diff --git a/sharding/client.go b/sharding/client.go
index 70d9d665e..639d3fad1 100644
--- a/sharding/client.go
+++ b/sharding/client.go
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// TODO(prestonvanloon): Can this be referenced from main.clientIdentifier?
-	clientIdentifier = "geth" // Client identifier to advertise over the network
+	clientIdentifier = "geth" // Used to determine the ipc name.
 )
 
 // Client for sharding. Communicates to geth node via JSON RPC.
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ func MakeShardingClient(ctx *cli.Context) *Client {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.DataDirFlag.Name) {
 		path = ctx.GlobalString(utils.DataDirFlag.Name)
 	}
-	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/geth.ipc", path)
+	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.ipc", path, clientIdentifier)
 
 	config := &node.Config{
 		DataDir: path,
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ func MakeShardingClient(ctx *cli.Context) *Client {
 
 // Start the sharding client.
 // * Connects to node.
-// * Verifies the validator management contract.
+// * Verifies or deploys the validator management contract.
 func (c *Client) Start() error {
 	log.Info("Starting sharding client")
 	rpcClient, err := dialRPC(c.endpoint)
@@ -71,14 +70,14 @@ func (c *Client) Start() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Wait to be selected in goroutine?
+	// TODO: Wait to be selected as collator in goroutine?
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Wait until sharding client is shutdown.
 func (c *Client) Wait() {
-	// TODO: Blocking lock
+	// TODO: Blocking lock.
 }
 
 // dialRPC endpoint to node.
@@ -88,3 +87,19 @@ func dialRPC(endpoint string) (*rpc.Client, error) {
 	}
 	return rpc.Dial(endpoint)
 }
+
+// UnlockAccount will unlock the specified account using utils.PasswordFileFlag or empty string if unset.
+func (c *Client) unlockAccount(account accounts.Account) error {
+	pass := ""
+
+	if c.ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.PasswordFileFlag.Name) {
+		blob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(c.ctx.GlobalString(utils.PasswordFileFlag.Name))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to read account password contents in file %s. %v", utils.PasswordFileFlag.Value, err)
+		}
+		// TODO: Use bufio.Scanner or other reader that doesn't include a trailing newline character.
+		pass = strings.Trim(string(blob), "\n") // Some text files end in new line, remove with strings.Trim.
+	}
+
+	return c.keystore.Unlock(account, pass)
+}
diff --git a/sharding/vmc.go b/sharding/vmc.go
index 1c03aa04c..277ade15c 100644
--- a/sharding/vmc.go
+++ b/sharding/vmc.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ var (
 // Verify validator management contract.
 // Checks that the contract exists and verifies the bytecode. Otherwise, deploys a copy of the contract.
 func (c *Client) verifyVMC() error {
-	// TODO: Fetch validator manager contract.
 	b, err := c.client.CodeAt(context.Background(), validatorManagerAddress, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get contract code at %s. %v", validatorManagerAddress, err)
@@ -50,6 +49,8 @@ func (c *Client) verifyVMC() error {
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Check contract bytecode is what we expected, otherwise return error.
+	// Note: The compiled byte code returned by the contract will not exactly match the original
+	// bytecode since the contract constructor is not saved on the chain.
 	if !bytes.Equal(b, abiBytecode) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("bytecode at contract address %s does not match expected bytecode", validatorManagerAddress.String())
 	}
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ func (c *Client) deployVMC() (*common.Address, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no accounts found")
 	}
 
-	// TODO: call unlock only if account is actually locked.
 	if err := c.unlockAccount(accounts[0]); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to unlock account 0: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -108,18 +108,3 @@ func (c *Client) deployVMC() (*common.Address, error) {
 
 	return &receipt.ContractAddress, nil
 }
-
-func (c *Client) unlockAccount(account accounts.Account) error {
-	pass := ""
-
-	if c.ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.PasswordFileFlag.Name) {
-		blob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(c.ctx.GlobalString(utils.PasswordFileFlag.Name))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to read account password contents in file %s. %v", utils.PasswordFileFlag.Value, err)
-		}
-		// Some text files end in new line, remove with strings.Trim.
-		pass = strings.Trim(string(blob), "\n")
-	}
-
-	return c.keystore.Unlock(account, pass)
-}