diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_pipeline.cpp b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_pipeline.cpp
index d9fc6acc86be..4457cac04e51 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_pipeline.cpp
@@ -1564,47 +1564,50 @@ TOperation::TPtr TPipeline::BuildOperation(NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWrite::TPtr&
 {
     const auto& rec = ev->Get()->Record;
     TBasicOpInfo info(rec.GetTxId(), EOperationKind::DataTx, EvWrite::Convertor::GetProposeFlags(rec.GetTxMode()), 0, receivedAt, tieBreakerIndex);
-    auto op = MakeIntrusive<TWriteOperation>(info, ev, Self, txc, ctx);
-    op->OperationSpan = NWilson::TSpan(TWilsonTablet::Tablet, std::move(traceId), "WriteOperation", NWilson::EFlags::AUTO_END);
+    auto writeOp = MakeIntrusive<TWriteOperation>(info, ev, Self, txc, ctx);
+    auto writeTx = writeOp->GetWriteTx();
+    Y_ABORT_UNLESS(writeTx);
+
+    writeOp->OperationSpan = NWilson::TSpan(TWilsonTablet::Tablet, std::move(traceId), "WriteOperation", NWilson::EFlags::AUTO_END);
 
     auto badRequest = [&](const TString& error) {
-        op->SetError(NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, error, Self->TabletID());
+        writeOp->SetError(NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, error, Self->TabletID());
         LOG_ERROR_S(TActivationContext::AsActorContext(), NKikimrServices::TX_DATASHARD, error);
     };
 
-    if (!op->GetWriteTx()->Ready()) {
-        badRequest(TStringBuilder() << "Shard " << Self->TabletID() << " cannot parse tx " << op->GetTxId() << ": " << op->GetWriteTx()->GetError());
-        return op;
+    if (!writeTx->Ready()) {
+        badRequest(TStringBuilder() << "Shard " << Self->TabletID() << " cannot parse tx " << writeOp->GetTxId() << ": " << writeOp->GetWriteTx()->GetError());
+        return writeOp;
     }
 
-    op->ExtractKeys();
+    writeOp->ExtractKeys();
 
     switch (rec.txmode()) {
         case NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWrite::MODE_PREPARE:
             break;
         case NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWrite::MODE_VOLATILE_PREPARE:
-            op->SetVolatilePrepareFlag();
+            writeOp->SetVolatilePrepareFlag();
             break;
         case NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWrite::MODE_IMMEDIATE:
-            op->SetImmediateFlag();
+            writeOp->SetImmediateFlag();
             break;
         default:
             badRequest(TStringBuilder() << "Unknown txmode: " << rec.txmode());
-            return op;
+            return writeOp;
     }
 
     // Make config checks for immediate op.
-    if (op->IsImmediate()) {
+    if (writeOp->IsImmediate()) {
         if (Config.NoImmediate() || (Config.ForceOnlineRW())) {
-            LOG_INFO_S(TActivationContext::AsActorContext(), NKikimrServices::TX_DATASHARD, "Shard " << Self->TabletID() << " force immediate op " << op->GetTxId() << " to online according to config");
-            op->SetForceOnlineFlag();
+            LOG_INFO_S(TActivationContext::AsActorContext(), NKikimrServices::TX_DATASHARD, "Shard " << Self->TabletID() << " force immediate writeOp " << writeOp->GetTxId() << " to online according to config");
+            writeOp->SetForceOnlineFlag();
         } else {
             if (Config.DirtyImmediate())
-                op->SetForceDirtyFlag();
+                writeOp->SetForceDirtyFlag();
         }
     }
 
-    return op;
+    return writeOp;
 }
 
 void TPipeline::BuildDataTx(TActiveTransaction *tx, TTransactionContext &txc, const TActorContext &ctx)