diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 02165e707..f2acde193 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ while IFS='' read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
   IFS=' ' read ip port mode shardID <<< $line
 	#echo $ip $port $mode
   if [ "$mode" != "client" ]; then
-    ./bin/benchmark -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB $PEER -min_peers $MIN &
-    sleep 10
+    if [ -z "$PEER" ]; then
+      ./bin/benchmark -ip $ip -port $port -config_file $config -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN &
+    else
+      ./bin/benchmark -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB $PEER -min_peers $MIN &
+      sleep 5
+    fi
   fi
 done < $config