diff --git a/itests/kit/ensemble.go b/itests/kit/ensemble.go
index 1651193f787..2bc0c88fff2 100644
--- a/itests/kit/ensemble.go
+++ b/itests/kit/ensemble.go
@@ -416,6 +416,27 @@ func (n *Ensemble) Start() *Ensemble {
 		lr, err := r.Lock(repo.StorageMiner)
 		require.NoError(n.t, err)
 
+		err = lr.SetConfig(func(raw interface{}) {
+			cfg := raw.(*config.StorageMiner)
+			cfg.Common.API.RemoteListenAddress = m.RemoteListener.Addr().String()
+			cfg.Subsystems.EnableStorageMarket = m.options.subsystems.Has(SStorageMarket)
+			cfg.Subsystems.EnableMining = m.options.subsystems.Has(SMining)
+			cfg.Subsystems.EnableSealing = m.options.subsystems.Has(SSealing)
+			cfg.Subsystems.EnableSectorStorage = m.options.subsystems.Has(SSectorStorage)
+
+			if m.options.mainMiner != nil {
+				token, err := m.options.mainMiner.FullNode.AuthNew(ctx, api.AllPermissions)
+				require.NoError(n.t, err)
+
+				cfg.Subsystems.SectorIndexApiInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", token, m.options.mainMiner.ListenAddr)
+				cfg.Subsystems.SealerApiInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", token, m.options.mainMiner.ListenAddr)
+
+				fmt.Println("config for market node, setting SectorIndexApiInfo to: ", cfg.Subsystems.SectorIndexApiInfo)
+				fmt.Println("config for market node, setting SealerApiInfo to: ", cfg.Subsystems.SealerApiInfo)
+			}
+		})
+		require.NoError(n.t, err)
+
 		c, err := lr.Config()
 		require.NoError(n.t, err)
 
@@ -423,28 +444,6 @@ func (n *Ensemble) Start() *Ensemble {
 		if !ok {
 			n.t.Fatalf("invalid config from repo, got: %T", c)
 		}
-		cfg.Common.API.RemoteListenAddress = m.RemoteListener.Addr().String()
-		cfg.Subsystems.EnableStorageMarket = m.options.subsystems.Has(SStorageMarket)
-		cfg.Subsystems.EnableMining = m.options.subsystems.Has(SMining)
-		cfg.Subsystems.EnableSealing = m.options.subsystems.Has(SSealing)
-		cfg.Subsystems.EnableSectorStorage = m.options.subsystems.Has(SSectorStorage)
-
-		if m.options.mainMiner != nil {
-			token, err := m.options.mainMiner.FullNode.AuthNew(ctx, api.AllPermissions)
-			require.NoError(n.t, err)
-
-			cfg.Subsystems.SectorIndexApiInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", token, m.options.mainMiner.ListenAddr)
-			cfg.Subsystems.SealerApiInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", token, m.options.mainMiner.ListenAddr)
-
-			fmt.Println("config for market node, setting SectorIndexApiInfo to: ", cfg.Subsystems.SectorIndexApiInfo)
-			fmt.Println("config for market node, setting SealerApiInfo to: ", cfg.Subsystems.SealerApiInfo)
-		}
-
-		err = lr.SetConfig(func(raw interface{}) {
-			rcfg := raw.(*config.StorageMiner)
-			*rcfg = *cfg
-		})
-		require.NoError(n.t, err)
 
 		ks, err := lr.KeyStore()
 		require.NoError(n.t, err)