diff --git a/src/Data/Data.ts b/src/Data/Data.ts
index 0a352aa5..d7a44150 100644
--- a/src/Data/Data.ts
+++ b/src/Data/Data.ts
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ async function syncFromNetworkConfig(): Promise<any> {
   try {
     // Define the query function to get the network config from a node
     const queryFn = async (node): Promise<object> => {
-      const REQUEST_NETCONFIG_TIMEOUT_SECOND = 2 // 2s timeout
+      const REQUEST_NETCONFIG_TIMEOUT_SECOND = 3 // 3s timeout
       try {
         const response = await P2P.getJson(
           `http://${node.ip}:${node.port}/netconfig`,
@@ -566,17 +566,17 @@ async function syncFromNetworkConfig(): Promise<any> {
         configChangeMaxCyclesToKeep,
         maxCyclesShardDataToKeep,
       } = tallyItem.value.config.stateManager
-      const devPublicKeys = tallyItem.value.config.debug.devPublicKeys
-      const devPublicKey =
-        devPublicKeys &&
-        Object.keys(devPublicKeys).length >= 3 &&
-        Object.keys(devPublicKeys).find((key) => devPublicKeys[key] === 3)
-      if (
-        devPublicKey &&
-        typeof devPublicKey === typeof config.DevPublicKey &&
-        devPublicKey !== config.DevPublicKey
-      )
-        updateConfig({ DevPublicKey: devPublicKey })
+      // const devPublicKeys = tallyItem.value.config.debug.devPublicKeys
+      // const devPublicKey =
+      //   devPublicKeys &&
+      //   Object.keys(devPublicKeys).length >= 3 &&
+      //   Object.keys(devPublicKeys).find((key) => devPublicKeys[key] === 3)
+      // if (
+      //   devPublicKey &&
+      //   typeof devPublicKey === typeof config.DevPublicKey &&
+      //   devPublicKey !== config.DevPublicKey
+      // )
+      //   updateConfig({ DevPublicKey: devPublicKey })
       if (
         !Utils.isUndefined(newPOQReceipt) &&
         typeof newPOQReceipt === typeof config.newPOQReceipt &&
diff --git a/src/dbstore/index.ts b/src/dbstore/index.ts
index 0e5ae727..9870e439 100644
--- a/src/dbstore/index.ts
+++ b/src/dbstore/index.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ export const initializeDB = async (config: Config): Promise<void> => {
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `transactions` (`txId` TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY, `appReceiptId` TEXT, `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL, `cycleNumber` NUMBER NOT NULL, `data` JSON NOT NULL, `originalTxData` JSON NOT NULL)'
   )
   await db.runCreate(
-    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_cycleNumber` ON `transactions` (`cycleNumber` ASC)'
-  )
-  await db.runCreate(
-    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_timestamp` ON `transactions` (`timestamp` ASC)'
+    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_idx` ON `transactions` (`cycleNumber` DESC, `timestamp` DESC)'
   )
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE INDEX if not exists `transactions_appReceiptId_idx` ON `transactions` (`appReceiptId`)'
@@ -22,22 +19,20 @@ export const initializeDB = async (config: Config): Promise<void> => {
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `accounts` (`accountId` TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY, `data` JSON NOT NULL, `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL, `hash` TEXT NOT NULL, `cycleNumber` NUMBER NOT NULL, `isGlobal` BOOLEAN NOT NULL)'
   )
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `accounts_cycleNumber` ON `accounts` (`cycleNumber` ASC)')
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `accounts_timestamp` ON `accounts` (`timestamp` ASC)')
+  await db.runCreate(
+    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `accounts_idx` ON `accounts` (`cycleNumber` DESC, `timestamp` DESC)'
+  )
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `receipts` (`receiptId` TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY, `tx` JSON NOT NULL, `cycle` NUMBER NOT NULL, `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL, `beforeStateAccounts` JSON, `accounts` JSON NOT NULL, `appliedReceipt` JSON NOT NULL, `appReceiptData` JSON, `executionShardKey` TEXT NOT NULL, `globalModification` BOOLEAN NOT NULL)'
   )
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `receipts_cycle` ON `receipts` (`cycle` ASC)')
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `receipts_timestamp` ON `receipts` (`timestamp` ASC)')
-
+  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `receipts_idx` ON `receipts` (`cycle` ASC, `timestamp` ASC)')
   await db.runCreate(
     'CREATE TABLE if not exists `originalTxsData` (`txId` TEXT NOT NULL, `timestamp` BIGINT NOT NULL, `cycle` NUMBER NOT NULL, `originalTxData` JSON NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`txId`, `timestamp`))'
   )
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `originalTxsData_cycle` ON `originalTxsData` (`cycle` ASC)')
   await db.runCreate(
-    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `originalTxsData_timestamp` ON `originalTxsData` (`timestamp` ASC)'
+    'CREATE INDEX if not exists `originalTxsData_idx` ON `originalTxsData` (`cycle` ASC, `timestamp` ASC)'
   )
-  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `originalTxsData_txId` ON `originalTxsData` (`txId`)')
+  await db.runCreate('CREATE INDEX if not exists `originalTxsData_txId_idx` ON `originalTxsData` (`txId`)')
 }
 
 export const closeDatabase = async (): Promise<void> => {