diff --git a/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts b/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts
index 5a1e85f..cba9486 100644
--- a/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export const GetPubKeyOrKeyAssign = async (params: {
     });
 
     const errorResult = thresholdSame(
-      lookupPubKeys.map((x2) => x2 && x2.error),
+      lookupResults.map((x2) => x2 && x2.error),
       minThreshold
     );
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const VerifierLookupRequest = async (params: {
     });
 
     const errorResult = thresholdSame(
-      lookupPubKeys.map((x2) => x2 && x2.error),
+      lookupResults.map((x2) => x2 && x2.error),
       minThreshold
     );
 
@@ -283,19 +283,21 @@ export async function retrieveOrImportShare(params: {
     }
     finalImportedShares = newImportedShares;
   } else if (!useDkg) {
-    // TODO: why use getrandombytes here?
     const bufferKey = keyType === KEY_TYPE.SECP256K1 ? generatePrivateKey(ecCurve, Buffer) : await getRandomBytes(32);
     const generatedShares = await generateShares(ecCurve, keyType, serverTimeOffset, indexes, nodePubkeys, Buffer.from(bufferKey));
     finalImportedShares = [...finalImportedShares, ...generatedShares];
   }
   let existingPubKey;
-  // can only import shares if override existing key is allowed or for new non dkg registration
+  // can only import new shares if override existing key is allowed or when doing a new non dkg registration
   if (finalImportedShares.length > 0) {
-    // in case not allowed to overide existing key for import request
+    // in case not allowed to override existing key for import request
     // check if key exists
     if (!overrideExistingKey) {
       const keyLookupResult = await VerifierLookupRequest({ endpoints, verifier, verifierId: verifierParams.verifier_id, keyType });
-      if (keyLookupResult.errorResult) {
+      if (
+        keyLookupResult.errorResult &&
+        !(keyLookupResult.errorResult?.data as string)?.includes("Verifier + VerifierID has not yet been assigned")
+      ) {
         throw new Error(
           `node results do not match at first lookup ${JSON.stringify(keyLookupResult.keyResult || {})}, ${JSON.stringify(keyLookupResult.errorResult || {})}`
         );
diff --git a/test/sapphire_devnet.test.ts b/test/sapphire_devnet.test.ts
index 7a96e50..3f324a2 100644
--- a/test/sapphire_devnet.test.ts
+++ b/test/sapphire_devnet.test.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe.only("torus utils sapphire devnet", function () {
     });
   });
 
-  it.only("should be able to login a v1 user", async function () {
+  it("should be able to login a v1 user", async function () {
     const email = "himanshu@tor.us";
     const verifier = "google-lrc";
     const token = generateIdToken(email, "ES256");
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ describe.only("torus utils sapphire devnet", function () {
       },
       nodesData: retrieveSharesResponse.nodesData,
     });
-    const retrieveSharesResponse1 = await legacyTorus.retrieveShares(
-      getRetrieveSharesParams(torusNodeEndpoints, torusIndexes, TORUS_TEST_VERIFIER, { verifier_id: email }, token, torusNodePub)
-    );
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log("retrieveSharesResponse1", retrieveSharesResponse1);
   });
 
   it("should fetch user type and public address of legacy v2 user", async function () {
diff --git a/test/testnet.test.ts b/test/testnet.test.ts
index e495699..258a89e 100644
--- a/test/testnet.test.ts
+++ b/test/testnet.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const TORUS_TEST_EMAIL = "archit1@tor.us";
 const TORUS_TEST_VERIFIER = "torus-test-health";
 const TORUS_TEST_AGGREGATE_VERIFIER = "torus-test-health-aggregate";
 
-describe("torus utils migrated testnet on sapphire", function () {
+describe.only("torus utils migrated testnet on sapphire", function () {
   let torus: TorusUtils;
   let TORUS_NODE_MANAGER: NodeDetailManager;