diff --git a/packages/harmony-account/src/account.ts b/packages/harmony-account/src/account.ts
index 1308619..df1dc0f 100644
--- a/packages/harmony-account/src/account.ts
+++ b/packages/harmony-account/src/account.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ class Account {
   async updateBalances(blockNumber: string = 'latest'): Promise<void> {
     // this.messenger.setShardingProviders();
     const shardProviders = this.messenger.shardProviders;
-
     if (shardProviders.size > 1) {
       for (const [name, val] of shardProviders) {
         const balanceObject = await this.getShardBalance(val.shardID, blockNumber);
@@ -248,12 +247,14 @@ class Account {
       this.messenger.chainPrefix,
       shardID,
     );
+
     const nonce = await this.messenger.send(
       RPCMethod.GetTransactionCount,
       [this.address, blockNumber],
       this.messenger.chainPrefix,
       shardID,
     );
+
     if (balance.isError()) {
       throw balance.error.message;
     }
diff --git a/packages/harmony-network/src/messenger/messenger.ts b/packages/harmony-network/src/messenger/messenger.ts
index 0aae817..61fccef 100644
--- a/packages/harmony-network/src/messenger/messenger.ts
+++ b/packages/harmony-network/src/messenger/messenger.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Messenger extends HarmonyCore {
     // set shardingProviders
 
     this.shardProviders = new Map();
-    this.setShardingProviders();
+    // this.setShardingProviders();
   }
   get currentShard(): number | undefined {
     return this.getCurrentShardID();
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class Messenger extends HarmonyCore {
     }
     try {
       const response = await this.send(RPCMethod.GetShardingStructure, [], this.chainPrefix);
+
       if (response.result) {
         const shardingStructures: ShardingItem[] = response.result;
         for (const shard of shardingStructures) {