diff --git a/substrate/node/src/service.rs b/substrate/node/src/service.rs
index 0feba075..e0aa7e4b 100644
--- a/substrate/node/src/service.rs
+++ b/substrate/node/src/service.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::{
-  sync::{Arc, RwLock},
-  future::Future,
-};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
 use sp_core::H256;
 
@@ -11,7 +8,9 @@ use sc_network::{NetworkService, NetworkBlock};
 use sc_telemetry::{Telemetry, TelemetryWorker};
 
 use serai_runtime::{self, opaque::Block, RuntimeApi};
-pub(crate) use serai_consensus::{ExecutorDispatch, Announce, FullClient};
+pub(crate) use serai_consensus::{
+  TendermintAuthority, ExecutorDispatch, Announce, FullClient, TendermintValidatorFirm,
+};
 
 type FullBackend = sc_service::TFullBackend<Block>;
 type FullSelectChain = serai_consensus::TendermintSelectChain<Block, FullBackend>;
@@ -42,7 +41,13 @@ impl Announce<Block> for NetworkAnnounce {
 
 pub fn new_partial(
   config: &Configuration,
-) -> Result<((NetworkAnnounce, impl Future<Output = ()>), PartialComponents), ServiceError> {
+) -> Result<
+  (
+    (NetworkAnnounce, TendermintAuthority<TendermintValidatorFirm<NetworkAnnounce>>),
+    PartialComponents,
+  ),
+  ServiceError,
+> {
   if config.keystore_remote.is_some() {
     return Err(ServiceError::Other("Remote Keystores are not supported".to_string()));
   }
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ pub async fn new_full(config: Configuration) -> Result<TaskManager, ServiceError
   })?;
 
   if is_authority {
-    authority.await;
+    authority.validate().await;
   }
 
   network_starter.start_network();
diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/block_import.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/block_import.rs
index c2e3b9d9..21d5782c 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/block_import.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/block_import.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use sp_consensus::{Error, CacheKeyId};
 use sc_consensus::{BlockCheckParams, BlockImportParams, ImportResult, BlockImport};
 
-use crate::{types::TendermintAuthor, tendermint::TendermintImport};
+use crate::{types::TendermintValidator, tendermint::TendermintImport};
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<T: TendermintAuthor> BlockImport<T::Block> for TendermintImport<T>
+impl<T: TendermintValidator> BlockImport<T::Block> for TendermintImport<T>
 where
   Arc<T::Client>: BlockImport<T::Block, Transaction = T::BackendTransaction>,
   <Arc<T::Client> as BlockImport<T::Block>>::Error: Into<Error>,
diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/import_queue.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/import_queue.rs
index aaf7e282..8e3fac01 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/import_queue.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/import_queue.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,22 @@
 use std::{
-  convert::TryInto,
   pin::Pin,
   sync::{Arc, RwLock},
   task::{Poll, Context},
   future::Future,
-  time::{UNIX_EPOCH, SystemTime},
 };
 
-use sp_core::Decode;
 use sp_runtime::traits::{Header, Block};
-use sp_api::BlockId;
 
 use sp_consensus::Error;
 use sc_consensus::{BlockImportStatus, BlockImportError, BlockImport, Link, BasicQueue};
 
 use sc_service::ImportQueue;
-use sc_client_api::{HeaderBackend, BlockBackend};
 
 use substrate_prometheus_endpoint::Registry;
 
-use tendermint_machine::{
-  ext::{BlockNumber, Commit},
-  TendermintMachine,
-};
-
 use crate::{
-  CONSENSUS_ID, types::TendermintAuthor, validators::TendermintValidators,
-  tendermint::TendermintImport,
+  types::TendermintValidator,
+  tendermint::{TendermintImport, TendermintAuthority},
 };
 
 pub type TendermintImportQueue<Block, Transaction> = BasicQueue<Block, Transaction>;
@@ -77,54 +67,20 @@ impl<'a, B: Block, T: Send> Future for ImportFuture<'a, B, T> {
   }
 }
 
-pub fn import_queue<T: TendermintAuthor>(
+pub fn import_queue<T: TendermintValidator>(
   client: Arc<T::Client>,
   announce: T::Announce,
   providers: Arc<T::CIDP>,
   env: T::Environment,
   spawner: &impl sp_core::traits::SpawnEssentialNamed,
   registry: Option<&Registry>,
-) -> (impl Future<Output = ()>, TendermintImportQueue<T::Block, T::BackendTransaction>)
+) -> (TendermintAuthority<T>, TendermintImportQueue<T::Block, T::BackendTransaction>)
 where
   Arc<T::Client>: BlockImport<T::Block, Transaction = T::BackendTransaction>,
   <Arc<T::Client> as BlockImport<T::Block>>::Error: Into<Error>,
 {
   let import = TendermintImport::<T>::new(client, announce, providers, env);
-
-  let authority = {
-    let machine_clone = import.machine.clone();
-    let mut import_clone = import.clone();
-    let best = import.client.info().best_number;
-    async move {
-      *machine_clone.write().unwrap() = Some(TendermintMachine::new(
-        import_clone.clone(),
-        // TODO
-        0,
-        (
-          // Header::Number: TryInto<u64> doesn't implement Debug and can't be unwrapped
-          match TryInto::<u64>::try_into(best) {
-            Ok(best) => BlockNumber(best + 1),
-            Err(_) => panic!("BlockNumber exceeded u64"),
-          },
-          Commit::<TendermintValidators<T>>::decode(
-            &mut import_clone
-              .client
-              .justifications(&BlockId::Number(best))
-              .unwrap()
-              .map(|justifications| justifications.get(CONSENSUS_ID).cloned().unwrap())
-              .unwrap_or_default()
-              .as_ref(),
-          )
-          .map(|commit| commit.end_time)
-          // TODO: Genesis start time
-          .unwrap_or_else(|_| SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs()),
-        ),
-        import_clone
-          .get_proposal(&import_clone.client.header(BlockId::Number(0u8.into())).unwrap().unwrap())
-          .await,
-      ));
-    }
-  };
+  let authority = TendermintAuthority(import.clone());
 
   let boxed = Box::new(import.clone());
   // Use None for the justification importer since justifications always come with blocks
diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs
index 0a552eb0..3343a3fd 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{marker::PhantomData, boxed::Box, sync::Arc, future::Future, error::Error};
+use std::{marker::PhantomData, boxed::Box, sync::Arc, error::Error};
 
 use sp_runtime::traits::Block as BlockTrait;
 use sp_inherents::CreateInherentDataProviders;
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ use substrate_prometheus_endpoint::Registry;
 use serai_runtime::{self, opaque::Block, RuntimeApi};
 
 mod types;
-use types::{TendermintClientMinimal, TendermintAuthor};
+use types::{TendermintClientMinimal, TendermintValidator};
 
 mod validators;
 
 mod tendermint;
+pub use tendermint::TendermintAuthority;
 mod block_import;
 mod verifier;
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ pub trait Announce<B: BlockTrait>: Send + Sync + Clone + 'static {
   fn announce(&self, hash: B::Hash);
 }
 
-struct Cidp;
+pub struct Cidp;
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl CreateInherentDataProviders<Block, ()> for Cidp {
   type InherentDataProviders = (sp_timestamp::InherentDataProvider,);
@@ -67,15 +68,15 @@ impl CreateInherentDataProviders<Block, ()> for Cidp {
   }
 }
 
-struct TendermintAuthorFirm<A: Announce<Block>>(PhantomData<A>);
-impl<A: Announce<Block>> TendermintClientMinimal for TendermintAuthorFirm<A> {
+pub struct TendermintValidatorFirm<A: Announce<Block>>(PhantomData<A>);
+impl<A: Announce<Block>> TendermintClientMinimal for TendermintValidatorFirm<A> {
   type Block = Block;
   type Backend = sc_client_db::Backend<Block>;
   type Api = <FullClient as ProvideRuntimeApi<Block>>::Api;
   type Client = FullClient;
 }
 
-impl<A: Announce<Block>> TendermintAuthor for TendermintAuthorFirm<A> {
+impl<A: Announce<Block>> TendermintValidator for TendermintValidatorFirm<A> {
   type CIDP = Cidp;
   type Environment = sc_basic_authorship::ProposerFactory<
     FullPool<Block, FullClient>,
@@ -93,8 +94,11 @@ pub fn import_queue<A: Announce<Block>>(
   announce: A,
   pool: Arc<FullPool<Block, FullClient>>,
   registry: Option<&Registry>,
-) -> (impl Future<Output = ()>, TendermintImportQueue<Block, TransactionFor<FullClient, Block>>) {
-  import_queue::import_queue::<TendermintAuthorFirm<A>>(
+) -> (
+  TendermintAuthority<TendermintValidatorFirm<A>>,
+  TendermintImportQueue<Block, TransactionFor<FullClient, Block>>,
+) {
+  import_queue::import_queue::<TendermintValidatorFirm<A>>(
     client.clone(),
     announce,
     Arc::new(Cidp),
diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/tendermint.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/tendermint.rs
index d40b67bd..f70e3c9a 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/tendermint.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/tendermint.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
   marker::PhantomData,
   sync::{Arc, RwLock},
-  time::Duration,
+  time::{UNIX_EPOCH, SystemTime, Duration},
 };
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ use sp_consensus::{Error, BlockOrigin, Proposer, Environment};
 use sc_consensus::{ForkChoiceStrategy, BlockImportParams, import_queue::IncomingBlock};
 
 use sc_service::ImportQueue;
-use sc_client_api::Finalizer;
+use sc_client_api::{BlockBackend, Finalizer};
 
 use tendermint_machine::{
-  ext::{BlockError, Commit, Network},
-  SignedMessage, TendermintHandle,
+  ext::{BlockError, BlockNumber, Commit, Network},
+  SignedMessage, TendermintMachine, TendermintHandle,
 };
 
 use crate::{
   CONSENSUS_ID,
-  types::TendermintAuthor,
+  types::TendermintValidator,
   validators::TendermintValidators,
   import_queue::{ImportFuture, TendermintImportQueue},
   Announce,
 };
 
-pub(crate) struct TendermintImport<T: TendermintAuthor> {
+pub(crate) struct TendermintImport<T: TendermintValidator> {
   _ta: PhantomData<T>,
 
   validators: Arc<TendermintValidators<T>>,
@@ -55,7 +55,46 @@ pub(crate) struct TendermintImport<T: TendermintAuthor> {
     Arc<AsyncRwLock<Option<TendermintImportQueue<T::Block, T::BackendTransaction>>>>,
 }
 
-impl<T: TendermintAuthor> Clone for TendermintImport<T> {
+pub struct TendermintAuthority<T: TendermintValidator>(pub(crate) TendermintImport<T>);
+impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintAuthority<T> {
+  pub async fn validate(mut self) {
+    let info = self.0.client.info();
+
+    // Header::Number: TryInto<u64> doesn't implement Debug and can't be unwrapped
+    let start_number = match TryInto::<u64>::try_into(info.best_number) {
+      Ok(best) => BlockNumber(best + 1),
+      Err(_) => panic!("BlockNumber exceeded u64"),
+    };
+    let start_time = Commit::<TendermintValidators<T>>::decode(
+      &mut self
+        .0
+        .client
+        .justifications(&BlockId::Hash(info.best_hash))
+        .unwrap()
+        .map(|justifications| justifications.get(CONSENSUS_ID).cloned().unwrap())
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .as_ref(),
+    )
+    .map(|commit| commit.end_time)
+    // TODO: Genesis start time
+    .unwrap_or_else(|_| SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs());
+
+    let proposal = self
+      .0
+      .get_proposal(&self.0.client.header(BlockId::Hash(info.best_hash)).unwrap().unwrap())
+      .await;
+
+    *self.0.machine.write().unwrap() = Some(TendermintMachine::new(
+      self.0.clone(),
+      // TODO
+      0, // ValidatorId
+      (start_number, start_time),
+      proposal,
+    ));
+  }
+}
+
+impl<T: TendermintValidator> Clone for TendermintImport<T> {
   fn clone(&self) -> Self {
     TendermintImport {
       _ta: PhantomData,
@@ -75,7 +114,7 @@ impl<T: TendermintAuthor> Clone for TendermintImport<T> {
   }
 }
 
-impl<T: TendermintAuthor> TendermintImport<T> {
+impl<T: TendermintValidator> TendermintImport<T> {
   pub(crate) fn new(
     client: Arc<T::Client>,
     announce: T::Announce,
@@ -254,7 +293,7 @@ impl<T: TendermintAuthor> TendermintImport<T> {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<T: TendermintAuthor> Network for TendermintImport<T> {
+impl<T: TendermintValidator> Network for TendermintImport<T> {
   type ValidatorId = u16;
   type SignatureScheme = TendermintValidators<T>;
   type Weights = TendermintValidators<T>;
diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/types.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/types.rs
index 0573a694..a21ae977 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/types.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/types.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Trait consolidating additional generics required by sc_tendermint for authoring.
-pub trait TendermintAuthor: TendermintClient {
+pub trait TendermintValidator: TendermintClient {
   type CIDP: CreateInherentDataProviders<Self::Block, ()> + 'static;
   type Environment: Send + Sync + Environment<Self::Block> + 'static;
 
diff --git a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/verifier.rs b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/verifier.rs
index d064a84f..9b7c2a92 100644
--- a/substrate/tendermint/client/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/substrate/tendermint/client/src/verifier.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use sp_consensus::{Error, CacheKeyId};
 use sc_consensus::{BlockImportParams, BlockImport, Verifier};
 
-use crate::{types::TendermintAuthor, tendermint::TendermintImport};
+use crate::{types::TendermintValidator, tendermint::TendermintImport};
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<T: TendermintAuthor> Verifier<T::Block> for TendermintImport<T>
+impl<T: TendermintValidator> Verifier<T::Block> for TendermintImport<T>
 where
   Arc<T::Client>: BlockImport<T::Block, Transaction = T::BackendTransaction>,
   <Arc<T::Client> as BlockImport<T::Block>>::Error: Into<Error>,