diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5191469f0..423205e66 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ func main() {
 		altsrc.NewStringFlag(&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        PK,
 			Usage:       "Specifies the private key for the client.",
-			Value:       "2d999770f7b5d49b694080f987b82bbc9fc9ac2b4dcc10b0f8aba7d700f69c6d",
-			DefaultText: "Alice's private key",
 			Category:    "Keys:",
 			Destination: &pkString,
 		}),
@@ -80,8 +78,6 @@ func main() {
 		altsrc.NewStringFlag(&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        CHAIN_PK,
 			Usage:       "Specifies the private key to use when interacting with the chain.",
-			Value:       "ac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80",
-			DefaultText: "A hardhat / annvil default funded account",
 			Category:    "Keys:",
 			Destination: &chainPk,
 		}),
@@ -121,21 +117,29 @@ func main() {
 		Flags:  flags,
 		Before: altsrc.InitInputSourceWithContext(flags, altsrc.NewTomlSourceFromFlagFunc(CONFIG)),
 		Action: func(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
+			if pkString == "" {
+				panic("pk must be set")
+			}
+			if chainPk == "" {
+				panic("chainpk must be set")
+			}
 			pk := common.Hex2Bytes(pkString)
 			me := crypto.GetAddressFromSecretKeyBytes(pk)
 
 			logDestination := os.Stdout
 
 			var ourStore store.Store
-			fmt.Println("Initialising store...")
+
 			if useDurableStore {
+				fmt.Println("Initialising durable store...")
 				dataFolder := fmt.Sprintf("./data/nitro-service/%s", me.String())
 				ourStore = store.NewDurableStore(pk, dataFolder, buntdb.Config{})
 			} else {
+				fmt.Println("Initialising mem store...")
 				ourStore = store.NewMemStore(pk)
 			}
 
-			fmt.Println("Connecting to chain...")
+			fmt.Println("Connecting to chain " + chainUrl + " with chain id " + fmt.Sprint(chainId) + "...")
 			ethClient, txSubmitter, err := chainutils.ConnectToChain(context.Background(), chainUrl, chainId, common.Hex2Bytes(chainPk))
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ func main() {
 				panic(err)
 			}
 
-			fmt.Println("Initializing message service...")
+			fmt.Println("Initializing message service on port " + fmt.Sprint(msgPort) + "...")
 			messageservice := p2pms.NewMessageService("127.0.0.1", msgPort, *ourStore.GetAddress(), pk, logDestination)
 			node := client.New(
 				messageservice,
@@ -164,8 +168,10 @@ func main() {
 			var transport transport.Responder
 
 			if useNats {
+				fmt.Println("Initializing NATS RPC transport...")
 				transport, err = nats.NewNatsTransportAsServer(rpcPort)
 			} else {
+				fmt.Println("Initializing websocketNATS RPC transport...")
 				transport, err = ws.NewWebSocketTransportAsServer(fmt.Sprint(rpcPort))
 			}
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/scripts/start-rpc-servers.go b/scripts/start-rpc-servers.go
index cd8ab3cc8..09c46b2b2 100644
--- a/scripts/start-rpc-servers.go
+++ b/scripts/start-rpc-servers.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const (
 	gray    color = "[90m"
 )
 
-const FUNDED_TEST_PK = "59c6995e998f97a5a0044966f0945389dc9e86dae88c7a8412f4603b6b78690d"
+const FUNDED_TEST_PK = "ac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80"
 
 func main() {
 	running := []*exec.Cmd{}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func setupRPCServer(p participant, c color, na types.Address) (*exec.Cmd, error)
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("go", args...)
 	cmd.Stdout = newColorWriter(c, os.Stdout)
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Stderr = newColorWriter(c, os.Stderr)
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/scripts/test-configs/alice.toml b/scripts/test-configs/alice.toml
index dd1565686..6893f422c 100644
--- a/scripts/test-configs/alice.toml
+++ b/scripts/test-configs/alice.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ usedurablestore = true
 msgport = 3005
 rpcport = 4005
 
-pk = "2d999770f7b5d49b694080f987b82bbc9fc9ac2b4dcc10b0f8aba7d700f69c6d"
\ No newline at end of file
+pk = "2d999770f7b5d49b694080f987b82bbc9fc9ac2b4dcc10b0f8aba7d700f69c6d"
+chainpk = "59c6995e998f97a5a0044966f0945389dc9e86dae88c7a8412f4603b6b78690d"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/test-configs/bob.toml b/scripts/test-configs/bob.toml
index 3809a9878..f44bd98e5 100644
--- a/scripts/test-configs/bob.toml
+++ b/scripts/test-configs/bob.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ usedurablestore = true
 msgport = 3007
 rpcport = 4007
 
-pk = "0279651921cd800ac560c21ceea27aab0107b67daf436cdd25ce84cad30159b4"
\ No newline at end of file
+pk = "0279651921cd800ac560c21ceea27aab0107b67daf436cdd25ce84cad30159b4"
+chainpk = "5de4111afa1a4b94908f83103eb1f1706367c2e68ca870fc3fb9a804cdab365a"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/test-configs/irene.toml b/scripts/test-configs/irene.toml
index 602a4e69e..99d393259 100644
--- a/scripts/test-configs/irene.toml
+++ b/scripts/test-configs/irene.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ usedurablestore = true
 msgport = 3006
 rpcport = 4006
 
-pk = "febb3b74b0b52d0976f6571d555f4ac8b91c308dfa25c7b58d1e6a7c3f50c781"
\ No newline at end of file
+pk = "febb3b74b0b52d0976f6571d555f4ac8b91c308dfa25c7b58d1e6a7c3f50c781"
+chainpk = "7c852118294e51e653712a81e05800f419141751be58f605c371e15141b007a6"
\ No newline at end of file