diff --git a/cmd/harmony/main.go b/cmd/harmony/main.go
index 31332b2e6..7b17e7a4b 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/main.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/main.go
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ func setupConsensusAndNode(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig, nodeConfig *nodeconfi
 
 	registry = setupChain(hc, nodeConfig, registry)
 	if registry.GetShardChainCollection() == nil {
-		panic("shard chain collection is nil1111111")
+		panic("shard chain collection is nil")
 	}
 	registry.SetWebHooks(nodeConfig.WebHooks.Hooks)
 	cxPool := core.NewCxPool(core.CxPoolSize)
@@ -862,14 +862,6 @@ func setupConsensusAndNode(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig, nodeConfig *nodeconfi
 	currentNode.NodeConfig.SetClientGroupID(nodeconfig.NewClientGroupIDByShardID(shard.BeaconChainShardID))
 	currentNode.NodeConfig.ConsensusPriKey = nodeConfig.ConsensusPriKey
 
-	// This needs to be executed after consensus setup
-	if err := currentConsensus.InitConsensusWithValidators(); err != nil {
-		utils.Logger().Warn().
-			Int("shardID", hc.General.ShardID).
-			Err(err).
-			Msg("InitConsensusWithMembers failed")
-	}
-
 	// Set the consensus ID to be the current block number
 	viewID := currentNode.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Header().ViewID().Uint64()
 	currentConsensus.SetViewIDs(viewID + 1)
diff --git a/consensus/consensus.go b/consensus/consensus.go
index 20fe3f542..2bb669e3a 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@ func New(
 	initMetrics()
 	consensus.AddPubkeyMetrics()
 
+	err := consensus.InitConsensusWithValidators()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to init consensus with validators")
+	}
+
 	return &consensus, nil
 }