diff --git a/src/commands/node.mjs b/src/commands/node.mjs
index 838990f49..84d77be91 100644
--- a/src/commands/node.mjs
+++ b/src/commands/node.mjs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { BaseCommand } from './base.mjs'
 import * as flags from './flags.mjs'
 import * as prompts from './prompts.mjs'
 import {
+  AccountBalanceQuery,
   AccountId,
   FileContentsQuery,
   FileId,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   Timestamp
 } from '@hashgraph/sdk'
 import * as crypto from 'crypto'
+import { FREEZE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT } from '../core/constants.mjs'
 
 /**
  * Defines the core functionalities of 'node' command
@@ -1705,6 +1707,20 @@ export class NodeCommand extends BaseCommand {
     const client = this.accountManager._nodeClient
 
     try {
+      // transfer some tiny amount to the freeze admin account
+      await this.accountManager.transferAmount(constants.TREASURY_ACCOUNT_ID, FREEZE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT, 100000)
+
+      // query the balance
+      const balance = await new AccountBalanceQuery()
+        .setAccountId(FREEZE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT)
+        .execute(this.accountManager._nodeClient)
+      this.logger.debug(`Freeze admin account balance: ${balance.hbars}`)
+
+      // set operator of freeze transaction as freeze admin account
+      const accountKeys = await this.accountManager.getAccountKeysFromSecret(FREEZE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT, config.namespace)
+      const freezeAdminPrivateKey = accountKeys.privateKey
+      client.setOperator(FREEZE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT, freezeAdminPrivateKey)
+
       // fetch special file
       const fileId = FileId.fromString('0.0.150')
       const fileQuery = new FileContentsQuery().setFileId(fileId)
diff --git a/src/core/constants.mjs b/src/core/constants.mjs
index 523517e9e..b6e6c7e1f 100644
--- a/src/core/constants.mjs
+++ b/src/core/constants.mjs
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ export const DEFAULT_CHART_REPO = new Map()
 export const OPERATOR_ID = process.env.SOLO_OPERATOR_ID || '0.0.2'
 export const OPERATOR_KEY = process.env.SOLO_OPERATOR_KEY || '302e020100300506032b65700422042091132178e72057a1d7528025956fe39b0b847f200ab59b2fdd367017f3087137'
 export const OPERATOR_PUBLIC_KEY = process.env.SOLO_OPERATOR_PUBLIC_KEY || '302a300506032b65700321000aa8e21064c61eab86e2a9c164565b4e7a9a4146106e0a6cd03a8c395a110e92'
+export const FREEZE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT = process.env.FREEZE_ADMIN_ACCOUNT || '0.0.58'
 export const TREASURY_ACCOUNT_ID = `${HEDERA_NODE_ACCOUNT_ID_START.realm}.${HEDERA_NODE_ACCOUNT_ID_START.shard}.2`
 export const GENESIS_KEY = process.env.GENESIS_KEY || '302e020100300506032b65700422042091132178e72057a1d7528025956fe39b0b847f200ab59b2fdd367017f3087137'
 export const SYSTEM_ACCOUNTS = [[3, 100], [200, 349], [400, 750], [900, 1000]] // do account 0.0.2 last and outside the loop
+export const SHORTER_SYSTEM_ACCOUNTS = [[3, 100], [200, 349]]
 export const TREASURY_ACCOUNT = 2
 export const LOCAL_NODE_START_PORT = process.env.LOCAL_NODE_START_PORT || 30212
 export const LOCAL_NODE_PROXY_START_PORT = process.env.LOCAL_NODE_PROXY_START_PORT || 30313
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_node_util.js b/test/e2e/e2e_node_util.js
index 377e66d77..ee39884dd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_node_util.js
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_node_util.js
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ import { getNodeLogs, sleep } from '../../src/core/helpers.mjs'
 import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import crypto from 'crypto'
-import { ROOT_CONTAINER } from '../../src/core/constants.mjs'
+import { ROOT_CONTAINER, SHORTER_SYSTEM_ACCOUNTS } from '../../src/core/constants.mjs'
 import { NodeCommand } from '../../src/commands/node.mjs'
+import { AccountCommand } from '../../src/commands/account.mjs'
 
 export function e2eNodeKeyRefreshAddTest (keyFormat, testName, mode, releaseTag = HEDERA_PLATFORM_VERSION_TAG) {
   const defaultTimeout = 120000
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export function e2eNodeKeyRefreshAddTest (keyFormat, testName, mode, releaseTag
     const accountManager = bootstrapResp.opts.accountManager
     const k8 = bootstrapResp.opts.k8
     const nodeCmd = bootstrapResp.cmd.nodeCmd
+    const accountCmd = new AccountCommand(bootstrapResp.opts, SHORTER_SYSTEM_ACCOUNTS)
 
     afterEach(async () => {
       await nodeCmd.close()
@@ -159,6 +161,11 @@ export function e2eNodeKeyRefreshAddTest (keyFormat, testName, mode, releaseTag
 
       accountCreationShouldSucceed(accountManager, nodeCmd, namespace)
 
+      it('should succeed with init command', async () => {
+        const status = await accountCmd.init(argv)
+        expect(status).toBeTruthy()
+      }, 450000)
+
       it(`add ${nodeId} to the network`, async () => {
         try {
           await expect(nodeCmd.add(argv)).resolves.toBeTruthy()