diff --git a/src/jobflow/core/store.py b/src/jobflow/core/store.py
index fc68e223..3b3bb770 100644
--- a/src/jobflow/core/store.py
+++ b/src/jobflow/core/store.py
@@ -444,6 +444,26 @@ def remove_docs(self, criteria: dict):
                 store.remove_docs({"job_uuid": doc["uuid"], "job_index": doc["index"]})
         self.docs_store.remove_docs(criteria)
 
+
+    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check equality for JobStore.
+
+        Args:
+            other: other JobStore to compare with.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(other, JobStore):
+            return False
+
+        fields = ["docs_store", "save", "load"]
+
+        # Check equality of all additional_stores
+        if self.additional_stores == other.additional_stores:
+            return all(getattr(self, f) == getattr(other, f) for f in fields)
+
+        return False
+
+
     def get_output(
         self,
         uuid: str,
diff --git a/src/jobflow/managers/fireworks.py b/src/jobflow/managers/fireworks.py
index 5cc32129..9407c02e 100644
--- a/src/jobflow/managers/fireworks.py
+++ b/src/jobflow/managers/fireworks.py
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import typing
 
 from fireworks import FiretaskBase, Firework, FWAction, Workflow, explicit_serialize
+from fireworks.fw_config import DS_PASSWORD
+from fireworks.utilities.fw_utilities import DataServer
+from maggma.stores.shared_stores import StoreFacade
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Sequence
@@ -151,7 +155,16 @@ def run_task(self, fw_spec):
 
         if store is None:
             store = SETTINGS.JOB_STORE
-        store.connect()
+        if "FW_DATASERVER_PORT" in os.environ:
+            ds = DataServer(
+                address=("127.0.0.1", int(os.environ["FW_DATASERVER_PORT"])),
+                authkey=DS_PASSWORD,
+            )
+            ds.connect()
+            multistore = ds.MultiStore()
+            store = StoreFacade(store, multistore)
+        else:
+            store.connect()
 
         if hasattr(self, "fw_id"):
             job.metadata.update({"fw_id": self.fw_id})