diff --git a/DAS/simulator.py b/DAS/simulator.py
index 75a6692..bbb200c 100644
--- a/DAS/simulator.py
+++ b/DAS/simulator.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class Simulator:
             self.validators.append(val)
 
     def initNetwork(self):
-        self.shape.netDegree = 6
         rowChannels = [[] for i in range(self.shape.blockSize)]
         columnChannels = [[] for i in range(self.shape.blockSize)]
         for v in self.validators:
diff --git a/study.py b/study.py
index e1ce157..c5eed14 100644
--- a/study.py
+++ b/study.py
@@ -26,20 +26,22 @@ def study():
         for nv in range(config.nvStart, config.nvStop+1, config.nvStep):
             for blockSize in range(config.blockSizeStart, config.blockSizeStop+1, config.blockSizeStep):
                 for fr in range(config.failureRateStart, config.failureRateStop+1, config.failureRateStep):
-                    for netDegree in range(config.netDegreeStart, config.netDegreeStop, config.netDegreeStep):
+                    for netDegree in range(config.netDegreeStart, config.netDegreeStop+1, config.netDegreeStep):
                         for chi in range(config.chiStart, config.chiStop+1, config.chiStep):
 
                             if not config.deterministic:
                                 random.seed(datetime.now())
 
-                            shape = Shape(blockSize, nv, fr, chi, netDegree, run)
-                            sim.resetShape(shape)
-                            sim.initValidators()
-                            sim.initNetwork()
-                            result = sim.run()
-                            sim.logger.info("Shape: %s ... Block Available: %d" % (str(sim.shape.__dict__), result.blockAvailable), extra=sim.format)
-                            results.append(copy.deepcopy(result))
-                            simCnt += 1
+                            # Network Degree has to be an even number
+                            if netDegree % 2 == 0:
+                                shape = Shape(blockSize, nv, fr, chi, netDegree, run)
+                                sim.resetShape(shape)
+                                sim.initValidators()
+                                sim.initNetwork()
+                                result = sim.run()
+                                sim.logger.info("Shape: %s ... Block Available: %d" % (str(sim.shape.__dict__), result.blockAvailable), extra=sim.format)
+                                results.append(copy.deepcopy(result))
+                                simCnt += 1
 
     end = time.time()
     sim.logger.info("A total of %d simulations ran in %d seconds" % (simCnt, end-start), extra=sim.format)