diff --git a/lib/bdev/ocf/ctx.h b/lib/bdev/ocf/ctx.h
index 807eca1da..71ac5fab5 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/ocf/ctx.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/ocf/ctx.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define VBDEV_OCF_CTX_H
 
 #include <ocf/ocf.h>
+#include "spdk/thread.h"
 
 extern ocf_ctx_t vbdev_ocf_ctx;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ extern ocf_ctx_t vbdev_ocf_ctx;
 /* Context of cache instance */
 struct vbdev_ocf_cache_ctx {
 	ocf_queue_t                  mngt_queue;
+	struct spdk_io_channel      *management_channel;
 	pthread_mutex_t              lock;
 	env_atomic                   refcnt;
 };
diff --git a/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c b/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
index 1681c3a79..86c71081c 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ remove_base_bdev(struct vbdev_ocf_base *base)
 		spdk_bdev_module_release_bdev(base->bdev);
 		spdk_bdev_close(base->desc);
 		base->attached = false;
+
+		if (base->management_channel && !base->is_cache) {
+			spdk_put_io_channel(base->management_channel);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +250,7 @@ stop_vbdev_cmpl(ocf_cache_t cache, void *priv, int error)
 
 	vbdev_ocf_queue_put(vbdev->cache_ctx->mngt_queue);
 	ocf_mngt_cache_unlock(cache);
+	spdk_put_io_channel(vbdev->cache.management_channel);
 
 	vbdev_ocf_mngt_continue(vbdev, error);
 }
@@ -796,6 +801,8 @@ finish_register(struct vbdev_ocf *vbdev)
 {
 	int result;
 
+	vbdev->cache.management_channel = vbdev->cache_ctx->management_channel;
+
 	/* Copy properties of the base bdev */
 	vbdev->exp_bdev.blocklen = vbdev->core.bdev->blocklen;
 	vbdev->exp_bdev.write_cache = vbdev->core.bdev->write_cache;
@@ -836,6 +843,7 @@ add_core_cmpl(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_core_t core, void *priv, int error)
 		vbdev->core.id  = ocf_core_get_id(core);
 	}
 
+	vbdev->core.management_channel = spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(vbdev->core.desc);
 	vbdev_ocf_mngt_continue(vbdev, error);
 }
 
@@ -864,6 +872,8 @@ start_cache_cmpl(ocf_cache_t cache, void *priv, int error)
 	struct vbdev_ocf *vbdev = priv;
 
 	ocf_mngt_cache_unlock(cache);
+	vbdev->cache_ctx->management_channel = spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(vbdev->cache.desc);
+
 	vbdev_ocf_mngt_continue(vbdev, error);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.h b/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.h
index 84bce7d76..e4dbf06b8 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.h
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ struct vbdev_ocf_base {
 	/* True if SPDK bdev has been claimed and opened for writing */
 	bool                         attached;
 
+	/* Channel for cleaner operations */
+	struct spdk_io_channel      *management_channel;
+
 	/* Reference to main vbdev */
 	struct vbdev_ocf            *parent;
 };
diff --git a/lib/bdev/ocf/volume.c b/lib/bdev/ocf/volume.c
index b0209fb76..70f3c8d4a 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/ocf/volume.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/ocf/volume.c
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ prepare_submit(struct ocf_io *io)
 	struct vbdev_ocf_qcxt *qctx;
 	struct vbdev_ocf_base *base;
 	ocf_queue_t q = io->io_queue;
+	ocf_cache_t cache;
+	struct vbdev_ocf_cache_ctx *cctx;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	io_ctx->rq_cnt++;
@@ -232,6 +234,14 @@ prepare_submit(struct ocf_io *io)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	cache = ocf_queue_get_cache(q);
+	cctx = ocf_cache_get_priv(cache);
+
+	if (q == cctx->mngt_queue) {
+		io_ctx->ch = base->management_channel;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	qctx = ocf_queue_get_priv(q);
 	if (qctx == NULL) {
 		return -EFAULT;