diff --git a/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/Chart.yaml b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/Chart.yaml
index 15cb614123..a88a067f9d 100644
--- a/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/Chart.yaml
+++ b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: feast-feature-server
 description: Feast Feature Server in Go or Python
 type: application
-version: 0.42.0
+version: 0.42.1
 keywords:
   - machine learning
   - big data
diff --git a/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/README.md b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/README.md
index a1578196b9..1c3e17993f 100644
--- a/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/README.md
+++ b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/README.md
@@ -60,4 +60,5 @@ See [here](https://github.com/feast-dev/feast/tree/master/examples/python-helm-d
 | service.port | int | `80` |  |
 | service.type | string | `"ClusterIP"` |  |
 | serviceAccount.name | string | `""` |  |
-| tolerations | list | `[]` |  |
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+| tolerations | list | `[]` |  |
+| route.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
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diff --git a/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/templates/route.yaml b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/templates/route.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f4d36d9e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/templates/route.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{{- if and (.Values.route.enabled) (eq .Values.feast_mode "ui") }}
+---
+kind: Route
+apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "feast-feature-server.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "feast-feature-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  to:
+    kind: Service
+    name: {{ include "feast-feature-server.fullname" . }}
+  port:
+    targetPort: http
+  tls:
+    termination: edge
+    insecureEdgeTerminationPolicy: Redirect
+{{- end}}
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diff --git a/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/values.yaml b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/values.yaml
index ed54d328d1..9a0d298663 100644
--- a/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/values.yaml
+++ b/infra/charts/feast-feature-server/values.yaml
@@ -74,3 +74,7 @@ livenessProbe:
 readinessProbe:
   initialDelaySeconds: 20
   periodSeconds: 10
+
+# to create OpenShift Route object for UI
+route:
+  enabled: false
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diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/milvus_online_store/milvus.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/milvus_online_store/milvus.py
index 8d5405c428..f2283387a0 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/milvus_online_store/milvus.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/online_stores/milvus_online_store/milvus.py
@@ -108,12 +108,16 @@ class MilvusOnlineStore(OnlineStore):
 
     def _connect(self, config: RepoConfig) -> MilvusClient:
         if not self.client:
-            self.client = MilvusClient(
-                url=f"{config.online_store.host}:{config.online_store.port}",
-                token=f"{config.online_store.username}:{config.online_store.password}"
-                if config.online_store.username and config.online_store.password
-                else "",
-            )
+            if config.provider == "local":
+                print("Connecting to Milvus in local mode using ./milvus_demo.db")
+                self.client = MilvusClient("./milvus_demo.db")
+            else:
+                self.client = MilvusClient(
+                    url=f"{config.online_store.host}:{config.online_store.port}",
+                    token=f"{config.online_store.username}:{config.online_store.password}"
+                    if config.online_store.username and config.online_store.password
+                    else "",
+                )
         return self.client
 
     def _get_collection(self, config: RepoConfig, table: FeatureView) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -247,7 +251,8 @@ def online_write_batch(
                 progress(1)
 
         self.client.insert(
-            collection_name=collection["collection_name"], data=entity_batch_to_insert
+            collection_name=collection["collection_name"],
+            data=entity_batch_to_insert,
         )
 
     def online_read(
diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/type_map.py b/sdk/python/feast/type_map.py
index 000e9cdae4..7e2b8a5362 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/type_map.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/type_map.py
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ def spark_to_feast_value_type(spark_type_as_str: str) -> ValueType:
         "float": ValueType.FLOAT,
         "boolean": ValueType.BOOL,
         "timestamp": ValueType.UNIX_TIMESTAMP,
+        "date": ValueType.UNIX_TIMESTAMP,
         "array<byte>": ValueType.BYTES_LIST,
         "array<string>": ValueType.STRING_LIST,
         "array<int>": ValueType.INT32_LIST,
@@ -824,6 +825,7 @@ def spark_to_feast_value_type(spark_type_as_str: str) -> ValueType:
         "array<float>": ValueType.FLOAT_LIST,
         "array<boolean>": ValueType.BOOL_LIST,
         "array<timestamp>": ValueType.UNIX_TIMESTAMP_LIST,
+        "array<date>": ValueType.UNIX_TIMESTAMP_LIST,
     }
     if spark_type_as_str.startswith("decimal"):
         spark_type_as_str = "decimal"