diff --git a/cmd/harmony/main.go b/cmd/harmony/main.go
index 4bb70a81b..cea2be6c2 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/main.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/main.go
@@ -677,6 +677,16 @@ func createGlobalConfig(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) (*nodeconfig.ConfigType,
 }
 
 func setupConsensusAndNode(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig, nodeConfig *nodeconfig.ConfigType, registry *registry.Registry) *node.Node {
+	// Consensus object.
+	// TODO: consensus object shouldn't start here
+	decider := quorum.NewDecider(quorum.SuperMajorityVote, uint32(hc.General.ShardID))
+	currentConsensus, err := consensus.New(
+		myHost, nodeConfig.ShardID, p2p.Peer{}, nodeConfig.ConsensusPriKey, decider)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error :%v \n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 	// Parse minPeers from harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig
 	var minPeers int
 	var aggregateSig bool
diff --git a/consensus/consensus.go b/consensus/consensus.go
index e0e096e30..ec9d79ce1 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) BlockNum() uint64 {
 
 // New create a new Consensus record
 func New(
-	host p2p.Host, shard uint32, multiBLSPriKey multibls.PrivateKeys,
+	host p2p.Host, shard uint32, leader p2p.Peer, multiBLSPriKey multibls.PrivateKeys,
 	registry *registry.Registry,
 	Decider quorum.Decider, minPeers int, aggregateSig bool,
 ) (*Consensus, error) {
diff --git a/consensus/consensus_service.go b/consensus/consensus_service.go
index b01025121..5055684e6 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_service.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_service.go
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) signAndMarshalConsensusMessage(message *msg_pb.Messa
 // UpdatePublicKeys updates the PublicKeys for
 // quorum on current subcommittee, protected by a mutex
 func (consensus *Consensus) UpdatePublicKeys(pubKeys, allowlist []bls_cosi.PublicKeyWrapper) int64 {
+	if utils.GetPort() == 9000 {
+		//utils.Logger().Info().Msg("UpdatePublicKeys")
+		fmt.Println("UpdatePublicKeys", len(pubKeys), len(allowlist))
+	}
 	// TODO: use mutex for updating public keys pointer. No need to lock on all these logic.
 	consensus.pubKeyLock.Lock()
 	consensus.Decider.UpdateParticipants(pubKeys, allowlist)
diff --git a/consensus/consensus_v2.go b/consensus/consensus_v2.go
index d92a41783..6b2d6f702 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_v2.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_v2.go
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) tryCatchup() error {
 			consensus.getLogger().Error().Err(err).Msg("[TryCatchup] Failed to add block to chain")
 			return err
 		}
-		//fmt.Println("tryCatchup ", utils.GetPort(), blk.NumberU64())
 		select {
 		// TODO: Remove this when removing dns sync and stream sync is fully up
 		case consensus.VerifiedNewBlock <- blk:
diff --git a/consensus/leader.go b/consensus/leader.go
index a359c229a..4f72ae626 100644
--- a/consensus/leader.go
+++ b/consensus/leader.go
@@ -200,16 +200,12 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) onPrepare(recvMsg *FBFTMessage) {
 
 func (consensus *Consensus) onCommit(recvMsg *FBFTMessage) {
 	// TODO HERE
-	//if recvMsg.ViewID == 10 {
-	//	return
-	//}
+	if recvMsg.ViewID == 21 {
+		return
+	}
 	consensus.mutex.Lock()
 	defer consensus.mutex.Unlock()
 	//// Read - Start
-	if consensus.ShardID == 0 {
-		//fmt.Println("onCommit ", recvMsg.BlockNum)
-	}
-
 	if !consensus.isRightBlockNumAndViewID(recvMsg) {
 		return
 	}
@@ -341,5 +337,4 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) onCommit(recvMsg *FBFTMessage) {
 
 		consensus.msgSender.StopRetry(msg_pb.MessageType_PREPARED)
 	}
-	//fmt.Println("onCommit99:  ", utils.GetPort(), recvMsg.BlockNum)
 }
diff --git a/consensus/view_change.go b/consensus/view_change.go
index fd9cde6c5..3bd0c181f 100644
--- a/consensus/view_change.go
+++ b/consensus/view_change.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package consensus
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) getNextViewID() (uint64, time.Duration) {
 		Uint64("stuckBlockViewID", stuckBlockViewID).
 		Msg("[getNextViewID]")
 
-	fmt.Println("end getNextViewID: ", nextViewID, viewChangeDuration)
 	// duration is always the fixed view change duration for synchronous view change
 	return nextViewID, viewChangeDuration
 }
@@ -235,7 +233,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) getNextLeaderKey(viewID uint64) *bls.PublicKeyWrappe
 			lastLeaderPubKey,
 			gap)
 	}
-	fmt.Println("wasfoundNext", consensus.Blockchain.Config().IsAllowlistEpoch(epoch), wasFound, next.Bytes.Hex(), lastLeaderPubKey.Bytes.Hex())
 	if !wasFound {
 		consensus.getLogger().Warn().
 			Str("key", consensus.LeaderPubKey.Bytes.Hex()).
@@ -257,7 +254,6 @@ func createTimeout() map[TimeoutType]*utils.Timeout {
 
 // startViewChange start the view change process
 func (consensus *Consensus) startViewChange() {
-	fmt.Printf("Message to send leader111: %d %s \n", utils.GetPort(), consensus.LeaderPubKey.Bytes.Hex())
 	if consensus.disableViewChange || consensus.IsBackup() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -268,7 +264,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) startViewChange() {
 	consensus.consensusTimeout[timeoutBootstrap].Stop()
 	consensus.current.SetMode(ViewChanging)
 	nextViewID, duration := consensus.getNextViewID()
-	//fmt.Println("startViewChange", nextViewID)
 	consensus.SetViewChangingID(nextViewID)
 	// TODO: set the Leader PubKey to the next leader for view change
 	// this is dangerous as the leader change is not succeeded yet
@@ -312,9 +307,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) startViewChange() {
 		if !consensus.IsValidatorInCommittee(key.Pub.Bytes) {
 			continue
 		}
-		// Тут уже другой leader
 		msgToSend := consensus.constructViewChangeMessage(&key)
-		fmt.Println("Message to send leader222: ", consensus.LeaderPubKey.Bytes.Hex())
 		if err := consensus.msgSender.SendWithRetry(
 			consensus.BlockNum(),
 			msg_pb.MessageType_VIEWCHANGE,
@@ -372,7 +365,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) startNewView(viewID uint64, newLeaderPriKey *bls.Pri
 	if reset {
 		consensus.ResetState()
 	}
-	fmt.Println("[startNewView]", newLeaderPriKey.Pub.Bytes.Hex())
 	consensus.SetLeaderPubKey(newLeaderPriKey.Pub)
 
 	return nil
@@ -490,8 +482,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) onNewView(recvMsg *FBFTMessage) {
 	consensus.mutex.Lock()
 	defer consensus.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	fmt.Printf("[onNewView] received new view message from %+v\n", recvMsg)
-
 	consensus.getLogger().Info().
 		Uint64("viewID", recvMsg.ViewID).
 		Uint64("blockNum", recvMsg.BlockNum).
@@ -580,7 +570,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) onNewView(recvMsg *FBFTMessage) {
 	// newView message verified success, override my state
 	consensus.SetViewIDs(recvMsg.ViewID)
 	consensus.pubKeyLock.Lock()
-	fmt.Println("[onNewView1221] new leader key cur:", consensus.LeaderPubKey.Bytes.Hex(), " new: ", senderKey.Bytes.Hex())
 	consensus.LeaderPubKey = senderKey
 	consensus.pubKeyLock.Unlock()
 	consensus.ResetViewChangeState()