diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..759d90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a single version of Python
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
+
+name: Python application
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install flake8 pytest
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
+        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest
diff --git a/app/codes/consensus/committee.py b/app/codes/consensus/committee.py
index f6e12a5..63d1aad 100644
--- a/app/codes/consensus/committee.py
+++ b/app/codes/consensus/committee.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 def get_current_committee():
     """Return the current committee members""" 
-    new_block_idx = last_block_idx + 1
+    # new_block_idx = last_block_idx + 1
     peers = get_peers()
     committee = peers[:5]  # TODO - Find the committe based on last block hash
     # use select_from function to select from peers
diff --git a/app/codes/consensus/consensus.py b/app/codes/consensus/consensus.py
index 18cf89a..4878469 100644
--- a/app/codes/consensus/consensus.py
+++ b/app/codes/consensus/consensus.py
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@
 from ...constants import MINIMUM_ACCEPTANCE_RATIO, MINIMUM_ACCEPTANCE_VOTES
 from ..auth.auth import get_wallet
 
-try:
-    wallet_data = get_wallet()
-except:
-    wallet_data = {
-        'wallet': {'public': '', 'private': ''},
-    }
-public_key = wallet_data['public']
-private_key = wallet_data['private']
 
 def generate_block_receipt(block):
     receipt_data = {
@@ -22,6 +14,15 @@ def generate_block_receipt(block):
         'block_hash': calculate_hash(block),
         'vote': 1
     }
+
+    try:
+        wallet_data = get_wallet()
+    except:
+        wallet_data = {
+            'wallet': {'public': '', 'private': ''},
+        }
+    public_key = wallet_data['public']
+    private_key = wallet_data['private']
     return {
         "data": receipt_data,
         "public_key": public_key,
diff --git a/app/codes/p2p/peers.py b/app/codes/p2p/peers.py
index c5d69fd..f5cb01a 100644
--- a/app/codes/p2p/peers.py
+++ b/app/codes/p2p/peers.py
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 #         return auth_data
 
 
-auth_data = get_auth()
-
-
 def clear_peer_db():
     con = sqlite3.connect(NEWRL_P2P_DB)
     cur = con.cursor()
@@ -144,6 +141,7 @@ def init_bootstrap_nodes():
 
 
 def register_me_with_them(address):
+    auth_data = get_auth()
     logger.info(f'Registering me with node {address}')
     response = requests.post('http://' + address + f':{NEWRL_PORT}/add-peer', json=auth_data, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
     return response.json()
diff --git a/app/sctest.py b/app/sctest.py
index 6bf0c7f..1a1ec61 100644
--- a/app/sctest.py
+++ b/app/sctest.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ def test_usd1():
             "legalparams":{}
         }
     callparamjson=json.dumps(callparams)
-    scoin1=nstablecoin.nusd1()
-    cur = "x"
-    scoin1.setup(cur, callparamjson)
-    scoin1.deploy(cur, "sender", callparams={"trans_code":"123sdwe2"})
+    # scoin1=nstablecoin.nusd1()
+    # cur = "x"
+    # scoin1.setup(cur, callparamjson)
+    # scoin1.deploy(cur, "sender", callparams={"trans_code":"123sdwe2"})
 #    loan1=secloanv100.SecLoan1("0xa87cfed9b43a84d621b6ab4e2b928ac9c7e6c5df")
 
 
diff --git a/app/tests/conftest.py b/app/tests/conftest.py
index 2b2e1d0..16e3b57 100644
--- a/app/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/app/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 import shutil
 import pytest
 
+from ..codes.p2p.peers import init_peer_db
 
 def setup_test_files():
     """Setup test files"""
     print('Setting up test files')
     if not os.path.exists('data_test/'):
         os.makedirs('data_test/')
-    if not os.path.exists('data_test/newrl.db'):
+    if os.path.exists('data_test/newrl.db'):
         os.remove('data_test/newrl.db')
+    if os.path.exists('data_test/newrl_p2p.db'):
+        os.remove('data_test/newrl_p2p.db')
     shutil.copyfile('data_test/template/newrl.db', 'data_test/newrl.db')
+    init_peer_db()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)