diff --git a/consensus/system_contract/consensus.go b/consensus/system_contract/consensus.go
index 797297870d86..d9f1f593e610 100644
--- a/consensus/system_contract/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/system_contract/consensus.go
@@ -226,15 +226,23 @@ func (s *SystemContract) VerifyUncles(chain consensus.ChainReader, block *types.
 }
 
 func (s *SystemContract) CalcTimestamp(parent *types.Header) uint64 {
-	timestamp := parent.Time + s.config.Period
+	timestamp := parent.Time
 
-	// If RelaxedPeriod is enabled, always set the header timestamp to now (ie the time we start building it) as
-	// we don't know when it will be sealed
-	if s.config.RelaxedPeriod || timestamp < uint64(time.Now().Unix()) {
-		timestamp = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	if parent.Number.Uint64()%2 == 0 {
+		timestamp += 1
 	}
 
 	return timestamp
+
+	//timestamp := parent.Time + s.config.Period
+	//
+	//// If RelaxedPeriod is enabled, always set the header timestamp to now (ie the time we start building it) as
+	//// we don't know when it will be sealed
+	//if s.config.RelaxedPeriod || timestamp < uint64(time.Now().Unix()) {
+	//	timestamp = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	//}
+	//
+	//return timestamp
 }
 
 // Prepare initializes the consensus fields of a block header according to the
diff --git a/consensus/system_contract/system_contract.go b/consensus/system_contract/system_contract.go
index a93968e873fc..b775e3f2f60d 100644
--- a/consensus/system_contract/system_contract.go
+++ b/consensus/system_contract/system_contract.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package system_contract
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -89,34 +88,35 @@ func (s *SystemContract) Start() {
 }
 
 func (s *SystemContract) fetchAddressFromL1() error {
-	address, err := s.client.StorageAt(s.ctx, s.config.SystemContractAddress, s.config.SystemContractSlot, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get signer address from L1 System Contract: %w", err)
-	}
-	bAddress := common.BytesToAddress(address)
-
-	s.lock.Lock()
-	defer s.lock.Unlock()
-
-	// Validate the address is not empty
-	if bAddress == (common.Address{}) {
-		log.Debug("Retrieved empty signer address from L1 System Contract", "contract", s.config.SystemContractAddress.Hex(), "slot", s.config.SystemContractSlot.Hex())
-
-		// Not initialized yet -- we don't consider this an error
-		if s.signerAddressL1 == (common.Address{}) {
-			log.Warn("System Contract signer address not initialized")
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		return fmt.Errorf("retrieved empty signer address from L1 System Contract")
-	}
-
-	log.Debug("Read address from system contract", "address", bAddress.Hex())
-
-	if s.signerAddressL1 != bAddress {
-		s.signerAddressL1 = bAddress
-		log.Info("Updated new signer from L1 system contract", "signer", bAddress.Hex())
-	}
+	s.signerAddressL1 = common.HexToAddress("0x756EA06BDEe36de11F22DCca45a31d8a178eF3c6")
+	//address, err := s.client.StorageAt(s.ctx, s.config.SystemContractAddress, s.config.SystemContractSlot, nil)
+	//if err != nil {
+	//	return fmt.Errorf("failed to get signer address from L1 System Contract: %w", err)
+	//}
+	//bAddress := common.BytesToAddress(address)
+	//
+	//s.lock.Lock()
+	//defer s.lock.Unlock()
+	//
+	//// Validate the address is not empty
+	//if bAddress == (common.Address{}) {
+	//	log.Debug("Retrieved empty signer address from L1 System Contract", "contract", s.config.SystemContractAddress.Hex(), "slot", s.config.SystemContractSlot.Hex())
+	//
+	//	// Not initialized yet -- we don't consider this an error
+	//	if s.signerAddressL1 == (common.Address{}) {
+	//		log.Warn("System Contract signer address not initialized")
+	//		return nil
+	//	}
+	//
+	//	return fmt.Errorf("retrieved empty signer address from L1 System Contract")
+	//}
+	//
+	//log.Debug("Read address from system contract", "address", bAddress.Hex())
+	//
+	//if s.signerAddressL1 != bAddress {
+	//	s.signerAddressL1 = bAddress
+	//	log.Info("Updated new signer from L1 system contract", "signer", bAddress.Hex())
+	//}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/miner/scroll_worker.go b/miner/scroll_worker.go
index b95fb6027aee..db9f559cf7ab 100644
--- a/miner/scroll_worker.go
+++ b/miner/scroll_worker.go
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ func (w *worker) newWork(now time.Time, parentHash common.Hash, reorging bool, r
 		vmConfig.Debug = true
 		vmConfig.Tracer = cccLogger
 	}
+
 	deadline := time.Unix(int64(header.Time), 0)
 	if w.chainConfig.Clique != nil && w.chainConfig.Clique.RelaxedPeriod {
 		// clique with relaxed period uses time.Now() as the header.Time, calculate the deadline
@@ -559,7 +560,7 @@ func (w *worker) newWork(now time.Time, parentHash common.Hash, reorging bool, r
 	}
 	if w.chainConfig.SystemContract != nil && w.chainConfig.SystemContract.RelaxedPeriod {
 		// system contract with relaxed period uses time.Now() as the header.Time, calculate the deadline
-		deadline = time.Unix(int64(header.Time+w.chainConfig.SystemContract.Period), 0)
+		deadline = time.UnixMilli(int64(header.Time*1000 + 500*((header.Number.Uint64()+1)%2) + w.chainConfig.SystemContract.Period))
 	}
 
 	w.current = &work{