diff --git a/consensus/main/consensus_test.go b/consensus/main/consensus_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a629852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consensus/main/consensus_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/BlocSoc-iitr/selene/config"
+	"github.com/BlocSoc-iitr/selene/consensus"
+	Common "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func CreateNewConsensus() consensus.ConsensusClient {
+	var n config.Network
+	baseConfig, err := n.BaseConfig("MAINNET")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error in base config creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	checkpoint := "b21924031f38635d45297d68e7b7a408d40b194d435b25eeccad41c522841bd5"
+	consensusRpcUrl := "http://testing.mainnet.beacon-api.nimbus.team"
+	executionRpcUrl := "https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/j28GcevSYukh-GvSeBOYcwHOfIggF1Gt"
+
+	config := &config.Config{
+		ConsensusRpc:         consensusRpcUrl,
+		ExecutionRpc:         executionRpcUrl,
+		RpcBindIp:            &baseConfig.RpcBindIp,
+		RpcPort:              &baseConfig.RpcPort,
+		DefaultCheckpoint:    baseConfig.DefaultCheckpoint,
+		Checkpoint:           (*[32]byte)(Common.Hex2Bytes(checkpoint)),
+		Chain:                baseConfig.Chain,
+		Forks:                baseConfig.Forks,
+		StrictCheckpointAge:  false,
+		DataDir:              baseConfig.DataDir,
+		DatabaseType:         nil,
+		MaxCheckpointAge:     baseConfig.MaxCheckpointAge,
+		LoadExternalFallback: false,
+	}
+	return consensus.ConsensusClient{}.New(&consensusRpcUrl, *config)
+}
+
+func TestShutdown(t *testing.T) {
+	consensusClient := CreateNewConsensus()
+	err := consensusClient.Shutdown()
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "Found Error")
+}
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diff --git a/consensus/main/main.go b/consensus/main/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a0ea9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consensus/main/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/BlocSoc-iitr/selene/config"
+	"github.com/BlocSoc-iitr/selene/consensus"
+	Common "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var n config.Network
+	baseConfig, err := n.BaseConfig("MAINNET")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error in base config creation: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	checkpoint := "b21924031f38635d45297d68e7b7a408d40b194d435b25eeccad41c522841bd5"
+	consensusRpcUrl := "http://testing.mainnet.beacon-api.nimbus.team"
+	executionRpcUrl := "https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/j28GcevSYukh-GvSeBOYcwHOfIggF1Gt"
+
+	config := &config.Config{
+		ConsensusRpc:         consensusRpcUrl,
+		ExecutionRpc:         executionRpcUrl,
+		RpcBindIp:            &baseConfig.RpcBindIp,
+		RpcPort:              &baseConfig.RpcPort,
+		DefaultCheckpoint:    baseConfig.DefaultCheckpoint,
+		Checkpoint:           (*[32]byte)(Common.Hex2Bytes(checkpoint)),
+		Chain:                baseConfig.Chain,
+		Forks:                baseConfig.Forks,
+		StrictCheckpointAge:  false,
+		DataDir:              baseConfig.DataDir,
+		DatabaseType:         nil,
+		MaxCheckpointAge:     baseConfig.MaxCheckpointAge,
+		LoadExternalFallback: false,
+	}
+	consensusClient := consensus.ConsensusClient{}.New(&consensusRpcUrl, *config)
+
+	err = consensusClient.Shutdown()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Found error in shutting down: ", err)
+	}
+}
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