diff --git a/packages/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/actor_keys.rs b/packages/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/actor_keys.rs
index d1536726be..ad01e160c5 100644
--- a/packages/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/actor_keys.rs
+++ b/packages/services/pegboard/src/workflows/actor/actor_keys.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use gas::prelude::*;
 use rivet_key_data::converted::ActorByKeyKeyData;
 use udb_util::prelude::*;
-use universaldb::{self as udb, FdbBindingError, options::StreamingMode};
+use universaldb::{self as udb, options::StreamingMode, FdbBindingError};
 
 use crate::keys;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,23 @@ pub async fn reserve_key(
 			.await?;
 
 		match proposal_result {
-			ProposalResult::Committed => Ok(ReserveKeyOutput::Success),
+			ProposalResult::Committed => {
+				let output = ctx
+					.activity(ReserveActorKeyInput {
+						namespace_id,
+						name: name.clone(),
+						key: key.clone(),
+						actor_id,
+						create_ts: ctx.create_ts(),
+					})
+					.await?;
+				match output {
+					ReserveActorKeyOutput::Success => Ok(ReserveKeyOutput::Success),
+					ReserveActorKeyOutput::ExistingActor { existing_actor_id } => {
+						Ok(ReserveKeyOutput::KeyExists { existing_actor_id })
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			ProposalResult::ConsensusFailed => {
 				bail!("consensus failed")
 			}
diff --git a/scripts/tests/actor_get_or_create.ts b/scripts/tests/actor_get_or_create.ts
index 2b3f34ade4..bfb4260e8f 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/actor_get_or_create.ts
+++ b/scripts/tests/actor_get_or_create.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import {
 	generateRandomKey,
 } from "./utils";
 
-const COUNT = 5;
+const COUNT = 50;
+const PARALLEL = true;
 
 async function main() {
 	try {
@@ -21,28 +22,47 @@ async function main() {
 		const sharedKey = generateRandomKey();
 		console.log(`Using shared key: ${sharedKey}`);
 
-		// Create parallel calls to get or create actor with the same key
+		// Create calls to get or create actor with the same key
 		console.log(
-			`Creating ${COUNT} parallel get-or-create calls with shared key...`,
+			`Creating ${COUNT} ${PARALLEL ? "parallel" : "serial"} get-or-create calls with shared key...`,
 		);
 		let completedCount = 0;
-		const promises = Array.from({ length: COUNT }, (_, index) =>
-			getOrCreateActorById(
-				namespaceName,
-				actorName,
-				sharedKey,
-				runnerNameSelector,
-			).then((response) => {
+		
+		let results;
+		if (PARALLEL) {
+			const promises = Array.from({ length: COUNT }, (_, index) =>
+				getOrCreateActorById(
+					namespaceName,
+					actorName,
+					sharedKey,
+					runnerNameSelector,
+				).then((response) => {
+					completedCount++;
+					console.log(
+						`Call ${index + 1}/${COUNT} completed ${JSON.stringify(response)} (${completedCount} total)`,
+					);
+					return { index, response };
+				}),
+			);
+			results = await Promise.all(promises);
+		} else {
+			results = [];
+			for (let index = 0; index < COUNT; index++) {
+				const response = await getOrCreateActorById(
+					namespaceName,
+					actorName,
+					sharedKey,
+					runnerNameSelector,
+				);
 				completedCount++;
 				console.log(
 					`Call ${index + 1}/${COUNT} completed ${JSON.stringify(response)} (${completedCount} total)`,
 				);
-				return { index, response };
-			}),
-		);
-
-		const results = await Promise.all(promises);
-		console.log(`✓ Completed all ${COUNT} parallel calls`);
+				results.push({ index, response });
+			}
+		}
+		
+		console.log(`✓ Completed all ${COUNT} ${PARALLEL ? "parallel" : "serial"} calls`);
 
 		// Extract all actor IDs and verify they're all the same
 		const actorIds = results.map((result) => result.response.actor_id);