diff --git a/packages/contracts-sdk/src/lib/contracts-sdk.ts b/packages/contracts-sdk/src/lib/contracts-sdk.ts
index d758c2aba6..b37c24f4f6 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-sdk/src/lib/contracts-sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts-sdk/src/lib/contracts-sdk.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { AuthMethod } from '@lit-protocol/types';
 let CID: any;
 try {
   CID = require('multiformats/cid');
-} catch (e) { }
+} catch (e) {}
 
 // ----- autogen:import-data:start  -----
 // Generated at 2023-11-07T01:50:52.460Z
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ export class LitContracts {
     // Fetch contract data
     const [activeValidators, currentValidatorsCount, kickedValidators] =
       await Promise.all([
-        contract['getValidatorsInCurrentEpoch'](),
+        contract['getValidatorsStructsInCurrentEpoch'](),
         contract['currentValidatorCountForConsensus'](),
         contract['getKickedValidators'](),
       ]);
@@ -684,12 +684,10 @@ export class LitContracts {
     // remove kicked validators in active validators
     const cleanedActiveValidators = activeValidators.filter(
       (av: any) =>
-        !kickedValidators.some((kv: any) => kv === av)
+        !kickedValidators.some((kv: any) => kv.nodeAddress === av.nodeAddress)
     );
 
-    const activeValidatorStructs = await contract['getValidatorsStructs'](cleanedActiveValidators);
-
-    const networks = activeValidatorStructs.map((item: any) => {
+    const networks = cleanedActiveValidators.map((item: any) => {
       let proto = 'https://';
       if (item.port !== 443) {
         proto = 'http://';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/lit-core.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/lit-core.ts
index fb35b487f6..0f889ab14e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/lit-core.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/lit-core.ts
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ export class LitCore {
       this.config.litNetwork !== LitNetwork.Cayenne &&
       this.config.litNetwork !== LitNetwork.Custom
     ) {
-
+      const minNodeCount = await LitContracts.getMinNodeCount(
+        this.config.litNetwork as LitNetwork
+      );
       const bootstrapUrls = await LitContracts.getValidators(
         this.config.litNetwork as LitNetwork
       );
-      const minNodeCount = bootstrapUrls.length;
       log('Bootstrap urls: ', bootstrapUrls);
       if (minNodeCount <= 0) {
         throwError({
@@ -177,12 +178,15 @@ export class LitCore {
         });
       }
 
-      this.config.minNodeCount = minNodeCount;
+      this.config.minNodeCount = parseInt(minNodeCount, 10);
     } else if (this.config.litNetwork === LitNetwork.Cayenne) {
       // If the network is cayenne it is a centralized testnet so we use a static config
       // This is due to staking contracts holding local ip / port contexts which are innacurate to the ip / port exposed to the world
       this.config.bootstrapUrls = LIT_NETWORKS.cayenne;
-      this.config.minNodeCount = LIT_NETWORKS.cayenne.length;
+      this.config.minNodeCount =
+        LIT_NETWORKS.cayenne.length == 2
+          ? 2
+          : (LIT_NETWORKS.cayenne.length * 2) / 3;
     }
   };
 
@@ -403,10 +407,13 @@ export class LitCore {
           const now = Date.now();
           if (now - startTime > this.config.connectTimeout) {
             clearInterval(interval);
-            const msg = `Error: Could not connect to enough nodes after timeout of ${this.config.connectTimeout
-              }ms.  Could only connect to ${Object.keys(this.serverKeys).length
-              } of ${this.config.minNodeCount
-              } required nodes.  Please check your network connection and try again.  Note that you can control this timeout with the connectTimeout config option which takes milliseconds.`;
+            const msg = `Error: Could not connect to enough nodes after timeout of ${
+              this.config.connectTimeout
+            }ms.  Could only connect to ${
+              Object.keys(this.serverKeys).length
+            } of ${
+              this.config.minNodeCount
+            } required nodes.  Please check your network connection and try again.  Note that you can control this timeout with the connectTimeout config option which takes milliseconds.`;
             logErrorWithRequestId(requestId, msg);
             reject(msg);
           }
@@ -525,9 +532,10 @@ export class LitCore {
       .catch((error: NodeErrorV3) => {
         logErrorWithRequestId(
           requestId,
-          `Something went wrong, internal id for request: lit_${requestId}. Please provide this identifier with any support requests. ${error?.message || error?.details
-            ? `Error is ${error.message} - ${error.details}`
-            : ''
+          `Something went wrong, internal id for request: lit_${requestId}. Please provide this identifier with any support requests. ${
+            error?.message || error?.details
+              ? `Error is ${error.message} - ${error.details}`
+              : ''
           }`
         );
         return Promise.reject(error);