diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 19a2a8fd..243dd8f1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ workflows:
                 - develop
                 - fix/challenge-timelines-edit-routes
                 - test/performance-profile
+                - ss-bughunt
 
       # Production builds are exectuted only on tagged commits to the
       # master branch.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7b768a6..1662ae29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ You can find sample `.env` files inside the `/docs` directory.
    npm run services:up
    ```
    
-4. ♻ Update following two parts:
-- https://github.com/topcoder-platform/challenge-api/blob/develop/src/models/Challenge.js#L116
+4. ♻ Update following three parts:
+- https://github.com/topcoder-platform/challenge-api/blob/develop/src/models/Challenge.js#L140
+  `throughput: 'ON_DEMAND',` should be updated to `throughput:{ read: 4, write: 2 },`
+- https://github.com/topcoder-platform/challenge-api/blob/develop/src/models/Phase.js#L33
   `throughput: 'ON_DEMAND',` should be updated to `throughput:{ read: 4, write: 2 },`
 - https://github.com/topcoder-platform/challenge-api/blob/develop/config/default.js#L27-L28
 
diff --git a/src/common/helper.js b/src/common/helper.js
index 05f394fc..9448002d 100644
--- a/src/common/helper.js
+++ b/src/common/helper.js
@@ -494,14 +494,15 @@ async function createSelfServiceProject (name, description, type, token) {
   const res = await axios.post(url, projectObj, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } })
   const projectId = _.get(res, 'data.id')
   const phaseUrl = `${config.PROJECTS_API_URL}/${projectId}/phases`
-  const phaseStartDate = Date.now()
-  const phaseEndDate = Date.now()
+  const phaseStartDate = new Date()
+  const phaseEndDate = new Date()
   phaseEndDate.setMonth(phaseEndDate.getMonth() + 3)
   const phaseObj = {
     name: 'project main phase',
     description: 'default 90-day phase generated by self-service APIs',
-    startDate: phaseStartDate,
-    endDate: phaseEndDate
+    startDate: phaseStartDate.getTime(),
+    endDate: phaseEndDate.getTime(),
+    status: 'draft'
   }
   await axios.post(phaseUrl, phaseObj, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } })
   return projectId