diff --git a/scripts/update_network_account.ts b/scripts/update_network_account.ts
index 449bf63..1bbfba7 100644
--- a/scripts/update_network_account.ts
+++ b/scripts/update_network_account.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as dbstore from '../src/dbstore'
 import * as AccountDB from '../src/dbstore/accounts'
 import { startSaving } from '../src/saveConsoleOutput'
 import * as Logger from '../src/Logger'
-import { accountSpecificHash } from '../src/shardeum/calculateAccountHash'
+import { calculateAccountHash } from '../src/shardeum/calculateAccountHash'
 import { addSigListeners } from '../src/State'
 import { Utils as StringUtils } from '@shardeum-foundation/lib-types'
 import { initAjvSchemas } from '../src/types/ajv/Helpers'
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const runProgram = async (): Promise<void> => {
   //   cycle: 0, // Set shutdown cycle number for tracking of the config changes
   // })
 
-  const calculatedAccountHash = accountSpecificHash(networkAccount.data)
+  const calculatedAccountHash = calculateAccountHash(networkAccount.data)
 
   networkAccount.hash = calculatedAccountHash
   networkAccount.data.hash = calculatedAccountHash
diff --git a/src/Data/Data.ts b/src/Data/Data.ts
index 59fce47..6044c5f 100644
--- a/src/Data/Data.ts
+++ b/src/Data/Data.ts
@@ -1123,8 +1123,7 @@ export async function subscribeNodeFromThisSubset(
   let newSenderInfo = nodeList[Math.floor(Math.random() * nodeList.length)]
   let connectionStatus = false
   let retry = 0
-  const MAX_RETRY_SUBSCRIPTION = 3 * numberOfNodesToSubsribe
-  while (retry < MAX_RETRY_SUBSCRIPTION && subscribedNodesFromThisSubset.length < numberOfNodesToSubsribe) {
+  while (subscribedNodesFromThisSubset.length < numberOfNodesToSubsribe) {
     if (!dataSenders.has(newSenderInfo.publicKey)) {
       connectionStatus = await createDataTransferConnection(newSenderInfo)
       if (connectionStatus) {
@@ -1151,6 +1150,17 @@ export async function subscribeNodeFromThisSubset(
     } else {
       subsetList = [...nodeList]
       retry++
+      // Linear delay (retry * 1s, max 5s) when subsetList runs out
+      const delay = Math.min(retry, 5) * 1000
+      Logger.mainLogger.debug(`subsetList exhausted, retry ${retry}, waiting ${delay}ms`)
+      if (retry > 10) {
+        Logger.fatalLogger.fatal(
+          `subscribeNodeFromThisSubset: failed to subscribe after ${retry} retries, nodeList: ${JSON.stringify(
+            nodeList
+          )}}`
+        )
+      }
+      await Utils.sleep(delay)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/GlobalAccount.ts b/src/GlobalAccount.ts
index dc54aeb..a21139f 100644
--- a/src/GlobalAccount.ts
+++ b/src/GlobalAccount.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export interface GlobalAccountsHashAndTimestamp {
   timestamp: number
 }
 export const globalAccountsMap = new Map<string, GlobalAccountsHashAndTimestamp>()
-const appliedConfigChanges = new Set<string>()
 
 export function getGlobalNetworkAccount(hash: boolean): object | string {
   if (hash) {
@@ -79,39 +78,25 @@ export const updateGlobalNetworkAccount = async (cycleNumber: number): Promise<v
   if (!changes || !Array.isArray(changes)) {
     return
   }
-  const activeConfigChanges = new Set<string>()
   for (const change of changes) {
-    // skip future changes
-    if (change.cycle > cycleNumber) {
+    // skip changes that are not for the current cycle
+    if (change.cycle !== cycleNumber) {
       continue
     }
-    const changeHash = Crypto.hashObj(change)
-    // skip handled changes
-    if (appliedConfigChanges.has(changeHash)) {
-      activeConfigChanges.add(changeHash)
-      continue
-    }
-    // apply this change
-    appliedConfigChanges.add(changeHash)
-    activeConfigChanges.add(changeHash)
-    const changeObj = change.change
     const appData = change.appData
 
-    // If there is initShutdown change, if the latest cycle is greater than the cycle of the change, then skip it
-    if (changeObj['p2p'] && changeObj['p2p']['initShutdown'] && change.cycle !== cycleNumber) continue
-
     const newChanges = pruneNetworkChangeQueue(changes, cycleNumber)
     networkAccount.data.listOfChanges = newChanges
-    // https://github.com/shardeum/shardeum/blob/c449ecd21391747c5b7173da3a74415da2acb0be/src/index.ts#L6958
-    // Increase the timestamp by 1 second
+    // https://github.com/Liberdus/server/blob/06fd6d6301a2879dae106fd9fb79ca78840618be/src/index.ts#L1983
+    // Increase the timestamp by 1 second for the change ( must be the same as on the dapp )
     // networkAccount.data.timestamp += 1000
 
     if (appData) {
       updateNetworkChangeQueue(networkAccount.data, appData)
       console.log('[updateGlobalNetworkAccount] updateNetworkChangeQueue called')
       console.dir(networkAccount.data, { depth: null })
-      // https://github.com/shardeum/shardeum/blob/c449ecd21391747c5b7173da3a74415da2acb0be/src/index.ts#L6889
-      // Increase the timestamp by 1 second
+      // https://github.com/Liberdus/server/blob/06fd6d6301a2879dae106fd9fb79ca78840618be/src/index.ts#L1983
+      // Increase the timestamp by 1 second for the change ( must be the same as on the dapp )
       // networkAccount.data.timestamp += 1000
     }
 
@@ -121,14 +106,6 @@ export const updateGlobalNetworkAccount = async (cycleNumber: number): Promise<v
     await AccountDB.updateAccount(networkAccount)
     setGlobalNetworkAccount(networkAccount)
   }
-  if (activeConfigChanges.size > 0) {
-    // clear the entries from appliedConfigChanges that are no longer in the changes list
-    for (const changeHash of appliedConfigChanges) {
-      if (!activeConfigChanges.has(changeHash)) {
-        appliedConfigChanges.delete(changeHash)
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 const generatePathKeys = (obj: any, prefix = ''): string[] => {