diff --git a/client-cmds/qlean-cmd.sh b/client-cmds/qlean-cmd.sh
index 4ff639a..1bf270b 100644
--- a/client-cmds/qlean-cmd.sh
+++ b/client-cmds/qlean-cmd.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 #-----------------------qlean setup----------------------
-node_binary=
-node_docker=
+# expects "qlean" submodule or symlink inside "lean-quickstart" root directory
+# https://github.com/qdrvm/qlean-mini
+node_binary="$scriptDir/qlean/build/src/executable/qlean \
+      --modules-dir $scriptDir/qlean/build/src/modules \
+      --genesis $configDir/config.yaml \
+      --validator-registry-path $configDir/validators.yaml \
+      --bootnodes $configDir/nodes.yaml \
+      --data-dir $dataDir/$item \
+      --node-id $item --node-key $configDir/$privKeyPath \
+      --listen-addr /ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/$quicPort/quic-v1"
+
+node_docker="--platform linux/amd64 qdrvm/qlean-mini:3f121fc \
+      --genesis /config/config.yaml \
+      --validator-registry-path /config/validators.yaml \
+      --bootnodes /config/nodes.yaml \
+      --data-dir /data \
+      --node-id $item --node-key /config/$privKeyPath \
+      --listen-addr /ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/$quicPort/quic-v1"
 
 # choose either binary or docker
-node_setup="docker"
\ No newline at end of file
+node_setup="docker"
diff --git a/spin-node.sh b/spin-node.sh
index c7baf20..274e37b 100755
--- a/spin-node.sh
+++ b/spin-node.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 currentDir=$(pwd)
 scriptDir=$(dirname $0)
+if [ "$scriptDir" == "." ]; then
+  scriptDir="$currentDir"
+fi
 
 # 0. parse env and args
 source "$(dirname $0)/parse-env.sh"
@@ -13,10 +16,7 @@ source "$(dirname $0)/set-up.sh"
 # should take config.yaml and validator-config.yaml and generate files
 # 1. nodes.yaml 2. validators.yaml 3. .key files for each of nodes
 
-# 2. get the client cmds with args set
-source "$scriptDir/$NETWORK_DIR/client_env.sh"
-
-# 3. collect the nodes that the user has asked us to spin and perform setup
+# 2. collect the nodes that the user has asked us to spin and perform setup
 if [ "$validatorConfig" == "genesis_bootnode" ] || [ -z "$validatorConfig" ]; then
     validator_config_file="$configDir/validator-config.yaml"
 else
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ then
   exit;
 fi;
 
-# 4. run clients
-mkdir $dataDir
+# 3. run clients
+mkdir -p $dataDir
 popupTerminalCmd="gnome-terminal --disable-factory --"
 for item in "${spin_nodes[@]}"; do
   # create and/or cleanup datadirs
   itemDataDir="$dataDir/$item"
-  mkdir $itemDataDir
+  mkdir -p $itemDataDir
   cmd="sudo rm -rf $itemDataDir/*"
   echo $cmd
   eval $cmd