diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
index b417133e4a89d..44add3fac4271 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
@@ -512,6 +512,10 @@ public String getDefaultCodecName() {
         return codecService.codec(CodecService.DEFAULT_CODEC).getName();
     }
 
+    public String getEngineCodec() {
+        return getEngine().config().getCodec().getName();
+    }
+
     /**
      * USE THIS METHOD WITH CARE!
      * Returns the primary term the index shard is supposed to be on. In case of primary promotion or when a replica learns about
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetService.java
index 6c1547fbee82b..f1b49753cc039 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetService.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public synchronized void onNewCheckpoint(final ReplicationCheckpoint receivedChe
             }
             final Thread thread = Thread.currentThread();
             if (replicaShard.shouldProcessCheckpoint(receivedCheckpoint)) {
-                startReplication(receivedCheckpoint, replicaShard, new SegmentReplicationListener() {
+                startReplication(replicaShard.getLatestReplicationCheckpoint(), replicaShard, new SegmentReplicationListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onReplicationDone(SegmentReplicationState state) {
                         logger.trace(
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public void messageReceived(final ForceSyncRequest request, TransportChannel cha
                 return;
             }
             startReplication(
-                ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(request.getShardId(), indexShard.getDefaultCodecName()),
+                ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(request.getShardId(), indexShard.getEngineCodec()),
                 indexShard,
                 new SegmentReplicationTargetService.SegmentReplicationListener() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/SegmentReplicationIndexShardTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/SegmentReplicationIndexShardTests.java
index 0d95f40652523..591c3589aeb22 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/SegmentReplicationIndexShardTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/SegmentReplicationIndexShardTests.java
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ private void assertDocCounts(IndexShard indexShard, int expectedPersistedDocCoun
 
     private void resolveCheckpointInfoResponseListener(ActionListener<CheckpointInfoResponse> listener, IndexShard primary) {
         try {
-            final CopyState copyState = new CopyState(ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(primary.shardId, primary.getDefaultCodecName()), primary);
+            final CopyState copyState = new CopyState(ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(primary.shardId, primary.getEngineCodec()), primary);
             listener.onResponse(
                 new CheckpointInfoResponse(copyState.getCheckpoint(), copyState.getMetadataMap(), copyState.getInfosBytes())
             );
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ private void startReplicationAndAssertCancellation(IndexShard replica, SegmentRe
         throws InterruptedException {
         CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         final SegmentReplicationTarget target = targetService.startReplication(
-            ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(replica.shardId, replica.getDefaultCodecName()),
+            ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(replica.shardId, replica.getEngineCodec()),
             replica,
             new SegmentReplicationTargetService.SegmentReplicationListener() {
                 @Override
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetServiceTests.java
index a3c016d5ba0df..83bd4111e0911 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetServiceTests.java
@@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
             .put(IndexMetadata.SETTING_REPLICATION_TYPE, ReplicationType.SEGMENT)
             .put("node.name", SegmentReplicationTargetServiceTests.class.getSimpleName())
             .build();
-        CodecService codecService = new CodecService(null, null);
-        String defaultCodecName = codecService.codec(CodecService.DEFAULT_CODEC).getName();
         primaryShard = newStartedShard(true, settings);
+        String primaryCodec = primaryShard.getEngineCodec();
         replicaShard = newShard(false, settings, new NRTReplicationEngineFactory());
         recoverReplica(replicaShard, primaryShard, true, getReplicationFunc(replicaShard));
-        checkpoint = new ReplicationCheckpoint(replicaShard.shardId(), 0L, 0L, 0L, defaultCodecName);
+        checkpoint = new ReplicationCheckpoint(replicaShard.shardId(), 0L, 0L, 0L, replicaShard.getEngineCodec());
         SegmentReplicationSourceFactory replicationSourceFactory = mock(SegmentReplicationSourceFactory.class);
         replicationSource = mock(SegmentReplicationSource.class);
         when(replicationSourceFactory.get(replicaShard)).thenReturn(replicationSource);
@@ -86,14 +85,14 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
             initialCheckpoint.getPrimaryTerm(),
             initialCheckpoint.getSegmentsGen(),
             initialCheckpoint.getSegmentInfosVersion() + 1,
-            defaultCodecName
+            primaryCodec
         );
         newPrimaryCheckpoint = new ReplicationCheckpoint(
             initialCheckpoint.getShardId(),
             initialCheckpoint.getPrimaryTerm() + 1,
             initialCheckpoint.getSegmentsGen(),
             initialCheckpoint.getSegmentInfosVersion() + 1,
-            defaultCodecName
+            primaryCodec
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetTests.java
index a029d87f4a575..3c481952a143d 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationTargetTests.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
             spyIndexShard.getPendingPrimaryTerm(),
             testSegmentInfos.getGeneration(),
             testSegmentInfos.version,
-            Codec.getDefault().getName()
+            indexShard.getEngineCodec()
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShardTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShardTestCase.java
index b785574ca52b2..8134698a64285 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShardTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShardTestCase.java
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ public void getCheckpointMetadata(
             ) {
                 try {
                     final CopyState copyState = new CopyState(
-                        ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(primaryShard.shardId, primaryShard.getDefaultCodecName()),
+                        ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(primaryShard.shardId, primaryShard.getEngineCodec()),
                         primaryShard
                     );
                     listener.onResponse(
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ public final List<SegmentReplicationTarget> replicateSegments(IndexShard primary
         for (IndexShard replica : replicaShards) {
             final SegmentReplicationTargetService targetService = prepareForReplication(primaryShard, replica);
             final SegmentReplicationTarget target = targetService.startReplication(
-                ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(replica.shardId, replica.getDefaultCodecName()),
+                ReplicationCheckpoint.empty(replica.shardId, replica.getEngineCodec()),
                 replica,
                 new SegmentReplicationTargetService.SegmentReplicationListener() {
                     @Override