diff --git a/lightrag/kg/shared_storage.py b/lightrag/kg/shared_storage.py
index acebafa7..c8c154aa 100644
--- a/lightrag/kg/shared_storage.py
+++ b/lightrag/kg/shared_storage.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def initialize_share_data(workers: int = 1):
     master process before forking worker processes, allowing all workers to share
     the same initialized data.
 
-    In single-process mode, this function is called during LightRAG object initialization.
+    In single-process mode, this function is called in FASTAPI lifespan function.
 
     The function determines whether to use cross-process shared variables for data storage
     based on the number of workers. If workers=1, it uses thread locks and local dictionaries.
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ def initialize_share_data(workers: int = 1):
         _manager, \
         _workers, \
         is_multiprocess, \
-        is_multiprocess, \
         _storage_lock, \
         _internal_lock, \
         _pipeline_status_lock, \
@@ -152,6 +151,7 @@ def initialize_share_data(workers: int = 1):
 async def initialize_pipeline_status():
     """
     Initialize pipeline namespace with default values.
+    This function is called during FASTAPI lifespan for each worker.
     """
     pipeline_namespace = await get_namespace_data("pipeline_status")
 
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ async def get_all_update_flags_status() -> Dict[str, list]:
 
 def try_initialize_namespace(namespace: str) -> bool:
     """
-    Try to initialize a namespace. Returns True if the current process gets initialization permission.
-    Uses atomic operations on shared dictionaries to ensure only one process can successfully initialize.
+    Returns True if the current worker(process) gets initialization permission for loading data later.
+    The worker does not get the permission is prohibited to load data from files.
     """
     global _init_flags, _manager
 
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ def try_initialize_namespace(namespace: str) -> bool:
 
 
 async def get_namespace_data(namespace: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """get storage space for specific storage type(namespace)"""
+    """get the shared data reference for specific namespace"""
     if _shared_dicts is None:
         direct_log(
-            f"Error: try to getnanmespace before Shared-Data is initialized, pid={os.getpid()}",
+            f"Error: try to getnanmespace before it is initialized, pid={os.getpid()}",
             level="ERROR",
         )
         raise ValueError("Shared dictionaries not initialized")
@@ -301,10 +301,13 @@ def finalize_share_data():
     global \
         _manager, \
         is_multiprocess, \
-        _global_lock, \
+        _storage_lock, \
+        _internal_lock, \
+        _pipeline_status_lock, \
         _shared_dicts, \
         _init_flags, \
-        _initialized
+        _initialized, \
+        _update_flags
 
     # Check if already initialized
     if not _initialized:
@@ -320,13 +323,36 @@ def finalize_share_data():
     # In multi-process mode, shut down the Manager
     if is_multiprocess and _manager is not None:
         try:
-            # Clear shared dictionaries first
+            # Clear shared resources before shutting down Manager
             if _shared_dicts is not None:
+                # Clear pipeline status history messages first if exists
+                try:
+                    pipeline_status = _shared_dicts.get("pipeline_status", {})
+                    if "history_messages" in pipeline_status:
+                        pipeline_status["history_messages"].clear()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass  # Ignore any errors during history messages cleanup
                 _shared_dicts.clear()
             if _init_flags is not None:
                 _init_flags.clear()
+            if _update_flags is not None:
+                # Clear each namespace's update flags list and Value objects
+                try:
+                    for namespace in _update_flags:
+                        flags_list = _update_flags[namespace]
+                        if isinstance(flags_list, list):
+                            # Clear Value objects in the list
+                            for flag in flags_list:
+                                if hasattr(
+                                    flag, "value"
+                                ):  # Check if it's a Value object
+                                    flag.value = False
+                            flags_list.clear()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass  # Ignore any errors during update flags cleanup
+                _update_flags.clear()
 
-            # Shut down the Manager
+            # Shut down the Manager - this will automatically clean up all shared resources
             _manager.shutdown()
             direct_log(f"Process {os.getpid()} Manager shutdown complete")
         except Exception as e:
@@ -340,6 +366,9 @@ def finalize_share_data():
     is_multiprocess = None
     _shared_dicts = None
     _init_flags = None
-    _global_lock = None
+    _storage_lock = None
+    _internal_lock = None
+    _pipeline_status_lock = None
+    _update_flags = None
 
     direct_log(f"Process {os.getpid()} storage data finalization complete")