diff --git a/satellite/metainfo/metainfo.go b/satellite/metainfo/metainfo.go
index 401ef069e..465dcb39b 100644
--- a/satellite/metainfo/metainfo.go
+++ b/satellite/metainfo/metainfo.go
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) mapNodesFor(ctx context.Context, pieces []*pb.RemotePi
 	return peerIDMap, nil
 }
 
-// CreatePath will create a Segment path
+// CreatePath creates a Segment path.
 func CreatePath(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID, segmentIndex int64, bucket, path []byte) (_ storj.Path, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 	if segmentIndex < -1 {
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) ListObjects(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ObjectListReq
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// BeginDeleteObject begins object deletion process
+// BeginDeleteObject begins object deletion process.
 func (endpoint *Endpoint) BeginDeleteObject(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ObjectBeginDeleteRequest) (resp *pb.ObjectBeginDeleteResponse, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) BeginDeleteObject(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ObjectB
 		return nil, rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = endpoint.getPointer(ctx, keyInfo.ProjectID, -1, satStreamID.Bucket, satStreamID.EncryptedPath)
+	_, _, err = endpoint.getPointer(ctx, keyInfo.ProjectID, lastSegment, satStreamID.Bucket, satStreamID.EncryptedPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1856,17 +1856,9 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) ListSegments(ctx context.Context, req *pb.SegmentListR
 		limit = listLimit
 	}
 
-	path, err := CreatePath(ctx, keyInfo.ProjectID, lastSegment, streamID.Bucket, streamID.EncryptedPath)
+	pointer, _, err := endpoint.getPointer(ctx, keyInfo.ProjectID, lastSegment, streamID.Bucket, streamID.EncryptedPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.Internal, err.Error())
-	}
-
-	pointer, err := endpoint.metainfo.Get(ctx, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		if storj.ErrObjectNotFound.Has(err) {
-			return nil, rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.NotFound, err.Error())
-		}
-		return nil, rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.Internal, err.Error())
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	streamMeta := &pb.StreamMeta{}
@@ -2110,11 +2102,12 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) DownloadSegment(ctx context.Context, req *pb.SegmentDo
 	return &pb.SegmentDownloadResponse{}, rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.Internal, "invalid type of pointer")
 }
 
+// getPointer returns the pointer and the segment path projectID, bucket and
+// encryptedPath. It returns an error with a specific RPC status.
 func (endpoint *Endpoint) getPointer(
 	ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID, segmentIndex int64, bucket, encryptedPath []byte,
 ) (_ *pb.Pointer, _ string, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx, projectID.String(), segmentIndex, bucket, encryptedPath)(&err)
-
 	path, err := CreatePath(ctx, projectID, segmentIndex, bucket, encryptedPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.InvalidArgument, err.Error())
@@ -2125,6 +2118,8 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) getPointer(
 		if storj.ErrObjectNotFound.Has(err) {
 			return nil, "", rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.NotFound, err.Error())
 		}
+
+		endpoint.log.Error("error getting the pointer from metainfo service", zap.Error(err))
 		return nil, "", rpcstatus.Error(rpcstatus.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 	return pointer, path, nil
diff --git a/satellite/metainfo/service.go b/satellite/metainfo/service.go
index 3579a0db6..0f885e188 100644
--- a/satellite/metainfo/service.go
+++ b/satellite/metainfo/service.go
@@ -166,27 +166,18 @@ func (s *Service) UpdatePiecesCheckDuplicates(ctx context.Context, path string,
 	}
 }
 
-// Get gets pointer from db
-func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, path string) (pointer *pb.Pointer, err error) {
+// Get gets decoded pointer from DB.
+func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, path string) (_ *pb.Pointer, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
-	pointerBytes, err := s.db.Get(ctx, []byte(path))
+	_, pointer, err := s.GetWithBytes(ctx, path)
 	if err != nil {
-		if storage.ErrKeyNotFound.Has(err) {
-			err = storj.ErrObjectNotFound.Wrap(err)
-		}
-		return nil, Error.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	pointer = &pb.Pointer{}
-	err = proto.Unmarshal(pointerBytes, pointer)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, Error.Wrap(err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return pointer, nil
 }
 
-// GetWithBytes gets pointer from db
+// GetWithBytes gets the protocol buffers encoded and decoded pointer from the DB.
 func (s *Service) GetWithBytes(ctx context.Context, path string) (pointerBytes []byte, pointer *pb.Pointer, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)