diff --git a/cmd/picad/cmd/root.go b/cmd/picad/cmd/root.go
index 1eff90f9..c1a2378a 100644
--- a/cmd/picad/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/picad/cmd/root.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func NewRootCmd() (*cobra.Command, app.EncodingConfig) {
 			cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
 			cmd.SetErr(cmd.ErrOrStderr())
 
+			initClientCtx = initClientCtx.WithCmdContext(cmd.Context())
 			initClientCtx, err := client.ReadPersistentCommandFlags(initClientCtx, cmd.Flags())
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/scripts/run-node-two-validator.sh b/scripts/run-node-two-validator.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..79a09e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-node-two-validator.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+KEY="mykey"
+KEY1="mykey1"
+CHAINID="centauri-dev"
+MONIKER="localtestnet"
+KEYALGO="secp256k1"
+KEYRING="test"
+LOGLEVEL="info"
+BINARY=$1
+# to trace evm
+#TRACE="--trace"
+TRACE=""
+
+echo "runnode"
+
+HOME_DIR=mytestnet
+DENOM=ppica
+
+# remove existing daemon
+rm -rf $HOME_DIR
+
+
+if [ ! -x "$(command -v $BINARY)" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Binary $BINARY is not executable or not found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+if [ "$CONTINUE" == "true" ]; then
+    echo "\n ->> continuing from previous state"
+    $BINARY start --home $HOME_DIR --log_level debug
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+
+$BINARY config keyring-backend $KEYRING
+$BINARY config chain-id $CHAINID
+
+
+# if $KEY exists it should be deleted
+echo "decorate bright ozone fork gallery riot bus exhaust worth way bone indoor calm squirrel merry zero scheme cotton until shop any excess stage laundry" | $BINARY keys add $KEY --keyring-backend $KEYRING --algo $KEYALGO --recover --home $HOME_DIR
+echo "bottom loan skill merry east cradle onion journey palm apology verb edit desert impose absurd oil bubble sweet glove shallow size build burst effort" | $BINARY keys add $KEY1 --keyring-backend $KEYRING --algo $KEYALGO --recover --home $HOME_DIR
+
+$BINARY init $CHAINID --chain-id $CHAINID --default-denom "ppica" --home $HOME_DIR >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+update_test_genesis () {
+    # update_test_genesis '.consensus_params["block"]["max_gas"]="100000000"'
+    cat $HOME_DIR/config/genesis.json | jq "$1" > $HOME_DIR/config/tmp_genesis.json && cp $HOME_DIR/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME_DIR/config/genesis.json
+}
+
+# Allocate genesis accounts (cosmos formatted addresses)
+$BINARY add-genesis-account $KEY 100000000000000000000000000ppica --keyring-backend $KEYRING --home $HOME_DIR
+$BINARY add-genesis-account $KEY1 100000000000000000000000000ppica --keyring-backend $KEYRING --home $HOME_DIR
+
+# Sign genesis transaction
+$BINARY gentx $KEY 10030009994127689ppica --keyring-backend $KEYRING --chain-id $CHAINID --home $HOME_DIR --moniker val1
+mv $HOME_DIR/config/priv_validator_key.json $HOME_DIR/config/priv_validator_key0.json
+$BINARY gentx $KEY1 100000ppica --keyring-backend $KEYRING --chain-id $CHAINID --home $HOME_DIR --output-document $HOME_DIR/config/gentx/1.json
+mv $HOME_DIR/config/priv_validator_key.json $HOME_DIR/config/priv_validator_key1.json
+update_test_genesis '.app_state["gov"]["params"]["voting_period"]="20s"'
+update_test_genesis '.app_state["gov"]["params"]["expedited_voting_period"]="10s"'
+update_test_genesis '.app_state["stakingmiddleware"]["params"]["blocks_per_epoch"]="5"'
+update_test_genesis '.app_state["mint"]["params"]["mint_denom"]="'$DENOM'"'
+update_test_genesis '.app_state["gov"]["params"]["min_deposit"]=[{"denom":"'$DENOM'","amount": "1"}]'
+update_test_genesis '.app_state["crisis"]["constant_fee"]={"denom":"'$DENOM'","amount":"1000"}'
+
+# Collect genesis tx
+$BINARY collect-gentxs --home $HOME_DIR
+
+# Run this to ensure everything worked and that the genesis file is setup correctly
+$BINARY validate-genesis --home $HOME_DIR
+
+if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
+  echo "pending mode is on, please wait for the first block committed."
+fi
+
+# update request max size so that we can upload the light client
+# '' -e is a must have params on mac, if use linux please delete before run
+sed -i'' -e 's/max_body_bytes = /max_body_bytes = 1/g' $HOME_DIR/config/config.toml
+sed -i'' -e 's/max_tx_bytes = 1048576/max_tx_bytes = 10000000/g' $HOME_DIR/config/config.toml
+
+# Initialize directories for two validators
+$BINARY init $CHAINID --chain-id $CHAINID --default-denom "ppica" --home $HOME_DIR/validator1 >/dev/null 2>&1
+$BINARY init $CHAINID --chain-id $CHAINID --default-denom "ppica" --home $HOME_DIR/validator2 >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+
+# Copy the genesis file to each validator's directory
+cp $HOME_DIR/config/genesis.json $HOME_DIR/validator1/config/genesis.json
+cp $HOME_DIR/config/genesis.json $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/genesis.json
+mv $HOME_DIR/config/priv_validator_key0.json $HOME_DIR/validator1/config/priv_validator_key.json
+mv $HOME_DIR/config/priv_validator_key1.json $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/priv_validator_key.json
+
+P2PPORT_2=26658
+RPCPORT_2=26659
+RESTPORT_2=1316
+ROSETTA_2=8081
+WEB_PORT_2=9091
+
+sed -i -e 's#"tcp://0.0.0.0:26656"#"tcp://localhost:'"$P2PPORT_2"'"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/config.toml
+sed -i -e 's#"tcp://127.0.0.1:26657"#"tcp://localhost:'"$RPCPORT_2"'"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/config.toml
+sed -i -e 's#"tcp://localhost:26657"#"tcp://localhost:'"$RPCPORT_2"'"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/client.toml
+sed -i -e 's#"tcp://localhost:1317"#"tcp://localhost:'"$RESTPORT_2"'"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/app.toml
+sed -i -e 's#"localhost:9090"#"localhost:'"$WEB_PORT_2"'"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/app.toml
+sed -i -e 's#"127.0.0.1:9090"#"localhost:'"$WEB_PORT_2"'"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/app.toml
+sed -i -e 's#pprof_laddr = "localhost:6060"#pprof_laddr = "localhost:7070"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/config.toml
+sed -i -e 's#":8080"#":'"$ROSETTA_2"'"#g' $HOME_DIR/validator2/config/app.toml
+
+
+Start each validator with different ports
+screen -L -dmS node1 $BINARY start --rpc.unsafe --rpc.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26657 --p2p.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26656 --home=$HOME_DIR/validator1 --log_level info --trace
+NodeID=$($BINARY comet show-node-id --home=$HOME_DIR/validator1)
+echo "Node ID: $NodeID"
+bin/picad start --home=$HOME_DIR/validator2 --p2p.persistent_peers=$NodeID@127.0.0.1:26656
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