diff --git a/consensus/consensus_v2.go b/consensus/consensus_v2.go
index b2120a0e8..8e45c8c4f 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_v2.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_v2.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) finalCommit() {
 	// included in the next block and sent in next prepared message.
 
 	sendImmediately := false
-	if !consensus.IsLeader() {
+	if !consensus.IsLeader() || block.IsLastBlockInEpoch() {
 		sendImmediately = true
 	}
 	if err := consensus.msgSender.SendWithRetry(
@@ -522,18 +522,20 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) preCommitAndPropose(blk *types.Block) error {
 	// If I am still the leader
 	//if consensus.IsLeader() {
 	// if leader success finalize the block, send committed message to validators
-	if err := consensus.msgSender.SendWithRetry(
-		blk.NumberU64(),
-		msg_pb.MessageType_COMMITTED, []nodeconfig.GroupID{
-			nodeconfig.NewGroupIDByShardID(nodeconfig.ShardID(consensus.ShardID)),
-		},
-		p2p.ConstructMessage(msgToSend), true); err != nil {
-		consensus.getLogger().Warn().Err(err).Msg("[preCommitAndPropose] Cannot send committed message")
-	} else {
-		consensus.getLogger().Info().
-			Str("blockHash", blk.Hash().Hex()).
-			Uint64("blockNum", consensus.blockNum).
-			Msg("[preCommitAndPropose] Sent Committed Message")
+	if !blk.IsLastBlockInEpoch() {
+		if err := consensus.msgSender.SendWithRetry(
+			blk.NumberU64(),
+			msg_pb.MessageType_COMMITTED, []nodeconfig.GroupID{
+				nodeconfig.NewGroupIDByShardID(nodeconfig.ShardID(consensus.ShardID)),
+			},
+			p2p.ConstructMessage(msgToSend), true); err != nil {
+			consensus.getLogger().Warn().Err(err).Msg("[preCommitAndPropose] Cannot send committed message")
+		} else {
+			consensus.getLogger().Info().
+				Str("blockHash", blk.Hash().Hex()).
+				Uint64("blockNum", consensus.blockNum).
+				Msg("[preCommitAndPropose] Sent Committed Message")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Send signal to Node to propose the new block for consensus
diff --git a/consensus/leader.go b/consensus/leader.go
index e5b614c8b..a03dab0f7 100644
--- a/consensus/leader.go
+++ b/consensus/leader.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) onPrepare(msg *msg_pb.Message) {
 
 func (consensus *Consensus) onCommit(msg *msg_pb.Message) {
 	utils.Logger().Info().Msgf("ViewChanging %d %d", consensus.GetCurBlockViewID(), consensus.GetViewChangingID())
-	if consensus.GetCurBlockViewID()%7 == 0 {
+	if consensus.GetCurBlockViewID()%8== 0 {
 		return
 	}
 	recvMsg, err := consensus.ParseFBFTMessage(msg)
diff --git a/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go b/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go
index 0f65257c9..f0099f968 100644
--- a/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go
+++ b/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ func (v *stakedVoteWeight) AddNewVote(
 
 	t := v.QuorumThreshold()
 
-	msg := "Attempt to reach quorum"
+	msg := "[AddNewVote] New Vote Added!"
 	if !tallyQuorum.quorumAchieved {
 		tallyQuorum.quorumAchieved = tallyQuorum.tally.GT(t)
 
 		if tallyQuorum.quorumAchieved {
-			msg = "Quorum Achieved!"
+			msg = "[AddNewVote] Quorum Achieved!"
 		}
 	}
 	utils.Logger().Info().
diff --git a/consensus/validator.go b/consensus/validator.go
index 275421ad4..57e73cf80 100644
--- a/consensus/validator.go
+++ b/consensus/validator.go
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 package consensus
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/crypto/bls"
-	nodeconfig "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/configs/node"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/configs/node"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
@@ -224,10 +223,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) onPrepared(msg *msg_pb.Message) {
 	consensus.prepareBitmap = mask
 
 	// Optimistically add blockhash field of prepare message
-	emptyHash := [32]byte{}
-	if bytes.Equal(consensus.blockHash[:], emptyHash[:]) {
-		copy(consensus.blockHash[:], blockHash[:])
-	}
+	copy(consensus.blockHash[:], blockHash[:])
 
 	// tryCatchup is also run in onCommitted(), so need to lock with commitMutex.
 	if consensus.current.Mode() != Normal {