diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1059cfdf0a..d9d92ec799 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dev: has-poetry
 
 lint:
 	./check-package.sh
-	poetry run black ./ --diff --exclude=".*syntax_error.py|\.venv.*"
+	poetry run black ./ --diff --exclude=".*syntax_error.py|\.venv.*|_storage/.*"
 	# poetry run isort ./ --diff
 	poetry run mypy --config-file mypy.ini dlt tests
 	poetry run flake8 --max-line-length=200 dlt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ lint:
 	# $(MAKE) lint-security
 
 format:
-	poetry run black ./ --exclude=".*syntax_error.py|\.venv.*"
+	poetry run black ./ --exclude=".*syntax_error.py|\.venv.*|_storage/.*"
 	# poetry run isort ./
 
 test-and-lint-snippets:
diff --git a/dlt/pipeline/pipeline.py b/dlt/pipeline/pipeline.py
index d4ccdafcec..836442f5bb 100644
--- a/dlt/pipeline/pipeline.py
+++ b/dlt/pipeline/pipeline.py
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ def normalize(
                     self, "normalize", n_ex, normalize.get_normalize_info()
                 ) from n_ex
 
-    @with_runtime_trace()
+    @with_runtime_trace(send_state=True)
     @with_schemas_sync
     @with_state_sync()
     @with_config_section((known_sections.LOAD,))
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def load(
         except Exception as l_ex:
             raise PipelineStepFailed(self, "load", l_ex, self._get_load_info(load)) from l_ex
 
-    @with_runtime_trace(send_state=True)
+    @with_runtime_trace()
     @with_config_section(("run",))
     def run(
         self,
diff --git a/dlt/pipeline/platform.py b/dlt/pipeline/platform.py
index 5ebaaf662e..c8014d5ae7 100644
--- a/dlt/pipeline/platform.py
+++ b/dlt/pipeline/platform.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 STATE_URL_SUFFIX = "/state"
 
 
-class TSchemaSyncPayload(TypedDict):
+class TPipelineSyncPayload(TypedDict):
     pipeline_name: str
     destination_name: str
     destination_displayable_credentials: str
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _sync_schemas_to_platform(trace: PipelineTrace, pipeline: SupportsPipeline)
     if not load_info:
         return
 
-    payload = TSchemaSyncPayload(
+    payload = TPipelineSyncPayload(
         pipeline_name=pipeline.pipeline_name,
         destination_name=load_info.destination_name,
         destination_displayable_credentials=load_info.destination_displayable_credentials,
@@ -109,11 +109,10 @@ def on_end_trace_step(
     step_info: Any,
     send_state: bool,
 ) -> None:
-    pass
+    if send_state:
+        # also sync schemas to dlthub
+        _sync_schemas_to_platform(trace, pipeline)
 
 
 def on_end_trace(trace: PipelineTrace, pipeline: SupportsPipeline, send_state: bool) -> None:
     _send_trace_to_platform(trace, pipeline)
-    if send_state:
-        # also sync schemas to dlthub
-        _sync_schemas_to_platform(trace, pipeline)