diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java
index 8af0f3f33d364..00e765d73f77f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/IndexSettings.java
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ public TimeValue getRemoteTranslogUploadBufferInterval() {
     }
 
     public int getRemoteTranslogExtraKeep() {
-        return INDEX_REMOTE_TRANSLOG_KEEP_EXTRA_GEN_SETTING.get(settings);
+        return remoteTranslogKeepExtraGen;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java
index 0f5275c9d96b5..24f9486ffd11a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java
@@ -431,12 +431,12 @@ public void trimUnreferencedReaders() throws IOException {
             }
             generationsToDelete.add(generation);
         }
-        translogTransferManager.deleteStaleTranslogMetadataFilesAsync(remoteGenerationDeletionPermits::release);
         if (generationsToDelete.isEmpty() == false) {
             deleteRemoteGeneration(generationsToDelete);
+            translogTransferManager.deleteStaleTranslogMetadataFilesAsync(remoteGenerationDeletionPermits::release);
             deleteStaleRemotePrimaryTerms();
         } else {
-            remoteGenerationDeletionPermits.release();
+            remoteGenerationDeletionPermits.release(REMOTE_DELETION_PERMITS);
         }
     }