diff --git a/beem/blockchain.py b/beem/blockchain.py
index 9c35a6a340ea32653bce0957770a7f8926649532..60b961993d6270bcd4d2a6e0ba917d72f0f1c8fe 100644
--- a/beem/blockchain.py
+++ b/beem/blockchain.py
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ class Blockchain(object):
         elif threading:
             pool = Pool(thread_num, batch_mode=True)
         if threading:
-            steem_instance = []
+            steem_instance = [self.steem]
             nodelist = self.steem.rpc.nodes.export_working_nodes()
-            for i in range(thread_num):
+            for i in range(thread_num - 1):
                 steem_instance.append(stm.Steem(node=nodelist,
                                                 num_retries=self.steem.rpc.num_retries,
                                                 num_retries_call=self.steem.rpc.num_retries_call,
diff --git a/examples/stream_threading_performance.py b/examples/stream_threading_performance.py
index 6ede2a88e4e825b1becf36be03e868dff89b4274..bdf170c698b23ae05abf437a0e6d2a1863471ea1 100644
--- a/examples/stream_threading_performance.py
+++ b/examples/stream_threading_performance.py
@@ -37,26 +37,28 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     thread_num = 8
     timeout = 10
     nodes = NodeList()
-    nodes.update_nodes()
-    node_list = nodes.get_nodes()
+    nodes.update_nodes(weights={"block": 1})
+    node_list_wss = nodes.get_nodes(wss=False)[:5]
+    node_list_https = nodes.get_nodes(https=False)[:5]
 
     vote_result = []
     duration = []
-    stm = Steem(node=node_list, timeout=timeout)
-    print("Without threading")
-    stream_votes(stm, False, 8)
+    stm_wss = Steem(node=node_list_wss, timeout=timeout)
+    stm_https = Steem(node=node_list_https, timeout=timeout)
+    print("Without threading wss")
+    opcount_wot_wss, total_duration_wot_wss = stream_votes(stm_wss, False, 8)
+    print("Without threading wss")
+    opcount_wot_https, total_duration_wot_https = stream_votes(stm_https, False, 8)
     if threading:
         print("\n Threading with %d threads is activated now." % thread_num)
 
-    for n in range(len(node_list)):
-        print("\n Round %d / %d" % (n, len(node_list)))
-        stm = Steem(node=node_list, timeout=timeout)
-        print(stm)
-        opcount, total_duration = stream_votes(stm, threading, thread_num)
-        vote_result.append(opcount)
-        duration.append(total_duration)
-        node_list = node_list[1:] + [node_list[0]]
+    stm = Steem(node=node_list_wss, timeout=timeout)
+    opcount_wss, total_duration_wss = stream_votes(stm, threading, thread_num)
+    opcount_https, total_duration_https = stream_votes(stm, threading, thread_num)
     print("Finished!")
 
-    for n in range(len(node_list)):
-        print(" votes: %d, time %.2f" % (vote_result[n], duration[n]))
+    print("Results:")
+    print("No Threads with wss duration: %.2f s - votes: %d" % (total_duration_wot_wss, opcount_wot_wss))
+    print("No Threads with https duration: %.2f s - votes: %d" % (total_duration_wot_https, opcount_wot_https))
+    print("%d Threads with wss duration: %.2f s - votes: %d" % (thread_num, total_duration_wss, opcount_wss))
+    print("%d Threads with https duration: %.2f s - votes: %d" % (thread_num, total_duration_https, opcount_https))
diff --git a/tests/beem/test_account.py b/tests/beem/test_account.py
index 6045aef22031a4bea3143d68b67e2bb12d867737..17965d59ce890578827ad227d737e86337fd3b77 100644
--- a/tests/beem/test_account.py
+++ b/tests/beem/test_account.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class Testcases(unittest.TestCase):
             stm = self.appbase
         account = Account("gtg", steem_instance=stm)
         h_list = []
-        max_index = account.virtual_op_count() - 1
+        max_index = account.virtual_op_count() - 100
         for h in account.history(start=max_index - 4, stop=max_index, use_block_num=False, batch_size=2, raw_output=False):
             h_list.append(h)
         self.assertEqual(len(h_list), 5)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class Testcases(unittest.TestCase):
             stm = self.appbase
         account = Account("gtg", steem_instance=stm)
         h_list = []
-        max_index = account.virtual_op_count() - 1
+        max_index = account.virtual_op_count() - 100
         for h in account.history_reverse(start=max_index, stop=max_index - 4, use_block_num=False, batch_size=2, raw_output=False):
             h_list.append(h)
         self.assertEqual(len(h_list), 5)