diff --git a/consensus/consensus.go b/consensus/consensus.go
index 09bdef51a..b396f6ead 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func New(
 	// viewID has to be initialized as the height of
 	// the blockchain during initialization as it was
 	// displayed on explorer as Height right now
-	consensus.SetCurBlockViewID(0)
+	consensus.setCurBlockViewID(0)
 	consensus.SlashChan = make(chan slash.Record)
 	consensus.readySignal = make(chan ProposalType)
 	consensus.commitSigChannel = make(chan []byte)
diff --git a/consensus/consensus_service.go b/consensus/consensus_service.go
index 23f0b4751..cd15333a0 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_service.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_service.go
@@ -514,12 +514,14 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) setViewIDs(height uint64) {
 
 // SetCurBlockViewID set the current view ID
 func (consensus *Consensus) SetCurBlockViewID(viewID uint64) uint64 {
-	return consensus.current.SetCurBlockViewID(viewID)
+	consensus.mutex.Lock()
+	defer consensus.mutex.Unlock()
+	return consensus.setCurBlockViewID(viewID)
 }
 
 // SetCurBlockViewID set the current view ID
-func (consensus *Consensus) setCurBlockViewID(viewID uint64) {
-	consensus.current.SetCurBlockViewID(viewID)
+func (consensus *Consensus) setCurBlockViewID(viewID uint64) uint64 {
+	return consensus.current.SetCurBlockViewID(viewID)
 }
 
 // SetViewChangingID set the current view change ID
diff --git a/consensus/consensus_v2.go b/consensus/consensus_v2.go
index bc0d185bd..5beb54ed7 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_v2.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_v2.go
@@ -323,9 +323,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) Start(
 		consensus.mutex.Unlock()
 	}()
 
-	if consensus.dHelper != nil {
-		consensus.dHelper.start()
-	}
+	consensus.dHelper.start()
 }
 
 func (consensus *Consensus) StartChannel() {
@@ -448,10 +446,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) BlockChannel(newBlock *types.Block) {
 			Msg("[ConsensusMainLoop] STARTING CONSENSUS")
 		consensus.announce(newBlock)
 	})
-
-	if consensus.dHelper != nil {
-		consensus.dHelper.start()
-	}
 }
 
 // LastMileBlockIter is the iterator to iterate over the last mile blocks in consensus cache.
diff --git a/consensus/downloader.go b/consensus/downloader.go
index 26755bbd2..1fdc131e7 100644
--- a/consensus/downloader.go
+++ b/consensus/downloader.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func newDownloadHelper(c *Consensus, d downloader) *downloadHelper {
 	finishedCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	finishedSub := d.SubscribeDownloadFinished(finishedCh)
 
-	return &downloadHelper{
+	out := &downloadHelper{
 		c:           c,
 		d:           d,
 		startedCh:   startedCh,
@@ -47,16 +47,12 @@ func newDownloadHelper(c *Consensus, d downloader) *downloadHelper {
 		startedSub:  startedSub,
 		finishedSub: finishedSub,
 	}
+	go out.downloadStartedLoop()
+	go out.downloadFinishedLoop()
+	return out
 }
 
 func (dh *downloadHelper) start() {
-	go dh.downloadStartedLoop()
-	go dh.downloadFinishedLoop()
-}
-
-func (dh *downloadHelper) close() {
-	dh.startedSub.Unsubscribe()
-	dh.finishedSub.Unsubscribe()
 }
 
 func (dh *downloadHelper) downloadStartedLoop() {
@@ -107,21 +103,10 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) AddConsensusLastMile() error {
 }
 
 func (consensus *Consensus) spinUpStateSync() {
-	if consensus.dHelper != nil {
-		consensus.dHelper.d.DownloadAsync()
-		consensus.current.SetMode(Syncing)
-		for _, v := range consensus.consensusTimeout {
-			v.Stop()
-		}
-	} else {
-		select {
-		case consensus.BlockNumLowChan <- struct{}{}:
-			consensus.current.SetMode(Syncing)
-			for _, v := range consensus.consensusTimeout {
-				v.Stop()
-			}
-		default:
-		}
+	consensus.dHelper.d.DownloadAsync()
+	consensus.current.SetMode(Syncing)
+	for _, v := range consensus.consensusTimeout {
+		v.Stop()
 	}
 }