diff --git a/validator/src/network/tendermint.rs b/validator/src/network/tendermint.rs
index c493dbb407..b2960a6f40 100644
--- a/validator/src/network/tendermint.rs
+++ b/validator/src/network/tendermint.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ impl Abci {
     pub fn new() -> Abci {
         Abci { count: 0 }
     }
+
+    pub async fn run(self) {
+        abci::run_local(self);
+    }
 }
 
 impl abci::Application for Abci {
@@ -63,6 +67,3 @@ impl abci::Application for Abci {
         resp
     }
 }
-pub async fn start(app: Abci) {
-    abci::run_local(app);
-}
diff --git a/validator/src/validator.rs b/validator/src/validator.rs
index f2c668336a..ec6c1b4aa3 100644
--- a/validator/src/validator.rs
+++ b/validator/src/validator.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Validator<DummyMixIdentityKeyPair, DummyMixIdentityPrivateKey, DummyMixIden
         info!("Setting up Tokio runtime");
         let mut rt = Runtime::new().unwrap();
 
-        let abci_future = tendermint::start(self.tendermint_abci);
+        let abci_future = self.tendermint_abci.start();
         let health_check_future = self.health_check.run();
 
         rt.block_on(abci_future);