diff --git a/node/pkg/aggregator/app.go b/node/pkg/aggregator/app.go
index 796e9915b..e3b64d089 100644
--- a/node/pkg/aggregator/app.go
+++ b/node/pkg/aggregator/app.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"bisonai.com/miko/node/pkg/db"
 
 	errorSentinel "bisonai.com/miko/node/pkg/error"
+	"bisonai.com/miko/node/pkg/utils/condition"
 	pubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ func (a *App) startAggregator(ctx context.Context, aggregator *Aggregator) error
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	isReady := func() bool {
+		return a.isLocalAggregateReady(aggregator.ID)
+	}
+	condition.WaitForCondition(ctx, isReady)
+
 	nodeCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	aggregator.nodeCtx = nodeCtx
 	aggregator.nodeCancel = cancel
@@ -360,3 +366,8 @@ func (a *App) handleMessage(ctx context.Context, msg bus.Message) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func (a *App) isLocalAggregateReady(confidId int32) bool {
+	_, ok := a.LatestLocalAggregates.Load(confidId)
+	return ok
+}
diff --git a/node/pkg/error/sentinel.go b/node/pkg/error/sentinel.go
index 882c1013c..0b04dd2e8 100644
--- a/node/pkg/error/sentinel.go
+++ b/node/pkg/error/sentinel.go
@@ -241,4 +241,6 @@ var (
 	ErrLogscribeConsumerServiceNotProvided   = &CustomError{Service: LogscribeConsumer, Code: InvalidInputError, Message: "Service field not provided in logscribeconsumer"}
 	ErrLogscribeConsumerInvalidLevel         = &CustomError{Service: LogscribeConsumer, Code: InvalidInputError, Message: "Invalid log level provided to logscribeconsumer"}
 	ErrLogscribeConsumerEndpointUnresponsive = &CustomError{Service: LogscribeConsumer, Code: NetworkError, Message: "Logscribe endpoint unresponsive"}
+
+	ErrConditionTimedOut = &CustomError{Service: Others, Code: InternalError, Message: "Condition timed out"}
 )
diff --git a/node/pkg/utils/condition/condition.go b/node/pkg/utils/condition/condition.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9552e63e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/pkg/utils/condition/condition.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package condition
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	errorsentinel "bisonai.com/miko/node/pkg/error"
+)
+
+// can be blocking infinitely if condition is not met, use with caution
+func WaitForCondition(ctx context.Context, condition func() bool) {
+	for {
+		if condition() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func WaitForConditionWithTimeout(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, condition func() bool) error {
+	for {
+		if condition() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case <-time.After(timeout):
+			return errorsentinel.ErrConditionTimedOut
+		default:
+			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/node/pkg/utils/tests/condition_test.go b/node/pkg/utils/tests/condition_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a15154b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/pkg/utils/tests/condition_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"bisonai.com/miko/node/pkg/utils/condition"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestWaitForCondition_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	conditionMet := false
+
+	testCond := func() bool {
+		return conditionMet
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		conditionMet = true
+	}()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	condition.WaitForCondition(ctx, testCond)
+
+	assert.True(t, conditionMet)
+}
+
+func TestWaitForCondition_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
+	testCond := func() bool {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 500*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	condition.WaitForCondition(ctx, testCond)
+}