diff --git a/node/config/version.go b/node/config/version.go
index 1d8c3c4..8eeb85f 100644
--- a/node/config/version.go
+++ b/node/config/version.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func FormatVersion(version []byte) string {
 }
 
 func GetPatchNumber() byte {
-	return 0x00
+	return 0x01
 }
 
 func GetRCNumber() byte {
diff --git a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
index 51be47d..16e3a9c 100644
--- a/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
+++ b/node/execution/intrinsics/token/token_execution_engine.go
@@ -164,12 +164,13 @@ func NewTokenExecutionEngine(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if peerSeniority == nil {
+	if len(peerSeniority) == 0 {
 		peerSeniority, err = clockStore.GetPeerSeniorityMap(intrinsicFilter)
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, store.ErrNotFound) {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		if peerSeniority == nil {
+
+		if len(peerSeniority) == 0 {
 			peerSeniority, err = RebuildPeerSeniority(uint(cfg.P2P.Network))
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
@@ -977,7 +978,7 @@ func (e *TokenExecutionEngine) GetSeniority() *big.Int {
 	)]
 
 	if !ok {
-		return nil
+		return big.NewInt(0)
 	}
 
 	return sen.Priority()