diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go b/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
index 0379dd936..5fff28224 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ func NewKeyedTransactor(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) *TransactOpts {
 	}
 }
 
-
+// NewWalletTransactor is a utility method to easily create a transaction signer
+// from a wallet account
 func NewWalletTransactor(w accounts.Wallet, from accounts.Account) *TransactOpts {
 	return &TransactOpts{
 		From: from.Address,
@@ -74,4 +75,4 @@ func NewWalletTransactor(w accounts.Wallet, from accounts.Account) *TransactOpts
 			return tx.WithSignature(signer, signature)
 		},
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/controls/permission/permission.go b/controls/permission/permission.go
index 0c9487f14..b295d81dd 100644
--- a/controls/permission/permission.go
+++ b/controls/permission/permission.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func (p *PermissionCtrl) populateInitPermission() error {
 	if tx && !p.permissionedMode {
 		// Network is initialized with permissions and node is joining in a non-permissioned
 		// option. stop the node from coming up
-		types.SetDefaultAccess()
+		utils.Fatalf("Joining a permissioned network in non-permissioned mode. Bring up get with --permissioned.")
 	}
 
 	if !p.permissionedMode{
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func (p *PermissionCtrl) populateInitPermission() error {
 		// populate the initial node list from static-nodes.json
 		err := p.populateStaticNodesToContract(permissionsSession)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return err 
 		}
 
 		// update network status to boot completed
diff --git a/core/types/permissions_cache.go b/core/types/permissions_cache.go
index 8866ea84c..8c74d2a3f 100644
--- a/core/types/permissions_cache.go
+++ b/core/types/permissions_cache.go
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ func GetAcctAccess(acctId common.Address) AccessType {
 			return vo.AcctAccess
 		}
 	}
-	return DefaultAccess
-	// if AcctMap.Len() == 0 {
-	// 	return FullAccess
-	// } else {
-	// 	return ReadOnly
-	// }
+	// return DefaultAccess
+	if AcctMap.Len() == 0 {
+		return FullAccess
+	} else {
+		return ReadOnly
+	}
 }
 
 func AddOrgKey(orgId string, key string) {