diff --git a/.stakingkey b/.stakingkey
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8264175a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.stakingkey
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+f0410de27dcd1f3dc068d38085d6f1a9e5cebdabe72c7dd5d9447604adaac810
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/harmony.go b/cmd/harmony.go
index 40cc398de..a7f197e30 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony.go
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ func main() {
 	currentNode.Role = node.NewNode
 	currentNode.AccountKey = stakingPriKey
 
+	// TODO: refactor the creation of blockchain out of node.New()
+	consensus.ChainReader = currentNode.Blockchain()
+
 	if *isBeacon {
 		if role == "leader" {
 			currentNode.Role = node.BeaconLeader
diff --git a/consensus/consensus.go b/consensus/consensus.go
index fef870ffa..fae1fd17c 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) GetNextRnd() ([32]byte, [32]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // New creates a new Consensus object
+// TODO: put shardId into chain reader's chain config
 func New(host p2p.Host, ShardID string, peers []p2p.Peer, leader p2p.Peer) *Consensus {
 	consensus := Consensus{}
 	consensus.host = host
diff --git a/test/deploy.sh b/test/deploy.sh
index d5b2a9c0b..2c6b68f16 100755
--- a/test/deploy.sh
+++ b/test/deploy.sh
@@ -138,30 +138,18 @@ NUM_NN=0
 while IFS='' read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
   IFS=' ' read ip port mode shardID <<< $line
   if [ "$mode" == "leader" ]; then
-<<<<<<< HEAD
      echo "launching leader ..."
-     $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key -is_leader 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE &
+     $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key -is_leader 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE &
   fi
   if [ "$mode" == "validator" ]; then
      echo "launching validator ..."
-     $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE &
+     $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE &
   fi
   sleep 0.5
   if [[ "$mode" == "newnode" && "$SYNC" == "true" ]]; then
      (( NUM_NN += 10 ))
      echo "launching new node ..."
-     (sleep $NUM_NN; $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE ) &
-=======
-     $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key -is_leader 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE &
-  fi
-  if [ "$mode" == "validator" ]; then
-     $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE &
-  fi
-  sleep 0.5
-  if [[ "$mode" == "newnode" && "$SYNC" == "true" ]]; then
-     (( NUM_NN += 35 ))
      (sleep $NUM_NN; $DRYRUN $ROOT/bin/harmony -ip $ip -port $port -log_folder $log_folder $DB -min_peers $MIN $HMY_OPT2 $HMY_OPT3 -key /tmp/$ip-$port.key 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE ) &
->>>>>>> 06d1c76ced939e98205257f39ce379789193369b
   fi
 done < $config