diff --git a/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate.go b/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate.go
index be8671eff4f..7f8940b0400 100644
--- a/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate.go
+++ b/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func trySetTheNewValue(value *reflect.Value, newValue interface{}) error {
 	case reflect.Map:
 		mapValue := reflect.ValueOf(newValue)
 
-		return tryUpdateMapValue(value, mapValue)
+		return trySetMapValue(value, mapValue)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported type <%s> when trying to set the value '%v' of type <%s>", valueKind, newValue, reflect.TypeOf(newValue))
 	}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func trySetSliceValue(value *reflect.Value, newValue interface{}) error {
 		item := sliceVal.Index(i)
 		newItem := reflect.New(value.Type().Elem()).Elem()
 
-		err := trySetStructValue(&newItem, item)
+		err := trySetTheNewValue(&newItem, item.Interface())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func trySetStructValue(value *reflect.Value, newValue reflect.Value) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func tryUpdateMapValue(value *reflect.Value, newValue reflect.Value) error {
+func trySetMapValue(value *reflect.Value, newValue reflect.Value) error {
 	if value.IsNil() {
 		value.Set(reflect.MakeMap(value.Type()))
 	}
diff --git a/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate_test.go b/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate_test.go
index 44d3ae7d694..27a30ea9d00 100644
--- a/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate_test.go
+++ b/common/reflectcommon/structFieldsUpdate_test.go
@@ -1204,6 +1204,79 @@ func TestAdaptStructureValueBasedOnPath(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, "unsupported type <int> when trying to add value in type <map>", err.Error())
 	})
 
+	t.Run("should work and override string array", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		testConfig, err := loadTestConfig("../../testscommon/toml/config.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		expectedArray := []string{"x", "y", "z"}
+
+		err = AdaptStructureValueBasedOnPath(testConfig, "TestArray.Strings", expectedArray)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedArray, testConfig.TestArray.Strings)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should work and override int array", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		testConfig, err := loadTestConfig("../../testscommon/toml/config.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		expectedArray := []int{10, 20, 30}
+
+		err = AdaptStructureValueBasedOnPath(testConfig, "TestArray.Ints", expectedArray)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedArray, testConfig.TestArray.Ints)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should work and override string array from toml", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		testConfig, err := loadTestConfig("../../testscommon/toml/config.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		overrideConfig, err := loadOverrideConfig("../../testscommon/toml/overwrite.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = AdaptStructureValueBasedOnPath(testConfig, overrideConfig.OverridableConfigTomlValues[38].Path, overrideConfig.OverridableConfigTomlValues[38].Value)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		expectedArray := []string{"x", "y", "z"}
+		require.Equal(t, expectedArray, testConfig.TestArray.Strings)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should work and override int array from toml", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		testConfig, err := loadTestConfig("../../testscommon/toml/config.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		overrideConfig, err := loadOverrideConfig("../../testscommon/toml/overwrite.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = AdaptStructureValueBasedOnPath(testConfig, overrideConfig.OverridableConfigTomlValues[39].Path, overrideConfig.OverridableConfigTomlValues[39].Value)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		expectedArray := []int{10, 20, 30}
+		require.Equal(t, expectedArray, testConfig.TestArray.Ints)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should work and override struct of arrays from toml", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		testConfig, err := loadTestConfig("../../testscommon/toml/config.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		overrideConfig, err := loadOverrideConfig("../../testscommon/toml/overwrite.toml")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		expectedStringsArray := []string{"x", "y", "z"}
+		expectedIntsArray := []int{10, 20, 30}
+
+		err = AdaptStructureValueBasedOnPath(testConfig, overrideConfig.OverridableConfigTomlValues[40].Path, overrideConfig.OverridableConfigTomlValues[40].Value)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedStringsArray, testConfig.TestArray.Strings)
+		require.Equal(t, expectedIntsArray, testConfig.TestArray.Ints)
+	})
+
 }
 
 func loadTestConfig(filepath string) (*toml.Config, error) {
diff --git a/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor.go b/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor.go
index a12d5efb974..45666c18b3c 100644
--- a/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor.go
+++ b/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor.go
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ func (atp *apiTransactionProcessor) getFieldGettersForTx(wrappedTx *txcache.Wrap
 		rcvUsernameField: wrappedTx.Tx.GetRcvUserName(),
 		dataField:        wrappedTx.Tx.GetData(),
 		valueField:       getTxValue(wrappedTx),
-		senderShardID:    wrappedTx.SenderShardID,
-		receiverShardID:  wrappedTx.ReceiverShardID,
+		senderShardID:    atp.shardCoordinator.ComputeId(wrappedTx.Tx.GetSndAddr()),
+		receiverShardID:  atp.shardCoordinator.ComputeId(wrappedTx.Tx.GetRcvAddr()),
 	}
 
 	guardedTx, isGuardedTx := wrappedTx.Tx.(data.GuardedTransactionHandler)
diff --git a/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor_test.go b/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor_test.go
index 40357484880..3d3a894e737 100644
--- a/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor_test.go
+++ b/node/external/transactionAPI/apiTransactionProcessor_test.go
@@ -936,6 +936,9 @@ func TestApiTransactionProcessor_GetTransactionsPoolForSender(t *testing.T) {
 		NumberOfShardsCalled: func() uint32 {
 			return 1
 		},
+		ComputeIdCalled: func(address []byte) uint32 {
+			return 1 // force to return different from 0
+		},
 	}
 	atp, err := NewAPITransactionProcessor(args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -948,7 +951,17 @@ func TestApiTransactionProcessor_GetTransactionsPoolForSender(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, tx := range res.Transactions {
 		require.Equal(t, expectedHashes[i], tx.TxFields[hashField])
 		require.Equal(t, expectedValues[i], tx.TxFields[valueField])
-		require.Equal(t, sender, tx.TxFields["sender"])
+		require.Equal(t, sender, tx.TxFields[senderField])
+		require.Equal(t, uint32(1), tx.TxFields[senderShardID])
+		require.Equal(t, uint32(1), tx.TxFields[senderShardID])
+	}
+
+	res, err = atp.GetTransactionsPoolForSender(sender, "sender,value") // no hash, should be by default
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for i, tx := range res.Transactions {
+		require.Equal(t, expectedHashes[i], tx.TxFields[hashField])
+		require.Equal(t, expectedValues[i], tx.TxFields[valueField])
+		require.Equal(t, sender, tx.TxFields[senderField])
 	}
 
 	// if no tx is found in pool for a sender, it isn't an error, but return empty slice
diff --git a/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler.go b/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler.go
index 4f837968cb7..4102d9ffc61 100644
--- a/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler.go
+++ b/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler.go
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ func newFieldsHandler(parameters string) fieldsHandler {
 	}
 
 	parameters = strings.ToLower(parameters)
+	fieldsMap := sliceToMap(strings.Split(parameters, separator))
+	fieldsMap[hashField] = struct{}{} // hashField should always be returned
+
 	return fieldsHandler{
-		fieldsMap: sliceToMap(strings.Split(parameters, separator)),
+		fieldsMap: fieldsMap,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler_test.go b/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler_test.go
index fab3b3a41d9..75b3ae6f81a 100644
--- a/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler_test.go
+++ b/node/external/transactionAPI/fieldsHandler_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ func Test_newFieldsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, field := range splitFields {
 		require.True(t, fh.IsFieldSet(field), fmt.Sprintf("field %s is not set", field))
 	}
+	require.True(t, fh.IsFieldSet(hashField), "hashField should have been returned by default")
 
 	fh = newFieldsHandler("*")
 	for _, field := range splitFields {
 		require.True(t, fh.IsFieldSet(field))
 	}
+	require.True(t, fh.IsFieldSet(hashField), "hashField should have been returned by default")
 }
diff --git a/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer.go b/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer.go
index 71213b1dcdd..97852aa3bcd 100644
--- a/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer.go
+++ b/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer.go
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ func (fhps *FullHistoryPruningStorer) getOrOpenPersister(epoch uint32) (storage.
 		}
 
 		fhps.oldEpochsActivePersistersCache.Put([]byte(epochString), newPdata, 0)
+		log.Trace("full history pruning storer - init new storer", "epoch", epoch)
 		fhps.persistersMapByEpoch[epoch] = newPdata
 
 		return newPdata.getPersister(), nil
diff --git a/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer_test.go b/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer_test.go
index 0e0d43877e8..d1274499bb9 100644
--- a/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer_test.go
+++ b/storage/pruning/fullHistoryPruningStorer_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/storage/factory"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/storage/pathmanager"
 	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/storage/pruning"
+	"github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-go/testscommon"
 	logger "github.com/multiversx/mx-chain-logger-go"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -399,3 +400,33 @@ func TestFullHistoryPruningStorer_IsInterfaceNil(t *testing.T) {
 	fhps, _ = pruning.NewFullHistoryPruningStorer(fhArgs)
 	require.False(t, fhps.IsInterfaceNil())
 }
+
+func TestFullHistoryPruningStorer_changeEpochClosesOldDbs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	shouldCleanCalled := false
+	args := getDefaultArgs()
+	fhArgs := pruning.FullHistoryStorerArgs{
+		StorerArgs:               args,
+		NumOfOldActivePersisters: 2,
+	}
+	fhArgs.OldDataCleanerProvider = &testscommon.OldDataCleanerProviderStub{
+		ShouldCleanCalled: func() bool {
+			shouldCleanCalled = true
+			return true
+		},
+	}
+	fhps, err := pruning.NewFullHistoryPruningStorer(fhArgs)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	numEpochsChanged := 10
+	startEpoch := uint32(0)
+	for i := 0; i < numEpochsChanged; i++ {
+		startEpoch++
+		key := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("key-%d", i))
+		_, _ = fhps.GetFromEpoch(key, startEpoch)
+		err = fhps.ChangeEpochSimple(startEpoch)
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+	}
+	require.True(t, shouldCleanCalled)
+}
diff --git a/storage/pruning/pruningStorer.go b/storage/pruning/pruningStorer.go
index 2007454a7c8..d40680e5c87 100644
--- a/storage/pruning/pruningStorer.go
+++ b/storage/pruning/pruningStorer.go
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func (ps *PruningStorer) changeEpoch(header data.HeaderHandler) error {
 		}
 		log.Debug("change epoch pruning storer success", "persister", ps.identifier, "epoch", epoch)
 
-		return nil
+		return ps.removeOldPersistersIfNeeded(header)
 	}
 
 	shardID := core.GetShardIDString(ps.shardCoordinator.SelfId())
@@ -802,6 +802,11 @@ func (ps *PruningStorer) changeEpoch(header data.HeaderHandler) error {
 	ps.activePersisters = append(singleItemPersisters, ps.activePersisters...)
 	ps.persistersMapByEpoch[epoch] = newPersister
 
+	return ps.removeOldPersistersIfNeeded(header)
+}
+
+func (ps *PruningStorer) removeOldPersistersIfNeeded(header data.HeaderHandler) error {
+	epoch := header.GetEpoch()
 	wasExtended := ps.extendSavedEpochsIfNeeded(header)
 	if wasExtended {
 		if len(ps.activePersisters) > int(ps.numOfActivePersisters) {
@@ -814,11 +819,12 @@ func (ps *PruningStorer) changeEpoch(header data.HeaderHandler) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err = ps.closeAndDestroyPersisters(epoch)
+	err := ps.closeAndDestroyPersisters(epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("closing persisters", "error", err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/testscommon/toml/config.go b/testscommon/toml/config.go
index 56cfeb1f0ad..7f64ee446d4 100644
--- a/testscommon/toml/config.go
+++ b/testscommon/toml/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TestConfigNestedStruct
 	TestMap
 	TestInterface
+	TestArray
 }
 
 // TestConfigI8 will hold an int8 value for testing
@@ -180,3 +181,9 @@ type MapValues struct {
 type TestInterface struct {
 	Value interface{}
 }
+
+// TestArray will hold an array of strings and integers
+type TestArray struct {
+	Strings []string
+	Ints    []int
+}
diff --git a/testscommon/toml/config.toml b/testscommon/toml/config.toml
index 91512d5e664..890e3922789 100644
--- a/testscommon/toml/config.toml
+++ b/testscommon/toml/config.toml
@@ -51,3 +51,7 @@
 [Map]
     [Map.Key1]
         Number = 999
+
+[TestArray]
+    Strings = ["a", "b", "c"]
+    Ints = [0, 1, 2]
diff --git a/testscommon/toml/overwrite.toml b/testscommon/toml/overwrite.toml
index 63f74b7828c..5e495e5c08b 100644
--- a/testscommon/toml/overwrite.toml
+++ b/testscommon/toml/overwrite.toml
@@ -1,40 +1,43 @@
 OverridableConfigTomlValues = [
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = 127 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = 128 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = -128 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = -129 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = 32767 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = 32768 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = -32768 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = -32769 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = 2147483647 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = 2147483648 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = -2147483648 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = -2147483649 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI64.Int64.Number", Value = 9223372036854775807 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI64.Int64.Number", Value = -9223372036854775808 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU8.Uint8.Number", Value = 255 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU8.Uint8.Number", Value = 256 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU8.Uint8.Number", Value = -256 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU16.Uint16.Number", Value = 65535 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU16.Uint16.Number", Value = 65536 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU16.Uint16.Number", Value = -65536 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU32.Uint32.Number", Value = 4294967295 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU32.Uint32.Number", Value = 4294967296 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU32.Uint32.Number", Value = -4294967296 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU64.Uint64.Number", Value = 9223372036854775807 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU64.Uint64.Number", Value = -9223372036854775808 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = 3.4 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = 3.4e+39 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = -3.4 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = -3.4e+40 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF64.Float64.Number", Value = 1.7e+308 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF64.Float64.Number", Value = -1.7e+308 },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigStruct.ConfigStruct.Description", Value = { Number = 11 } },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigStruct.ConfigStruct.Description", Value = { Nr = 222 } },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigStruct.ConfigStruct.Description", Value = { Number = "11" } },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigNestedStruct.ConfigNestedStruct", Value = { Text = "Overwritten text", Message = { Public = false, MessageDescription = [{ Text = "Overwritten Text1" }] } } },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigNestedStruct.ConfigNestedStruct.Message.MessageDescription", Value = [{ Text = "Overwritten Text1" }, { Text = "Overwritten Text2" }] },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestMap.Map", Value = { "Key1" = { Number = 10 }, "Key2" = { Number = 11 } } },
-    { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestMap.Map", Value = { "Key2" = { Number = 2 }, "Key3" = { Number = 3 } } },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = 127 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = 128 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = -128 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI8.Int8.Number", Value = -129 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = 32767 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = 32768 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = -32768 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI16.Int16.Number", Value = -32769 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = 2147483647 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = 2147483648 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = -2147483648 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI32.Int32.Number", Value = -2147483649 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI64.Int64.Number", Value = 9223372036854775807 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigI64.Int64.Number", Value = -9223372036854775808 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU8.Uint8.Number", Value = 255 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU8.Uint8.Number", Value = 256 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU8.Uint8.Number", Value = -256 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU16.Uint16.Number", Value = 65535 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU16.Uint16.Number", Value = 65536 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU16.Uint16.Number", Value = -65536 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU32.Uint32.Number", Value = 4294967295 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU32.Uint32.Number", Value = 4294967296 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU32.Uint32.Number", Value = -4294967296 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU64.Uint64.Number", Value = 9223372036854775807 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigU64.Uint64.Number", Value = -9223372036854775808 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = 3.4 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = 3.4e+39 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = -3.4 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF32.Float32.Number", Value = -3.4e+40 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF64.Float64.Number", Value = 1.7e+308 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigF64.Float64.Number", Value = -1.7e+308 },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigStruct.ConfigStruct.Description", Value = { Number = 11 } },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigStruct.ConfigStruct.Description", Value = { Nr = 222 } },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigStruct.ConfigStruct.Description", Value = { Number = "11" } },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigNestedStruct.ConfigNestedStruct", Value = { Text = "Overwritten text", Message = { Public = false, MessageDescription = [{ Text = "Overwritten Text1" }] } } },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestConfigNestedStruct.ConfigNestedStruct.Message.MessageDescription", Value = [{ Text = "Overwritten Text1" }, { Text = "Overwritten Text2" }] },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestMap.Map", Value = { "Key1" = { Number = 10 }, "Key2" = { Number = 11 } } },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestMap.Map", Value = { "Key2" = { Number = 2 }, "Key3" = { Number = 3 } } },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestArray.Strings", Value = ["x", "y", "z"] },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestArray.Ints", Value = [10, 20, 30] },
+   { File = "config.toml", Path = "TestArray", Value = { Strings = ["x", "y", "z"], Ints = [10, 20, 30] } },
 ]