diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 553b6f43b..0a60edf5e 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (node *Node) addPendingTransactionsAccount(newTxs types.Transactions) {
 	node.pendingTxMutexAccount.Lock()
 	node.pendingTransactionsAccount = append(node.pendingTransactionsAccount, newTxs...)
 	node.pendingTxMutexAccount.Unlock()
-	node.log.Debug("Got more transactions (account model)", "num", len(newTxs), "totalPending", len(node.pendingTransactions), "node", node)
+	node.log.Debug("Got more transactions (account model)", "num", len(newTxs), "totalPending", len(node.pendingTransactionsAccount), "node", node)
 }
 
 // Take out a subset of valid transactions from the pending transaction list
diff --git a/node/node_handler.go b/node/node_handler.go
index fd6f2c41a..e736b630b 100644
--- a/node/node_handler.go
+++ b/node/node_handler.go
@@ -390,18 +390,27 @@ func (node *Node) WaitForConsensusReadyAccount(readySignal chan struct{}) {
 		}
 
 		if !retry {
-			if len(node.pendingTransactionsAccount) >= 1000 {
-				// Normal tx block consensus
-				selectedTxs, _ := node.getTransactionsForNewBlockAccount(MaxNumberOfTransactionsPerBlock)
-				if node.Worker.CommitTransactions(selectedTxs, pki.GetAddressFromPublicKey(node.SelfPeer.PubKey)) {
-					newBlock = node.Worker.Commit()
-				} else {
-					node.log.Debug("Failed to create new block")
+			for {
+				if len(node.pendingTransactionsAccount) >= 1000 {
+					// Normal tx block consensus
+					selectedTxs, _ := node.getTransactionsForNewBlockAccount(MaxNumberOfTransactionsPerBlock)
+					err := node.Worker.CommitTransactions(selectedTxs, pki.GetAddressFromPublicKey(node.SelfPeer.PubKey))
+					if err == nil {
+						block, err := node.Worker.Commit()
+						if err != nil {
+							node.log.Debug("Failed commiting new block", "Error", err)
+						} else {
+							newBlock = block
+							break
+						}
+					} else {
+						node.log.Debug("Failed to create new block", "Error", err)
+					}
 				}
+				// If not enough transactions to run Consensus,
+				// periodically check whether we have enough transactions to package into block.
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			}
-			// If not enough transactions to run Consensus,
-			// periodically check whether we have enough transactions to package into block.
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		}
 
 		// Send the new block to Consensus so it can be confirmed.
diff --git a/node/worker/worker.go b/node/worker/worker.go
index d56a676a2..403408107 100644
--- a/node/worker/worker.go
+++ b/node/worker/worker.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (w *Worker) commitTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, coinbase common.Addres
 	return receipt.Logs, nil
 }
 
-func (w *Worker) CommitTransactions(txs []*types.Transaction, coinbase common.Address) bool {
+func (w *Worker) CommitTransactions(txs []*types.Transaction, coinbase common.Address) error {
 	snap := w.current.state.Snapshot()
 
 	if w.current.gasPool == nil {
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ func (w *Worker) CommitTransactions(txs []*types.Transaction, coinbase common.Ad
 		_, err := w.commitTransaction(tx, coinbase)
 		if err != nil {
 			w.current.state.RevertToSnapshot(snap)
-			return false
+			return err
 
 		}
 	}
-	return true
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (w *Worker) UpdateCurrent() error {
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ func (w *Worker) GetCurrentState() *state.StateDB {
 	return w.current.state
 }
 
-func (w *Worker) Commit() *types.Block {
+func (w *Worker) Commit() (*types.Block, error) {
 	s := w.current.state.Copy()
 	block, err := w.engine.Finalize(w.chain, w.current.header, s, w.current.txs, w.current.receipts)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return block
+	return block, nil
 }
 
 func New(config *params.ChainConfig, chain *core.BlockChain, engine consensus.Engine) *Worker {
diff --git a/proto/node/node.go b/proto/node/node.go
index bfabd40b2..00f36329a 100644
--- a/proto/node/node.go
+++ b/proto/node/node.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types"
-	"go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/blockchain"