diff --git a/internal/bft/controller_test.go b/internal/bft/controller_test.go
index 9bc0bd36..85f2f816 100644
--- a/internal/bft/controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/bft/controller_test.go
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ func createView(c *bft.Controller, leader, proposalSequence, viewNum, decisionsI
 	return &bft.View{
 		RetrieveCheckpoint: c.Checkpoint.Get,
 		N:                  c.N,
+		NodesList:          c.NodesList,
 		LeaderID:           leader,
 		SelfID:             c.ID,
 		Quorum:             quorumSize,
diff --git a/internal/bft/util.go b/internal/bft/util.go
index eac5e8df..584813cb 100644
--- a/internal/bft/util.go
+++ b/internal/bft/util.go
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ func (ifp *InFlightData) clear() {
 type ProposalMaker struct {
 	DecisionsPerLeader uint64
 	N                  uint64
+	NodesList          []uint64
 	SelfID             uint64
 	Decider            Decider
 	FailureDetector    FailureDetector
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ func (pm *ProposalMaker) NewProposer(leader, proposalSequence, viewNum, decision
 		RetrieveCheckpoint: pm.Checkpoint.Get,
 		DecisionsPerLeader: pm.DecisionsPerLeader,
 		N:                  pm.N,
+		NodesList:          pm.NodesList,
 		LeaderID:           leader,
 		SelfID:             pm.SelfID,
 		Quorum:             quorumSize,
diff --git a/internal/bft/view.go b/internal/bft/view.go
index 161bfeb2..8fb5cf68 100644
--- a/internal/bft/view.go
+++ b/internal/bft/view.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type View struct {
 	RetrieveCheckpoint CheckpointRetriever
 	SelfID             uint64
 	N                  uint64
+	NodesList          []uint64
 	LeaderID           uint64
 	Quorum             int
 	Number             uint64
@@ -702,7 +703,7 @@ func (v *View) verifyBlacklist(prevCommitSignatures []*protos.Signature, currVer
 		f:                  f,
 		logger:             v.Logger,
 		metricsBlacklist:   v.MetricsBlacklist,
-		nodes:              v.Comm.Nodes(),
+		nodes:              v.NodesList,
 		currView:           v.Number,
 	}
 
@@ -1045,7 +1046,7 @@ func (v *View) updateBlacklistMetadata(metadata *protos.ViewMetadata, prevSigs [
 		leaderRotation:     v.DecisionsPerLeader > 0,
 		currView:           metadata.ViewId,
 		prevMD:             prevMD,
-		nodes:              v.Comm.Nodes(),
+		nodes:              v.NodesList,
 		f:                  f,
 		n:                  v.N,
 		logger:             v.Logger,
diff --git a/internal/bft/view_test.go b/internal/bft/view_test.go
index d5cdaba1..4461cafd 100644
--- a/internal/bft/view_test.go
+++ b/internal/bft/view_test.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func TestViewBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		State:              state,
 		Logger:             log,
 		N:                  4,
+		NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 		LeaderID:           1,
 		Quorum:             3,
 		Number:             1,
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ func TestBadPrePrepare(t *testing.T) {
 				State:            state,
 				Logger:           log,
 				N:                4,
+				NodesList:        []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 				LeaderID:         1,
 				Quorum:           3,
 				Number:           1,
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ func TestBadPrepare(t *testing.T) {
 				State:              state,
 				Logger:             log,
 				N:                  4,
+				NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 				LeaderID:           1,
 				Quorum:             3,
 				Number:             1,
@@ -494,6 +497,7 @@ func TestBadCommit(t *testing.T) {
 		State:              state,
 		Logger:             log,
 		N:                  4,
+		NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 		LeaderID:           1,
 		Quorum:             3,
 		Number:             1,
@@ -582,6 +586,7 @@ func TestNormalPath(t *testing.T) {
 		State:              state,
 		Logger:             log,
 		N:                  4,
+		NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 		LeaderID:           1,
 		SelfID:             1,
 		Quorum:             3,
@@ -707,6 +712,7 @@ func TestTwoSequences(t *testing.T) {
 		State:              state,
 		Logger:             log,
 		N:                  4,
+		NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 		LeaderID:           1,
 		Quorum:             3,
 		Number:             1,
@@ -877,6 +883,7 @@ func TestViewPersisted(t *testing.T) {
 					State:              state,
 					Logger:             log,
 					N:                  4,
+					NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 					LeaderID:           1,
 					Quorum:             3,
 					Number:             1,
@@ -1090,6 +1097,7 @@ func TestDiscoverDeliberateCensorship(t *testing.T) {
 				RetrieveCheckpoint: (&types.Checkpoint{}).Get,
 				Logger:             basicLog.Sugar(),
 				N:                  4,
+				NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 				LeaderID:           1,
 				Quorum:             3,
 				Number:             5,
@@ -1179,6 +1187,7 @@ func TestTwoPrePreparesInARow(t *testing.T) {
 		State:              state,
 		Logger:             log,
 		N:                  4,
+		NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 		LeaderID:           1,
 		Quorum:             3,
 		Number:             1,
@@ -1438,6 +1447,7 @@ func newView(t *testing.T, selfID uint64, network map[uint64]*testedView) *teste
 		State:              state,
 		Logger:             log,
 		N:                  4,
+		NodesList:          []uint64{1, 2, 3, 4},
 		LeaderID:           1,
 		Quorum:             3,
 		Number:             1,
diff --git a/internal/bft/viewchanger.go b/internal/bft/viewchanger.go
index f835fee3..b1a49226 100644
--- a/internal/bft/viewchanger.go
+++ b/internal/bft/viewchanger.go
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ func (v *ViewChanger) commitInFlightProposal(proposal *protos.Proposal) (success
 		DecisionsPerLeader: v.DecisionsPerLeader,
 		SelfID:             v.SelfID,
 		N:                  v.N,
+		NodesList:          v.NodesList,
 		Number:             inFlightViewNum,
 		LeaderID:           v.SelfID, // so that no byzantine leader will cause a complain
 		Quorum:             v.quorum,
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/consensus.go b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
index 5f5345c4..46c8ddec 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ func (c *Consensus) proposalMaker() *algorithm.ProposalMaker {
 		FailureDetector:    c,
 		Verifier:           c.Verifier,
 		N:                  c.numberOfNodes,
+		NodesList:          c.nodes,
 		InMsqQSize:         int(c.Config.IncomingMessageBufferSize),
 		ViewSequences:      c.controller.ViewSequences,
 	}