diff --git a/example/simple/src/main.c b/example/simple/src/main.c
index 7758da63..eae97458 100644
--- a/example/simple/src/main.c
+++ b/example/simple/src/main.c
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ struct cache_priv {
 	ocf_queue_t io_queue;
 };
 
-/*
- * Helper function for error handling.
- */
-void error(char *msg)
-{
-	printf("ERROR: %s", msg);
-	exit(1);
-}
-
 /*
  * Queue ops providing interface for running queue thread in asynchronous
  * way. Optional synchronous kick callback is not provided. The stop()
@@ -318,8 +309,10 @@ void perform_workload(ocf_core_t core)
 
 	/* Allocate data buffer and fill it with example data */
 	data1 = ctx_data_alloc(1);
-	if (!data1)
-		error("Unable to allocate data1\n");
+	if (!data1) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to allocate data1\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	strcpy(data1->ptr, "This is some test data");
 	/* Prepare and submit write IO to the core */
 	submit_io(core, data1, 0, 512, OCF_WRITE, complete_write);
@@ -332,8 +325,10 @@ void perform_workload(ocf_core_t core)
 
 	/* Allocate data buffer for read */
 	data2 = ctx_data_alloc(1);
-	if (!data2)
-		error("Unable to allocate data2\n");
+	if (!data2) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to allocate data2\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	/* Prepare and submit read IO to the core */
 	submit_io(core, data2, 0, 512, OCF_READ, complete_read);
 	/* After read completes, complete_read() callback will be called,
@@ -360,21 +355,29 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Initialize completion semaphore */
 	ret = sem_init(&context.sem, 0, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		error("Unable to initialize completion semaphore\n");
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to initialize completion semaphore\n");
+		goto sem_err;
+	}
 	context.error = &ret;
 
 	/* Initialize OCF context */
-	if (ctx_init(&ctx))
-		error("Unable to initialize context\n");
+	if (ctx_init(&ctx)) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to initialize context\n");
+		goto ctx_err;
+	}
 
 	/* Start cache */
-	if (initialize_cache(ctx, &cache1))
-		error("Unable to start cache\n");
+	if (initialize_cache(ctx, &cache1)) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to start cache\n");
+		goto cache_err;
+	}
 
 	/* Add core */
-	if (initialize_core(cache1, &core1))
-		error("Unable to add core\n");
+	if (initialize_core(cache1, &core1)) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to add core\n");
+		goto core_err;
+	}
 
 	/* Do some actual io operations */
 	perform_workload(core1);
@@ -382,27 +385,31 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Remove core from cache */
 	ocf_mngt_cache_remove_core(core1, remove_core_complete, &context);
 	sem_wait(&context.sem);
-	if (ret)
-		error("Unable to remove core\n");
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to remove core\n");
+		goto core_err;
+	}
 
 	/* Stop cache */
 	ocf_mngt_cache_stop(cache1, simple_complete, &context);
 	sem_wait(&context.sem);
-	if (ret)
-		error("Unable to stop cache\n");
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("Error: Unable to stop cache\n");
+	}
 
+core_err:
 	cache_priv = ocf_cache_get_priv(cache1);
 
 	/* Put the management queue */
 	ocf_queue_put(cache_priv->mngt_queue);
 
 	free(cache_priv);
-
+cache_err:
 	/* Deinitialize context */
 	ctx_cleanup(ctx);
-
+ctx_err:
 	/* Destroy completion semaphore */
 	sem_destroy(&context.sem);
-
-	return 0;
+sem_err:
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/cache_engine.c b/src/engine/cache_engine.c
index c291214f..f7f160e0 100644
--- a/src/engine/cache_engine.c
+++ b/src/engine/cache_engine.c
@@ -139,12 +139,17 @@ static ocf_req_cb ocf_cache_mode_to_engine_cb(
 
 bool ocf_fallback_pt_is_on(ocf_cache_t cache)
 {
-	ENV_BUG_ON(env_atomic_read(&cache->fallback_pt_error_counter) < 0);
+	int threshold = cache->fallback_pt_error_threshold;
+	int counter;
 
-	return (cache->fallback_pt_error_threshold !=
-			OCF_CACHE_FALLBACK_PT_INACTIVE &&
-			env_atomic_read(&cache->fallback_pt_error_counter) >=
-			cache->fallback_pt_error_threshold);
+	if (threshold == OCF_CACHE_FALLBACK_PT_INACTIVE)
+		return false;
+
+	counter = env_atomic_read(&cache->fallback_pt_error_counter);
+
+	ENV_BUG_ON(counter < 0);
+
+	return counter >= threshold;
 }
 
 void ocf_resolve_effective_cache_mode(ocf_cache_t cache,
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata.c b/src/metadata/metadata.c
index c890eed8..3257b956 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ static inline void ocf_metadata_config_init(ocf_cache_t cache, size_t size)
 
 static void ocf_metadata_deinit_fixed_size(struct ocf_cache *cache)
 {
-	int result = 0;
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)
@@ -481,9 +480,6 @@ static void ocf_metadata_deinit_fixed_size(struct ocf_cache *cache)
 
 	env_vfree(ctrl);
 	cache->metadata.priv = NULL;
-
-	if (result)
-		ENV_BUG();
 }
 
 static struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ocf_metadata_ctrl_init(
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
index 41cf6986..d1c8ad76 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ struct ocf_cache_mngt_init_params {
 		bool metadata_inited : 1;
 			/*!< Metadata is inited to valid state */
 
-		bool added_to_list : 1;
-			/*!< Cache is added to context list */
-
 		bool cache_locked : 1;
 			/*!< Cache has been locked */
 	} flags;
@@ -826,33 +823,59 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_metadata(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
  * @brief allocate memory for new cache, add it to cache queue, set initial
  * values and running state
  */
-static int _ocf_mngt_init_new_cache(struct ocf_cache_mngt_init_params *params)
+static int _ocf_mngt_init_new_cache(struct ocf_cache_mngt_init_params *params,
+		char *new_cache_name)
 {
 	ocf_cache_t cache = env_vzalloc(sizeof(*cache));
 	int result;
 
-	if (!cache)
+	if (!cache) {
+		ocf_log(params->ctx, log_err, "Failed to allocate cache %s\n",
+				new_cache_name);
 		return -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
+	}
 
 	if (ocf_mngt_cache_lock_init(cache)) {
+		ocf_log(params->ctx, log_err,
+				"Failed to allocate cache %s lock\n",
+				new_cache_name);
 		result = -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 		goto alloc_err;
 	}
 
 	/* Lock cache during setup - this trylock should always succeed */
-	ENV_BUG_ON(ocf_mngt_cache_trylock(cache));
+	result = ocf_mngt_cache_trylock(cache);
+	if (result) {
+		ocf_log(params->ctx, log_crit,
+				"Failed to lock the newly created cache %s\n",
+				new_cache_name);
+		goto lock_init_err;
+	}
 
 	if (env_mutex_init(&cache->flush_mutex)) {
+		ocf_log(params->ctx, log_err,
+				"Failed to allocate cache %s flush lock\n",
+				new_cache_name);
 		result = -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 		goto lock_err;
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cache->io_queues);
 	result = env_spinlock_init(&cache->io_queues_lock);
-	if (result)
+	if (result) {
+		ocf_log(params->ctx, log_err,
+				"Failed to allocate cache %s queue lock\n",
+				new_cache_name);
 		goto mutex_err;
+	}
 
-	ENV_BUG_ON(!ocf_refcnt_inc(&cache->refcnt.cache));
+	result = !ocf_refcnt_inc(&cache->refcnt.cache);
+	if (result) {
+		ocf_log(params->ctx, log_crit,
+				"Failed to increment %s refcnt\n",
+				new_cache_name);
+		goto cache_refcnt_inc_err;
+	}
 
 	/* start with freezed metadata ref counter to indicate detached device*/
 	ocf_refcnt_freeze(&cache->refcnt.metadata);
@@ -869,10 +892,13 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_init_new_cache(struct ocf_cache_mngt_init_params *params)
 
 	return 0;
 
+cache_refcnt_inc_err:
+	env_spinlock_destroy(&cache->io_queues_lock);
 mutex_err:
 	env_mutex_destroy(&cache->flush_mutex);
 lock_err:
 	ocf_mngt_cache_unlock(cache);
+lock_init_err:
 	ocf_mngt_cache_lock_deinit(cache);
 alloc_err:
 	env_vfree(cache);
@@ -950,7 +976,7 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_init_prepare_cache(struct ocf_cache_mngt_init_params *param
 
 	ocf_log(param->ctx, log_info, "Inserting cache %s\n", cfg->name);
 
-	ret = _ocf_mngt_init_new_cache(param);
+	ret = _ocf_mngt_init_new_cache(param, cfg->name);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1442,20 +1468,15 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_init_handle_error(ocf_ctx_t ctx,
 
 	env_mutex_destroy(&cache->flush_mutex);
 
+	if (params->flags.cache_locked)
+		ocf_mngt_cache_unlock(cache);
+
 	ocf_mngt_cache_lock_deinit(cache);
 
 	if (params->flags.metadata_inited)
 		ocf_metadata_deinit(cache);
 
-	if (!params->flags.added_to_list)
-		return;
-
-	env_rmutex_lock(&ctx->lock);
-
-	list_del(&cache->list);
 	env_vfree(cache);
-
-	env_rmutex_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 }
 
 static void _ocf_mngt_cache_init(ocf_cache_t cache,
@@ -1493,6 +1514,8 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_cache_start(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache,
 	params.metadata.promotion_policy = cfg->promotion_policy;
 	params.locked = cfg->locked;
 
+	ocf_ctx_get(ctx);
+
 	result = env_rmutex_lock_interruptible(&ctx->lock);
 	if (result)
 		goto _cache_mngt_init_instance_ERROR;
@@ -1501,6 +1524,8 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_cache_start(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache,
 	result = _ocf_mngt_init_prepare_cache(&params, cfg);
 	if (result) {
 		env_rmutex_unlock(&ctx->lock);
+		ocf_log(ctx, log_err, "Failed to prepare cache %s\n",
+				cfg->name);
 		goto _cache_mngt_init_instance_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1514,6 +1539,8 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_cache_start(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache,
 	result = ocf_metadata_init(tmp_cache, params.metadata.line_size);
 	if (result) {
 		env_rmutex_unlock(&ctx->lock);
+		ocf_log(ctx, log_err, "Failed to initialize cache %s "
+				"metadata\n", cfg->name);
 		result =  -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 		goto _cache_mngt_init_instance_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -1521,20 +1548,19 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_cache_start(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache,
 
 	result = ocf_cache_set_name(tmp_cache, cfg->name, OCF_CACHE_NAME_SIZE);
 	if (result) {
+		ocf_log(ctx, log_err, "Failed to set cache %s name\n",
+				cfg->name);
 		env_rmutex_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 		goto _cache_mngt_init_instance_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&tmp_cache->list, &ctx->caches);
-	params.flags.added_to_list = true;
 	env_rmutex_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 
 	ocf_cache_log(tmp_cache, log_debug, "Metadata initialized\n");
 
 	_ocf_mngt_cache_init(tmp_cache, &params);
 
-	ocf_ctx_get(ctx);
-
 	if (!params.locked) {
 		/* User did not request to lock cache instance after creation -
 		   unlock it here since we have acquired the lock to
@@ -1550,6 +1576,7 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_cache_start(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache,
 _cache_mngt_init_instance_ERROR:
 	_ocf_mngt_init_handle_error(ctx, &params);
 	*cache = NULL;
+	ocf_ctx_put(ctx);
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c
index 85dc1990..611aee2b 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_common.c
@@ -270,8 +270,10 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_cache_trylock(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_NOT_EXIST;
 
 	result = trylock_fn(&cache->lock);
-	if (result)
+	if (result) {
+		ocf_mngt_cache_put(cache);
 		return result;
+	}
 
 	if (env_bit_test(ocf_cache_state_stopping, &cache->cache_state)) {
 		/* Cache already stopping, do not allow any operation */
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c b/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c
index 8744af7b..fe300f65 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/utils/utils_pipeline.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static int _ocf_pipeline_run_step(struct ocf_request *req)
 
 	while (true) {
 		step = &pipeline->properties->steps[pipeline->next_step];
+		ocf_cache_log(req->cache, log_debug, "PL STEP: %s\n", step->name);
 		switch (step->type) {
 		case ocf_pipeline_step_single:
 			pipeline->next_step++;
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_pipeline.h b/src/utils/utils_pipeline.h
index bbf41c98..997c812a 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/utils/utils_pipeline.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2019-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ typedef bool (*ocf_pipeline_cond_step_predicate_t)(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg);
 
 struct ocf_pipeline_step {
+	char *name;
 	enum ocf_pipeline_step_type type;
 	ocf_pipeline_step_hndl_t hndl;
 	ocf_pipeline_cond_step_predicate_t pred;
@@ -79,14 +81,19 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_step {
 	};
 };
 
+#define xstr(a) str(a)
+#define str(a) #a
+
 #define OCF_PL_STEP(_hndl) \
 	{ \
+		.name = xstr(_hndl), \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_single, \
 		.hndl = _hndl, \
 	}
 
 #define OCF_PL_STEP_ARG_INT(_hndl, _int) \
 	{ \
+		.name = xstr(_hndl), \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_single, \
 		.hndl = _hndl, \
 		.arg = { \
@@ -97,6 +104,7 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_step {
 
 #define OCF_PL_STEP_ARG_PTR(_hndl, _ptr) \
 	{ \
+		.name = xstr(_hndl), \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_single, \
 		.hndl = _hndl, \
 		.arg = { \
@@ -107,6 +115,7 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_step {
 
 #define OCF_PL_STEP_FOREACH(_hndl, _args) \
 	{ \
+		.name = xstr(_hndl), \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_foreach, \
 		.hndl = _hndl, \
 		.args = _args, \
@@ -114,11 +123,13 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_step {
 
 #define OCF_PL_STEP_TERMINATOR() \
 	{ \
+		.name = "<TERMINATOR>", \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_terminator, \
 	}
 
 #define OCF_PL_STEP_COND(_pred, _hndl) \
 	{ \
+		.name = xstr(_hndl), \
 		.pred = _pred, \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_conditional, \
 		.hndl = _hndl, \
@@ -126,6 +137,7 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_step {
 
 #define OCF_PL_STEP_COND_ARG_INT(_pred, _hndl, _int) \
 	{ \
+		.name = xstr(_hndl), \
 		.pred = _pred, \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_conditional, \
 		.hndl = _hndl, \
@@ -137,6 +149,7 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_step {
 
 #define OCF_PL_STEP_COND_ARG_PTR(_pred, _hndl, _ptr) \
 	{ \
+		.name = xstr(_hndl), \
 		.pred = _pred, \
 		.type = ocf_pipeline_step_conditional, \
 		.hndl = _hndl, \