diff --git a/compositions/cluster-k8s/gen-validators.toml b/compositions/cluster-k8s/gen-validators.toml
index 627ef6bf..d33d0f83 100644
--- a/compositions/cluster-k8s/gen-validators.toml
+++ b/compositions/cluster-k8s/gen-validators.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   disable_metrics = false
 
 [global.run.test_params]
+  validator = "80"
   persistent-peers = "10"
 
 [[groups]]
diff --git a/compositions/local-docker/gen-validators.toml b/compositions/local-docker/gen-validators.toml
index e2c9d12f..2a603151 100644
--- a/compositions/local-docker/gen-validators.toml
+++ b/compositions/local-docker/gen-validators.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   disable_metrics = false
 
 [global.run.test_params]
+  validator = "3"
   persistent-peers = "3"
 
 [[groups]]
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
index e94f8cd7..6cc6e595 100644
--- a/manifest.toml
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ enabled = true
 name = "init-val"
 instances = { min = 1, max = 100, default = 3 }
     [testcases.params]
+    validator = { type = "int", default = 3}
     persistent-peers = { type = "int", default = 3}
 
 [[testcases]]
diff --git a/testkit/appkit/app.go b/testkit/appkit/app.go
index 318a8986..1acd72b8 100644
--- a/testkit/appkit/app.go
+++ b/testkit/appkit/app.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (ak *AppKit) GetHomePath() string {
 }
 
 func (ak *AppKit) InitChain(moniker string, chainId string) (string, error) {
-	ak.AccountAddress = chainId
+	ak.ChainId = chainId
 	return ak.execCmd([]string{"init", moniker, "--chain-id", chainId, "--home", ak.home})
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/app-sync/run_validator.go b/tests/app-sync/run_validator.go
index c6fa35fd..3732ae6b 100644
--- a/tests/app-sync/run_validator.go
+++ b/tests/app-sync/run_validator.go
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ func RunValidator(runenv *runtime.RunEnv, initCtx *run.InitContext) error {
 			runenv.RecordFailure(err)
 			return err
 		}
-		go func(i int) {
-			s, err := appkit.GetLatestsBlockSize(net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"))
-			if err != nil {
-				runenv.RecordMessage("err in last size call, %s", err.Error())
-			}
-
-			runenv.RecordMessage("latest size on iteration %d of the block is - %d", i, s)
-		}(i)
+		// go func(i int) {
+		s, err := appkit.GetLatestsBlockSize(net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"))
+		if err != nil {
+			runenv.RecordMessage("err in last size call, %s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		runenv.RecordMessage("latest size on iteration %d of the block is - %d", i, s)
+		// }(i)
 	}
 
 	time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)