diff --git a/node/src/client/builder.rs b/node/src/client/builder.rs
index 4d742e1..dbbe590 100644
--- a/node/src/client/builder.rs
+++ b/node/src/client/builder.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::{Client, RuntimeContext};
 use chunk_pool::{ChunkPoolMessage, Config as ChunkPoolConfig, MemoryChunkPool};
 use file_location_cache::FileLocationCache;
 use log_entry_sync::{LogSyncConfig, LogSyncEvent, LogSyncManager};
-use miner::{MineService, MinerConfig, MinerMessage};
+use miner::{MineService, MinerConfig, MinerMessage, ShardConfig};
 use network::{
     self, Keypair, NetworkConfig, NetworkGlobals, NetworkMessage, RequestId,
     Service as LibP2PService,
@@ -216,6 +216,16 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
         Ok(self)
     }
 
+    pub async fn with_shard(self, config: ShardConfig) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        self.async_store
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .update_shard_config(config)
+            .await;
+
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
     /// Starts the networking stack.
     pub fn with_router(mut self, router_config: router::Config) -> Result<Self, String> {
         let executor = require!("router", self, runtime_context).clone().executor;
diff --git a/node/src/config/convert.rs b/node/src/config/convert.rs
index e871b84..34dc3d3 100644
--- a/node/src/config/convert.rs
+++ b/node/src/config/convert.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl ZgsConfig {
         }
     }
 
-    fn shard_config(&self) -> Result<ShardConfig, String> {
+    pub fn shard_config(&self) -> Result<ShardConfig, String> {
         self.shard_position.clone().try_into()
     }
 }
diff --git a/node/src/main.rs b/node/src/main.rs
index cfac0b7..a73b26c 100644
--- a/node/src/main.rs
+++ b/node/src/main.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ async fn start_node(context: RuntimeContext, config: ZgsConfig) -> Result<Client
     let miner_config = config.mine_config()?;
     let router_config = config.router_config(&network_config)?;
     let pruner_config = config.pruner_config()?;
+    let shard_config = config.shard_config()?;
 
     ClientBuilder::default()
         .with_runtime_context(context)
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ async fn start_node(context: RuntimeContext, config: ZgsConfig) -> Result<Client
         .await?
         .with_miner(miner_config)
         .await?
+        .with_shard(shard_config)
+        .await?
         .with_pruner(pruner_config)
         .await?
         .with_rpc(config.rpc, config.chunk_pool_config()?)