diff --git a/consensus/consensus.go b/consensus/consensus.go
index fc59d5a2c..56f10f999 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ type Consensus struct {
 	// the publickey of leader
 	LeaderPubKey *bls.PublicKey
 
-	// number of publickeys of previous epoch
-	numPrevPubKeys int
-
 	viewID uint64
 
 	// Blockhash - 32 byte
diff --git a/consensus/consensus_service.go b/consensus/consensus_service.go
index ad5cba684..24598f388 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_service.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_service.go
@@ -480,27 +480,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) UpdateConsensusInformation() Mode {
 		consensus.Decider.SetShardIDProvider(func() (uint32, error) {
 			return consensus.ShardID, nil
 		})
-		s, err := committee.WithStakingEnabled.ReadFromDB(
-			nextEpoch, consensus.ChainReader,
-		)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			utils.Logger().Error().
-				Err(err).
-				Uint32("shard", consensus.ShardID).
-				Msg("Error when reading staking committee")
-			return Syncing
-		}
-
-		if _, err := consensus.Decider.SetVoters(
-			s.FindCommitteeByID(consensus.ShardID).Slots,
-		); err != nil {
-			utils.Logger().Error().
-				Err(err).
-				Uint32("shard", consensus.ShardID).
-				Msg("Error when updating voting power")
-			return Syncing
-		}
 
 		utils.Logger().Info().
 			Uint64("block-number", curHeader.Number().Uint64()).
@@ -511,7 +490,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) UpdateConsensusInformation() Mode {
 			Msg("changing committee")
 	}
 
-	pubKeys := []*bls.PublicKey{}
+	committeeToSet := &shard.Committee{}
 	hasError := false
 
 	// TODO: change GetCommitteePublicKeys to read from DB
@@ -526,11 +505,6 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) UpdateConsensusInformation() Mode {
 		return Syncing
 	}
 
-	curCommittee := curShardState.FindCommitteeByID(curHeader.ShardID())
-	curPubKeys := committee.WithStakingEnabled.GetCommitteePublicKeys(
-		curCommittee,
-	)
-	consensus.numPrevPubKeys = len(curPubKeys)
 	consensus.getLogger().Info().Msg("[UpdateConsensusInformation] Updating.....")
 	if len(curHeader.ShardState()) > 0 {
 		// increase curEpoch by one if it's the last block
@@ -549,28 +523,40 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) UpdateConsensusInformation() Mode {
 			return Syncing
 		}
 
-		nextCommittee := nextShardState.FindCommitteeByID(curHeader.ShardID())
-		pubKeys = committee.WithStakingEnabled.GetCommitteePublicKeys(
-			nextCommittee,
-		)
+		committeeToSet = nextShardState.FindCommitteeByID(curHeader.ShardID())
+
 	} else {
 		consensus.SetEpochNum(curEpoch.Uint64())
-		pubKeys = curPubKeys
+		committeeToSet = curShardState.FindCommitteeByID(curHeader.ShardID())
 	}
 
-	if len(pubKeys) == 0 {
+	if len(committeeToSet.Slots) == 0 {
 		consensus.getLogger().Warn().
-			Msg("[UpdateConsensusInformation] PublicKeys is Nil")
+			Msg("[UpdateConsensusInformation] No members in the committee to update")
 		hasError = true
 	}
 
-	// update public keys committee
+	// update public keys in the committee
 	oldLeader := consensus.LeaderPubKey
+	pubKeys := committee.WithStakingEnabled.GetCommitteePublicKeys(
+		committeeToSet,
+	)
 	consensus.getLogger().Info().
 		Int("numPubKeys", len(pubKeys)).
 		Msg("[UpdateConsensusInformation] Successfully updated public keys")
 	consensus.UpdatePublicKeys(pubKeys)
 
+	// Update voters in the committee
+	if _, err := consensus.Decider.SetVoters(
+		committeeToSet.Slots,
+	); err != nil {
+		utils.Logger().Error().
+			Err(err).
+			Uint32("shard", consensus.ShardID).
+			Msg("Error when updating voters")
+		return Syncing
+	}
+
 	// take care of possible leader change during the curEpoch
 	if !shard.Schedule.IsLastBlock(curHeader.Number().Uint64()) &&
 		curHeader.Number().Uint64() != 0 {
diff --git a/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go b/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go
index a3d3bf220..cc6aee59e 100644
--- a/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go
+++ b/consensus/quorum/one-node-staked-vote.go
@@ -77,8 +77,14 @@ func (v *stakedVoteWeight) computeCurrentTotalPower(p Phase) numeric.Dec {
 	for i := range members {
 		if v.ReadSignature(p, members[i]) != nil {
 			w.FromLibBLSPublicKey(members[i])
+
+			voter, ok := v.voters[w]
+			if !ok {
+				utils.Logger().Error().Bytes("BlsPubKey", w[:]).Msg("No voter found")
+				return numeric.ZeroDec()
+			}
 			currentTotalPower = currentTotalPower.Add(
-				v.voters[w].effectivePercent,
+				voter.effectivePercent,
 			)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
index 35492dd0d..2647e78f1 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
@@ -543,12 +543,10 @@ func WriteShardLastCrossLink(db DatabaseWriter, shardID uint32, data []byte) err
 func ReadCXReceipts(db DatabaseReader, shardID uint32, number uint64, hash common.Hash, temp bool) (types.CXReceipts, error) {
 	data, err := db.Get(cxReceiptKey(shardID, number, hash, temp))
 	if err != nil || len(data) == 0 {
-		utils.Logger().Info().Err(err).Uint64("number", number).Int("dataLen", len(data)).Msg("ReadCXReceipts")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	cxReceipts := types.CXReceipts{}
 	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &cxReceipts); err != nil {
-		utils.Logger().Error().Err(err).Str("hash", hash.Hex()).Msg("Invalid cross-shard tx receipt array RLP")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return cxReceipts, nil
diff --git a/internal/chain/engine.go b/internal/chain/engine.go
index 12ef426fe..05cfb504e 100644
--- a/internal/chain/engine.go
+++ b/internal/chain/engine.go
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ func QuorumForBlock(
 // i.e. this header verification api is more flexible since the caller specifies which commit signature and bitmap to use
 // for verifying the block header, which is necessary for cross-shard block header verification. Example of such is cross-shard transaction.
 func (e *engineImpl) VerifyHeaderWithSignature(chain engine.ChainReader, header *block.Header, commitSig []byte, commitBitmap []byte, reCalculate bool) error {
+	if chain.Config().IsStaking(header.Epoch()) {
+		// Never recalculate after staking is enabled
+		reCalculate = false
+	}
 	publicKeys, err := GetPublicKeys(chain, header, reCalculate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctxerror.New("[VerifyHeaderWithSignature] Cannot get publickeys for block header").WithCause(err)
diff --git a/shard/committee/assignment.go b/shard/committee/assignment.go
index b53d1d108..7e7d78078 100644
--- a/shard/committee/assignment.go
+++ b/shard/committee/assignment.go
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ func eposStakedCommittee(
 			nil,
 		})
 	}
-
 	staked := effective.Apply(essentials, stakedSlotsCount)
 	shardBig := big.NewInt(int64(shardCount))