diff --git a/src/bin/importer_offline.rs b/src/bin/importer_offline.rs
index e5e99d3c6..f8b501a9a 100644
--- a/src/bin/importer_offline.rs
+++ b/src/bin/importer_offline.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use stratus::config::ImporterOfflineConfig;
 use stratus::eth::executor::Executor;
 use stratus::eth::miner::Miner;
+use stratus::eth::miner::MinerMode;
 use stratus::eth::primitives::Block;
 use stratus::eth::primitives::BlockNumber;
 use stratus::eth::primitives::ExternalBlock;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ async fn run(config: ImporterOfflineConfig) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // init services
     let rpc_storage = config.rpc_storage.init().await?;
     let storage = config.storage.init()?;
-    let miner = config.miner.init_external_mode(Arc::clone(&storage))?;
+    let miner = config.miner.init_with_mode(MinerMode::External, Arc::clone(&storage))?;
     let executor = config.executor.init(Arc::clone(&storage), Arc::clone(&miner));
 
     // init block snapshots to export
diff --git a/src/eth/miner/miner_config.rs b/src/eth/miner/miner_config.rs
index fbdaffc87..43655539d 100644
--- a/src/eth/miner/miner_config.rs
+++ b/src/eth/miner/miner_config.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use display_json::DebugAsJson;
 use crate::eth::miner::Miner;
 use crate::eth::storage::StratusStorage;
 use crate::ext::parse_duration;
+use crate::GlobalState;
+use crate::NodeMode;
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Config
@@ -21,18 +23,21 @@ pub struct MinerConfig {
 }
 
 impl MinerConfig {
-    /// Inits [`BlockMiner`] with external mining mode, ignoring the configured value.
-    pub fn init_external_mode(&self, storage: Arc<StratusStorage>) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Miner>> {
-        self.init_with_mode(MinerMode::External, storage)
-    }
-
-    /// Inits [`BlockMiner`] with the configured mining mode.
+    /// Inits [`Miner`] with the appropriate miner mode based on the node mode.
     pub fn init(&self, storage: Arc<StratusStorage>) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Miner>> {
-        self.init_with_mode(self.block_mode, storage)
+        tracing::info!(config = ?self, "creating block miner");
+
+        let mode = match GlobalState::get_node_mode() {
+            NodeMode::Follower => MinerMode::External,
+            NodeMode::Leader => self.block_mode,
+        };
+
+        self.init_with_mode(mode, storage)
     }
 
-    fn init_with_mode(&self, mode: MinerMode, storage: Arc<StratusStorage>) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Miner>> {
-        tracing::info!(config = ?self, "creating block miner");
+    /// Inits [`Miner`] with a specific miner mode, regardless of node mode.
+    pub fn init_with_mode(&self, mode: MinerMode, storage: Arc<StratusStorage>) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Miner>> {
+        tracing::info!(config = ?self, mode = ?mode, "creating block miner with specific mode");
 
         // create miner
         let miner = Miner::new(Arc::clone(&storage), mode);
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index acdf1ca71..619d094b3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ async fn run(config: StratusConfig) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let storage = config.storage.init()?;
 
     // Init miner
-    let miner = match GlobalState::get_node_mode() {
-        NodeMode::Follower => config.miner.init_external_mode(Arc::clone(&storage))?,
-        NodeMode::Leader => config.miner.init(Arc::clone(&storage))?,
-    };
+    let miner = config.miner.init(Arc::clone(&storage))?;
 
     // Init executor
     let executor = config.executor.init(Arc::clone(&storage), Arc::clone(&miner));
diff --git a/tests/test_import_external_snapshot_common.rs b/tests/test_import_external_snapshot_common.rs
index 98b17cebd..0ac64290b 100644
--- a/tests/test_import_external_snapshot_common.rs
+++ b/tests/test_import_external_snapshot_common.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use fancy_duration::AsFancyDuration;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use stratus::alias::JsonValue;
 use stratus::config::IntegrationTestConfig;
+use stratus::eth::miner::MinerMode;
 use stratus::eth::primitives::Account;
 use stratus::eth::primitives::Address;
 use stratus::eth::primitives::ExternalBlock;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ pub async fn execute_test(
 
     // init services
     let storage = Arc::new(StratusStorage::new(Box::<InMemoryTemporaryStorage>::default(), Box::new(perm_storage)));
-    let miner = config.miner.init_external_mode(Arc::clone(&storage)).unwrap();
+    let miner = config.miner.init_with_mode(MinerMode::External, Arc::clone(&storage)).unwrap();
     let executor = config.executor.init(Arc::clone(&storage), Arc::clone(&miner));
 
     // execute and mine