diff --git a/src/defrag.c b/src/defrag.c
index a819eb8ac..d3f4ceee6 100644
--- a/src/defrag.c
+++ b/src/defrag.c
@@ -729,8 +729,9 @@ void defragStream(redisDb *db, dictEntry *kde) {
 void defragModule(redisDb *db, dictEntry *kde) {
     robj *obj = dictGetVal(kde);
     serverAssert(obj->type == OBJ_MODULE);
-
-    if (!moduleDefragValue(dictGetKey(kde), obj, db->id))
+    robj keyobj;
+    initStaticStringObject(keyobj, dictGetKey(kde));
+    if (!moduleDefragValue(&keyobj, obj, db->id))
         defragLater(db, kde);
 }
 
@@ -940,7 +941,9 @@ int defragLaterItem(dictEntry *de, unsigned long *cursor, long long endtime, int
         } else if (ob->type == OBJ_STREAM) {
             return scanLaterStreamListpacks(ob, cursor, endtime);
         } else if (ob->type == OBJ_MODULE) {
-            return moduleLateDefrag(dictGetKey(de), ob, cursor, endtime, dbid);
+            robj keyobj;
+            initStaticStringObject(keyobj, dictGetKey(de));
+            return moduleLateDefrag(&keyobj, ob, cursor, endtime, dbid);
         } else {
             *cursor = 0; /* object type may have changed since we schedule it for later */
         }
diff --git a/tests/modules/defragtest.c b/tests/modules/defragtest.c
index a27b57e13..597b5aa79 100644
--- a/tests/modules/defragtest.c
+++ b/tests/modules/defragtest.c
@@ -161,13 +161,14 @@ size_t FragFreeEffort(RedisModuleString *key, const void *value) {
 }
 
 int FragDefrag(RedisModuleDefragCtx *ctx, RedisModuleString *key, void **value) {
-    REDISMODULE_NOT_USED(key);
     unsigned long i = 0;
     int steps = 0;
 
     int dbid = RedisModule_GetDbIdFromDefragCtx(ctx);
     RedisModule_Assert(dbid != -1);
 
+    RedisModule_Log(NULL, "notice", "Defrag key: %s", RedisModule_StringPtrLen(key, NULL));
+
     /* Attempt to get cursor, validate it's what we're exepcting */
     if (RedisModule_DefragCursorGet(ctx, &i) == REDISMODULE_OK) {
         if (i > 0) datatype_resumes++;