diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 496c567c4..c2988d19a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     branches: ["main"]
 
 jobs:
-  test:
+  test-backend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
-      - name: Build
+      - name: Backend Tests
         run: |
           rm package-lock.json
           npm install -g npm@latest
           npm install
           npm run build
-          npm run test
+          npm run test:backend
 
   api-test:
     name: backend (node env, api-test)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48643a30e..711efb1d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npx mocha src/phoenix/test && npx vitest run src/backend && node src/backend/tools/test.mjs",
     "test:puterjs-api": "vitest run tests/puterJsApiTests",
-    "test:backend": "vitest run --config=src/backend/vitest.config.ts src/backend",
+    "test:backend": "npm run build:ts; vitest run --config=src/backend/vitest.config.ts src/backend",
     "start=gui": "nodemon --exec \"node dev-server.js\" ",
     "start": "node ./tools/run-selfhosted.js",
     "prestart": "npm run build:ts",
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/TogetherAIService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/TogetherAIService.js
index d48111292..df12eb275 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/TogetherAIService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/TogetherAIService.js
@@ -156,14 +156,21 @@ class TogetherAIService extends BaseService {
                     };
                 }
 
-                // return completion.choices[0];
                 const ret = completion.choices[0];
+
                 ret.usage = {
                     input_tokens: completion.usage.prompt_tokens,
                     output_tokens: completion.usage.completion_tokens,
                 };
+
+                const trackedUsage = OpenAIUtil.extractMeteredUsage(completion.usage);
+                const costOverrides =  {
+                    prompt_tokens: trackedUsage.prompt_tokens * (modelDetails?.cost?.input ?? 0),
+                    completion_tokens: trackedUsage.completion_tokens * (modelDetails?.cost?.output ?? 0),
+                };
                 // Metering: record usage for non-streamed completion
-                this.meteringService.utilRecordUsageObject(completion.usage, actor, modelId);
+                this.meteringService.utilRecordUsageObject(completion.usage, actor, modelId, costOverrides);
+
                 return ret;
             },
         },
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/test-core/TestCoreModule.js b/src/backend/src/modules/test-core/TestCoreModule.js
index 2e967d764..4f6c7d8de 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/test-core/TestCoreModule.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/test-core/TestCoreModule.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+const { AnomalyService } = require('../../services/AnomalyService');
+const { GroupService } = require('../../services/auth/GroupService');
+const { PermissionService } = require('../../services/auth/PermissionService');
 const { CommandService } = require('../../services/CommandService');
 const { SqliteDatabaseAccessService } = require('../../services/database/SqliteDatabaseAccessService');
 const { DetailProviderService } = require('../../services/DetailProviderService');
 const { EventService } = require('../../services/EventService');
 const { GetUserService } = require('../../services/GetUserService');
+const { MeteringServiceWrapper } = require('../../services/MeteringService/MeteringServiceWrapper.mjs');
+const { DBKVServiceWrapper } = require('../../services/repositories/DBKVStore/index.mjs');
 const { SUService } = require('../../services/SUService');
 const { TraceService } = require('../../services/TraceService');
 const { AlarmService } = require('../core/AlarmService');
@@ -18,6 +23,11 @@ class TestCoreModule {
         services.registerService('alarm', AlarmService);
         services.registerService('event', EventService);
         services.registerService('commands', CommandService);
+        services.registerService('meteringService', MeteringServiceWrapper);
+        services.registerService('puter-kvstore', DBKVServiceWrapper);
+        services.registerService('permission', PermissionService);
+        services.registerService('group', GroupService);
+        services.registerService('anomaly', AnomalyService);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.test.ts b/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.test.ts
index 8aff1adac..d5dbfb243 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.test.ts
@@ -223,5 +223,5 @@ describe('MeteringService', async () => {
                 count: 1,
             });
         }
-    });
+    }, 10000);
 });
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.test.ts b/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.test.ts
index 198a903f3..8e059ae0f 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createTestKernel } from '../../../../tools/test.mjs';
 import * as config from '../../../config';
 import { Actor } from '../../auth/Actor';
-import { MeteringServiceWrapper } from '../../MeteringService/MeteringServiceWrapper.mjs';
 import { DBKVServiceWrapper } from './index.mjs';
 
 describe('DBKVStore', async () => {
@@ -18,10 +17,7 @@ describe('DBKVStore', async () => {
     });
 
     const testKernel = await createTestKernel({
-        serviceMap: {
-            meteringService: MeteringServiceWrapper,
-            'puter-kvstore': DBKVServiceWrapper,
-        },
+        serviceMap: {},
         initLevelString: 'init',
         testCore: true,
     });
@@ -64,6 +60,29 @@ describe('DBKVStore', async () => {
         expect(fromTwo).toBe('two');
     });
 
+    it('retrieves single and multiple keys respecting app vs global scope', async () => {
+        const userId = 12;
+        const globalActor = makeActor(userId);
+        const appActor = makeActor(userId, 'scoped-app');
+
+        await su.sudo(globalActor, () => kvStore.set({ key: 'shared', value: 'global-shared' }));
+        await su.sudo(globalActor, () => kvStore.set({ key: 'global-only', value: 'global' }));
+        await su.sudo(appActor, () => kvStore.set({ key: 'shared', value: 'app-shared' }));
+        await su.sudo(appActor, () => kvStore.set({ key: 'app-only', value: 'app' }));
+
+        const globalSingle = await su.sudo(globalActor, () => kvStore.get({ key: 'shared' }));
+        const appSingle = await su.sudo(appActor, () => kvStore.get({ key: 'shared' }));
+
+        expect(globalSingle).toBe('global-shared');
+        expect(appSingle).toBe('app-shared');
+
+        const globalList = await su.sudo(globalActor, () => kvStore.get({ key: ['shared', 'app-only', 'global-only'] }));
+        const appList = await su.sudo(appActor, () => kvStore.get({ key: ['shared', 'app-only', 'global-only'] }));
+
+        expect(globalList).toEqual(['global-shared', null, 'global']);
+        expect(appList).toEqual(['app-shared', 'app', null]);
+    });
+
     it('increments nested numeric paths and persists the aggregated totals', async () => {
         const actor = makeActor(3);
         const key = 'counter-key';
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.ts b/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.ts
index 760392380..3f05bdaac 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/repositories/DBKVStore/DBKVStore.ts
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ export class DBKVStore implements IDBKVStore {
         if ( Array.isArray(key) ) {
             const keys = key;
             const key_hashes = keys.map((key: string) => murmurhash.v3(key));
+            const placeholders = key_hashes.map(() => '?').join(',');
+            const params = app
+                ? [user.id, app.uid, ...key_hashes]
+                : [user.id, ...key_hashes];
             const rows = app
-                ? await this.#db.read('SELECT kkey, value, expireAt FROM kv WHERE user_id=? AND app=? AND kkey_hash IN (?)', [user.id, app.uid, key_hashes])
-                : await this.#db.read(`SELECT kkey, value, expireAt FROM kv WHERE user_id=? AND (app IS NULL OR app = '${GLOBAL_APP_KEY}') AND kkey_hash IN (${key_hashes.map(() => '?').join(',')})`,
-                                [user.id, key_hashes]);
+                ? await this.#db.read(`SELECT kkey, value, expireAt FROM kv WHERE user_id=? AND app=? AND kkey_hash IN (${placeholders})`, params)
+                : await this.#db.read(`SELECT kkey, value, expireAt FROM kv WHERE user_id=? AND (app IS NULL OR app = '${GLOBAL_APP_KEY}') AND kkey_hash IN (${placeholders})`,
+                                params);
 
             const kvPairs: Record<string, unknown> = {};
             rows.forEach((row: { kkey: string, value: string }) => {
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ export class DBKVStore implements IDBKVStore {
                 deleteExpired(expiredKeys);
             }
 
-            return keys.map((key: string) => kvPairs[key]) as unknown[];
+            return keys.map((key: string) => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(kvPairs, key) ? kvPairs[key] : null) as unknown[];
         }
 
         const key_hash = murmurhash.v3(key);