diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2507b6cd..0974ef98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
  
 
-:construction: *This is still unstable MVP implementation of Sygma* :construction:
-
 Sygma bridge uses [chainbridge-core](https://github.com/ChainSafe/chainbridge-core) framework and replaces the relayer voting mechanism with the MPC signing process.
 
  
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 143abaab..c3fb8106 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *GetConfigTestSuite) Test_GetConfigFromENV() {
 				PingBackOff:      1 * time.Second,
 				PingInterval:     1 * time.Second,
 				ElectionWaitTime: 2 * time.Second,
-				BullyWaitTime:    25 * time.Second,
+				BullyWaitTime:    3 * time.Minute,
 			},
 		},
 		ChainConfigs: []map[string]interface{}{
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (s *GetConfigTestSuite) Test_SharedConfigLengthMismatch() {
 				PingBackOff:      1 * time.Second,
 				PingInterval:     1 * time.Second,
 				ElectionWaitTime: 2 * time.Second,
-				BullyWaitTime:    25 * time.Second,
+				BullyWaitTime:    3 * time.Minute,
 			},
 		},
 		ChainConfigs: []map[string]interface{}{
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func (s *GetConfigTestSuite) Test_GetConfigFromFile() {
 						PingBackOff:      1 * time.Second,
 						PingInterval:     1 * time.Second,
 						ElectionWaitTime: 2 * time.Second,
-						BullyWaitTime:    25 * time.Second,
+						BullyWaitTime:    3 * time.Minute,
 					},
 				},
 				ChainConfigs: []map[string]interface{}{{
diff --git a/config/relayer/config.go b/config/relayer/config.go
index cfe119de..160cf07e 100644
--- a/config/relayer/config.go
+++ b/config/relayer/config.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type RawBullyConfig struct {
 	PingBackOff      string `mapstructure:"PingBackOff" json:"pingBackOff" default:"1s"`
 	PingInterval     string `mapstructure:"PingInterval" json:"pingInterval" default:"1s"`
 	ElectionWaitTime string `mapstructure:"ElectionWaitTime" json:"electionWaitTime" default:"2s"`
-	BullyWaitTime    string `mapstructure:"BullyWaitTime" json:"bullyWaitTime" default:"25s"`
+	BullyWaitTime    string `mapstructure:"BullyWaitTime" json:"bullyWaitTime" default:"3m"`
 }
 
 func (c *RawRelayerConfig) Validate() error {
diff --git a/tss/coordinator.go b/tss/coordinator.go
index d97fab06..64ea6eb8 100644
--- a/tss/coordinator.go
+++ b/tss/coordinator.go
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ func (c *Coordinator) waitForStart(
 		select {
 		case wMsg := <-msgChan:
 			{
+				if coordinator != "" && wMsg.From != coordinator {
+					log.Warn().Msgf("Received initate message from a peer %s that is not the coordinator %s", wMsg.From.Pretty(), coordinator.Pretty())
+					continue
+				}
+
 				coordinatorTimeoutTicker.Reset(timeout)
 
 				log.Debug().Str("SessionID", tssProcess.SessionID()).Msgf("sent ready message to %s", wMsg.From)
@@ -312,10 +317,8 @@ func (c *Coordinator) waitForStart(
 				// having startMsg.From as "" is special case when peer is not selected in subset
 				// but should wait for start message if existing singing process fails
 				if coordinator != "" && startMsg.From != coordinator {
-					return fmt.Errorf(
-						"start message received from peer %s that is not coordinator %s",
-						startMsg.From.Pretty(), coordinator.Pretty(),
-					)
+					log.Warn().Msgf("Received start message from a peer %s that is not the coordinator %s", startMsg.From.Pretty(), coordinator.Pretty())
+					continue
 				}
 
 				msg, err := common.UnmarshalStartMessage(startMsg.Payload)