diff --git a/aws-code/transaction_generator.go b/aws-code/transaction_generator.go
index 748c29989..172d3fb56 100644
--- a/aws-code/transaction_generator.go
+++ b/aws-code/transaction_generator.go
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ func main() {
 	configFile := flag.String("config_file", "global_nodes.txt", "file containing all ip addresses and config")
 	flag.Parse()
 	config := readConfigFile(*configFile)
+	totalTime := 60.0
 	time.Sleep(totalTime) //Sleep Time to let all instances come up
 	start := time.Now()
-	totalTime := 60.0
 	txs := make([]blockchain.Transaction, 10)
 	leaders := getLeaders(&config)
 	for true {
diff --git a/aws-scripts/preprocess_peerlist.py b/aws-scripts/preprocess_peerlist.py
index 3c2db0d3f..9dd8ed70b 100644
--- a/aws-scripts/preprocess_peerlist.py
+++ b/aws-scripts/preprocess_peerlist.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ amazon_ipv4_url = "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/public-ipv4"
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     current_ip = requests.get(amazon_ipv4_url).text
     f = open("global_nodes.txt",r)
+    peerList = []
     for myline in f:
         mylist = myline.split(" ")
         ip = mylist[0]
         node = mylist[2]
-        if ip != current_ip or node != "transaction":
+        if node != "transaction":
             peerList.append(myline)
         else:
             h = open("isTransaction.txt",w)
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             h.close()
     f.close()
     g = open("global_peerlist.txt",w)
-    for myline peerList:
+    for myline in peerList:
         g.write(myline)
     g.close()
     
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diff --git a/deploy_one_instance.sh b/deploy_one_instance.sh
index d05205bea..fd5131045 100755
--- a/deploy_one_instance.sh
+++ b/deploy_one_instance.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ FILE='isTransaction.txt'
 config=$1
 if [ -f $FILE ]; then
     go run ./aws-code/transaction_generator.go -config_file $config
-else:
+else
     go run ./benchmark_main.go -config_file $config&
-   
-
-
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/global_nodes.txt b/global_nodes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9826ae250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global_nodes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+35.160.197.62 9000 validator 0
+54.68.213.133 9000 leader 0
+34.216.209.90 9000 transaction 0
\ No newline at end of file