diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 956801186e..3599525090 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -890,22 +890,20 @@ func SetReceiptsData(config *params.ChainConfig, block *types.Block, receipts ty
 		return errors.New("transaction+stakingTransactions and receipt count mismatch")
 	}
 
-	for j := 0; j < len(transactions); j++ {
+	// The used gas can be calculated based on previous receipts
+	if len(receipts) > 0 && len(transactions) > 0 {
+		receipts[0].GasUsed = receipts[0].CumulativeGasUsed
+	}
+	for j := 1; j < len(transactions); j++ {
 		// The transaction hash can be retrieved from the transaction itself
 		receipts[j].TxHash = transactions[j].Hash()
-
+		receipts[j].GasUsed = receipts[j].CumulativeGasUsed - receipts[j-1].CumulativeGasUsed
 		// The contract address can be derived from the transaction itself
 		if transactions[j].To() == nil {
 			// Deriving the signer is expensive, only do if it's actually needed
 			from, _ := types.Sender(signer, transactions[j])
 			receipts[j].ContractAddress = crypto.CreateAddress(from, transactions[j].Nonce())
 		}
-		// The used gas can be calculated based on previous receipts
-		if j == 0 {
-			receipts[j].GasUsed = receipts[j].CumulativeGasUsed
-		} else {
-			receipts[j].GasUsed = receipts[j].CumulativeGasUsed - receipts[j-1].CumulativeGasUsed
-		}
 		// The derived log fields can simply be set from the block and transaction
 		for k := 0; k < len(receipts[j].Logs); k++ {
 			receipts[j].Logs[k].BlockNumber = block.NumberU64()
@@ -916,17 +914,16 @@ func SetReceiptsData(config *params.ChainConfig, block *types.Block, receipts ty
 			logIndex++
 		}
 	}
+
+	// The used gas can be calculated based on previous receipts
+	if len(receipts) > len(transactions) && len(stakingTransactions) > 0 {
+		receipts[len(transactions)].GasUsed = receipts[len(transactions)].CumulativeGasUsed
+	}
 	// in a block, txns are processed before staking txns
-	for j := len(transactions); j < len(transactions)+len(stakingTransactions); j++ {
+	for j := len(transactions) + 1; j < len(transactions)+len(stakingTransactions); j++ {
 		// The transaction hash can be retrieved from the staking transaction itself
 		receipts[j].TxHash = stakingTransactions[j].Hash()
-
-		// The used gas can be calculated based on previous receipts
-		if j == 0 {
-			receipts[j].GasUsed = receipts[j].CumulativeGasUsed
-		} else {
-			receipts[j].GasUsed = receipts[j].CumulativeGasUsed - receipts[j-1].CumulativeGasUsed
-		}
+		receipts[j].GasUsed = receipts[j].CumulativeGasUsed - receipts[j-1].CumulativeGasUsed
 		// The derived log fields can simply be set from the block and transaction
 		for k := 0; k < len(receipts[j].Logs); k++ {
 			receipts[j].Logs[k].BlockNumber = block.NumberU64()
diff --git a/node/node_cross_link.go b/node/node_cross_link.go
index a19cbfcd5b..59d1a666bd 100644
--- a/node/node_cross_link.go
+++ b/node/node_cross_link.go
@@ -45,21 +45,9 @@ func (node *Node) VerifyBlockCrossLinks(block *types.Block) error {
 			// Add slash for exist same blocknum but different crosslink
 			return errAlreadyExist
 		}
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 		if err := node.VerifyCrossLink(crossLink); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot VerifyBlockCrossLinks")
 
-=======
-		if err = node.VerifyCrossLink(crossLink); err != nil {
-			return ctxerror.New("cannot VerifyBlockCrossLinks",
-				"blockHash", block.Hash(),
-				"blockNum", block.Number(),
-				"crossLinkShard", crossLink.ShardID(),
-				"crossLinkBlock", crossLink.BlockNum(),
-				"numTx", len(block.Transactions()),
-				"numStakingTx", len(block.StakingTransactions()),
-			).WithCause(err)
->>>>>>> Updating all sources of block.Transactions and do the corresponding work for block staking txns
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/node/node_handler.go b/node/node_handler.go
index d9ed591a23..a28ae4ce56 100644
--- a/node/node_handler.go
+++ b/node/node_handler.go
@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@ func (node *Node) VerifyNewBlock(newBlock *types.Block) error {
 			Int("numStakingTx", len(newBlock.StakingTransactions())).
 			Err(err).
 			Msg("[VerifyNewBlock] Cannot Verify New Block!!!")
-		return ctxerror.New("[VerifyNewBlock] Cannot Verify New Block!!!",
-			"blockHash", newBlock.Hash(),
-			"numTx", len(newBlock.Transactions()),
-			"numStakingTx", len(newBlock.StakingTransactions()),
-		).WithCause(err)
+		return errors.Errorf(
+			"[VerifyNewBlock] Cannot Verify New Block!!! block-hash %s txn-count %d",
+			newBlock.Hash().Hex(),
+			len(newBlock.Transactions()),
+		)
 	}
 
 	// Verify cross links