diff --git a/script/research/consensusd/src/main.rs b/script/research/consensusd/src/main.rs
index deb19a2b8..5f2dbadf3 100644
--- a/script/research/consensusd/src/main.rs
+++ b/script/research/consensusd/src/main.rs
@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ fn consensus_task(config: &ConsensusdConfig) {
     let nodes_count = 1;
     
     println!("Waiting for state initialization...");
-    thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(20));
+    thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(10));
     
     // After initialization node should wait for next epoch
+    let state = State::load_current_state(id, &state_path).unwrap();
+    let seconds_until_next_epoch = state.get_seconds_until_next_epoch_start();
+    println!("Waiting for next epoch({:?} sec)...", seconds_until_next_epoch);
+    thread::sleep(seconds_until_next_epoch);
     
     loop {
         let state = State::load_current_state(id, &state_path).unwrap();            
@@ -96,8 +100,9 @@ fn consensus_task(config: &ConsensusdConfig) {
             println!("Node is the epoch leader. Proposed block: {:?}", proposed_block);
         }
         
-        // node should sleep till text epoch
-        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(20)); // 2 * delta
+        let seconds_until_next_epoch = state.get_seconds_until_next_epoch_start();
+        println!("Waiting for next epoch({:?} sec)...", seconds_until_next_epoch);
+        thread::sleep(seconds_until_next_epoch);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/script/research/consensusd/src/service/state.rs b/script/research/consensusd/src/service/state.rs
index b470954d1..6d1598794 100644
--- a/script/research/consensusd/src/service/state.rs
+++ b/script/research/consensusd/src/service/state.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use std::{
     collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher,
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
     path::PathBuf,
+    time::Duration,
 };
+use chrono::{NaiveDateTime, Utc};
 
 use super::{
     block::Block,
@@ -56,6 +58,19 @@ impl State {
     pub fn append_tx(&mut self, tx: String) {
         self.unconfirmed_txs.push(tx);
     }
+    
+    /// Node calculates seconds until next epoch starting time.
+    /// Epochs duration is configured using the delta value.
+    pub fn get_seconds_until_next_epoch_start(&self) -> Duration {
+        let delta = 10;
+        let start_time = NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(self.genesis_time.0, 0);
+        let current_epoch = self.get_current_epoch() + 1;        
+        let next_epoch_start_timestamp = (current_epoch * (2 * delta)) + (start_time.timestamp() as u64);
+        let next_epoch_start = NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(next_epoch_start_timestamp.try_into().unwrap(), 0);
+        let current_time = NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(Utc::now().timestamp(), 0);
+        let diff = next_epoch_start - current_time;        
+        Duration::new(diff.num_seconds().try_into().unwrap(), 0)
+    }
 
     /// Node calculates current epoch, based on elapsed time from the genesis block.
     /// Epochs duration is configured using the delta value.