResultOfQuery({
+				Array::Ptr res = rcon->GetResultOfQuery({
 					"HSCAN", configCheckSum, cursor, "COUNT", "1000"
 				}, Prio::Config);
 
@@ -282,7 +290,7 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 
 					if (transaction.size() > 1) {
 						transaction.push_back({"EXEC"});
-						m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
+						rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
 						transaction = {{"MULTI"}};
 					}
 				}
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 					if (zAdds->size() >= 102u) {
 						std::vector<String> header (zAdds->begin(), zAdds->begin() + 2u);
 
-						m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQuery(std::move(*zAdds), Prio::CheckResult);
+						rcon->FireAndForgetQuery(std::move(*zAdds), Prio::CheckResult);
 
 						*zAdds = std::move(header);
 					}
@@ -319,12 +327,12 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 
 			if (transaction.size() > 1) {
 				transaction.push_back({"EXEC"});
-				m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
+				rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
 			}
 
 			for (auto zAdds : {&hostZAdds, &serviceZAdds}) {
 				if (zAdds->size() > 2u) {
-					m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQuery(std::move(*zAdds), Prio::CheckResult);
+					rcon->FireAndForgetQuery(std::move(*zAdds), Prio::CheckResult);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -386,7 +394,7 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 			setChecksum.clear();
 			setObject.clear();
 
-			m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
+			rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
 		});
 
 		auto flushDels ([&]() {
@@ -403,7 +411,7 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 			delChecksum.clear();
 			delObject.clear();
 
-			m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
+			rcon->FireAndForgetQueries(std::move(transaction), Prio::Config);
 		});
 
 		auto setOne ([&]() {
@@ -464,8 +472,9 @@ void IcingaDB::UpdateAllConfigObjects()
 		}
 
 		for (auto& key : GetTypeDumpSignalKeys(type)) {
-			m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQuery({"XADD", "icinga:dump", "*", "key", key, "state", "done"}, Prio::Config);
+			rcon->FireAndForgetQuery({"XADD", "icinga:dump", "*", "key", key, "state", "done"}, Prio::Config);
 		}
+		rcon->Sync();
 	});
 
 	upq.Join();
@@ -518,13 +527,13 @@ std::vector<std::vector<intrusive_ptr<ConfigObject>>> IcingaDB::ChunkObjects(std
 	return std::move(chunks);
 }
 
-void IcingaDB::DeleteKeys(const std::vector<String>& keys, RedisConnection::QueryPriority priority) {
+void IcingaDB::DeleteKeys(const RedisConnection::Ptr& conn, const std::vector<String>& keys, RedisConnection::QueryPriority priority) {
 	std::vector<String> query = {"DEL"};
 	for (auto& key : keys) {
 		query.emplace_back(key);
 	}
 
-	m_Rcon->FireAndForgetQuery(std::move(query), priority);
+	conn->FireAndForgetQuery(std::move(query), priority);
 }
 
 std::vector<String> IcingaDB::GetTypeOverwriteKeys(const String& type)
diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp
index ad97ad153..6d6b501fa 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ void IcingaDB::Start(bool runtimeCreated)
 	});
 	m_Rcon->Start();
 
+	for (const Type::Ptr& type : GetTypes()) {
+		auto ctype (dynamic_cast<ConfigType*>(type.get()));
+		if (!ctype)
+			continue;
+
+		RedisConnection::Ptr rCon (new RedisConnection(GetHost(), GetPort(), GetPath(), GetPassword(), GetDbIndex()));
+		rCon->Start();
+		m_Rcons[ctype] = std::move(rCon);
+	}
+
 	m_StatsTimer = new Timer();
 	m_StatsTimer->SetInterval(1);
 	m_StatsTimer->OnTimerExpired.connect([this](const Timer * const&) { PublishStatsTimerHandler(); });
diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp
index 2cdc30a16..0ccbdd5b1 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <set>
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace icinga
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ private:
 	/* config & status dump */
 	void UpdateAllConfigObjects();
 	std::vector<std::vector<intrusive_ptr<ConfigObject>>> ChunkObjects(std::vector<intrusive_ptr<ConfigObject>> objects, size_t chunkSize);
-	void DeleteKeys(const std::vector<String>& keys, RedisConnection::QueryPriority priority);
+	void DeleteKeys(const RedisConnection::Ptr& conn, const std::vector<String>& keys, RedisConnection::QueryPriority priority);
 	std::vector<String> GetTypeOverwriteKeys(const String& type);
 	std::vector<String> GetTypeDumpSignalKeys(const Type::Ptr& type);
 	void InsertObjectDependencies(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const String typeName, std::map<String, std::vector<String>>& hMSets,
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@ private:
 		return std::move(haystack);
 	}
 
+	static std::vector<Type::Ptr> GetTypes();
+
 	Timer::Ptr m_StatsTimer;
 	WorkQueue m_WorkQueue;
 
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ private:
 	bool m_ConfigDumpDone;
 
 	RedisConnection::Ptr m_Rcon;
+	std::unordered_map<ConfigType*, RedisConnection::Ptr> m_Rcons;
 
 	struct {
 		DumpedGlobals CustomVar, ActionUrl, NotesUrl, IconImage;
diff --git a/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.cpp b/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.cpp
index 7380ddd60..a605e7967 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.cpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,17 @@ void RedisConnection::EnqueueCallback(const std::function<void(boost::asio::yiel
 	});
 }
 
+/**
+ * Puts a no-op command with a result at the end of the queue and wait for the result,
+ * i.e. for everything enqueued to be processed by the server.
+ *
+ * @ingroup icingadb
+ */
+void RedisConnection::Sync()
+{
+	GetResultOfQuery({"PING"}, RedisConnection::QueryPriority::SyncConnection);
+}
+
 /**
  * Mark kind as kind of queries not to actually send yet
  *
diff --git a/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.hpp b/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.hpp
index 7b075491e..bf580405b 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.hpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/redisconnection.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ namespace icinga
 			Config,
 			State,
 			History,
-			CheckResult
+			CheckResult,
+			SyncConnection = 255
 		};
 
 		RedisConnection(const String& host, const int port, const String& path,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ namespace icinga
 		Replies GetResultsOfQueries(Queries queries, QueryPriority priority);
 
 		void EnqueueCallback(const std::function<void(boost::asio::yield_context&)>& callback, QueryPriority priority);
+		void Sync();
 
 		void SuppressQueryKind(QueryPriority kind);
 		void UnsuppressQueryKind(QueryPriority kind);