diff --git a/0g/scripts/init.sh b/0g/scripts/init.sh
index 296c4089..6031d5a1 100644
--- a/0g/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/0g/scripts/init.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ case "$MODE" in
     geth)
         GETH_DATA_DIR="/root/.ethereum/"
 
-        if [ ! -f "$GETH_DATA_DIR/initialized" ]; then
+        if [ -z "$(ls -A "$GETH_DATA_DIR")" ]; then
             /0g/bin/geth init --datadir $GETH_DATA_DIR /0g/genesis.json
-            touch "$GETH_DATA_DIR/initialized"
         else
-            echo "Already initialized, continuing!" >&2
+            echo "Datadir not empty, continuing!" >&2
         fi
 
         exec /0g/bin/geth $@
@@ -48,8 +47,20 @@ mkdir $DATA_DIR
 
 env
 
-if /0g/bin/0gchaind init ${MONIKER} --home $HOME_DIR; then
-    cp -r /0g/0g-home/0gchain-home/config/* $CONFIG_DIR
+if [ ! -f "$HOME_DIR/priv_validator_state.json" ]; then
+    TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+    echo "priv_validator_state.json not found in $HOME_DIR. Proceeding with initialization steps..."
+    # You can add any additional initialization logic here if needed
+    if /0g/bin/0gchaind init ${MONIKER} --home $TMP_DIR; then
+        cp -r /0g/0g-home/0gchaind-home/config/* $CONFIG_DIR
+        cp $TMP_DIR/data/priv_validator_state.json $DATA_DIR
+        cp $TMP_DIR/config/node_key.json $CONFIG_DIR
+        cp $TMP_DIR/config/priv_validator_key.json $CONFIG_DIR
+    else
+        echo "Already initialized, continuing!" >&2
+    fi
+    rm -rf $TMP_DIR # delete tmp dir
+
 else
     echo "Already initialized, continuing!" >&2
 fi