diff --git a/cmd/rollapp/init/init.go b/cmd/rollapp/init/init.go
index e8d9806d..4b8f3f15 100644
--- a/cmd/rollapp/init/init.go
+++ b/cmd/rollapp/init/init.go
@@ -65,8 +65,17 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 				WithDefaultText("select the node type you want to run").
 				WithOptions(envs).
 				Show()
+			hd := consts.Hubs[env]
+
+			isRollappRegistered, _ := rollapp.IsRollappRegistered(raID, hd)
 
 			// TODO: check whether the rollapp exists
+
+			if !isRollappRegistered {
+				pterm.Error.Printf("%s was not found as a registered rollapp", raID)
+				return
+			}
+
 			err = runInit(cmd, env, raID)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("failed to initialize the RollApp: %v\n", err)
@@ -98,15 +107,11 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 				pterm.Error.Println("failed to calculate hash of genesis file: ", err)
 			}
 
-			hd := consts.Hubs[env]
-
 			fmt.Println(genesis.ChainID)
 			fmt.Println("hash of the downloaded file: ", hash)
 			// nolint:ineffassign
 			raHash, _ := getRollappGenesisHash(raID, hd)
 			fmt.Println("hash of the rollapp: ", raHash)
-
-			pterm.Success.Println("finished")
 		},
 	}
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cmd/rollapp/init/utils.go b/cmd/rollapp/init/utils.go
index 37185873..d3a07e13 100644
--- a/cmd/rollapp/init/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/rollapp/init/utils.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func runInit(cmd *cobra.Command, env string, raID string) error {
 
 	hd := consts.Hubs[env]
 	rollerTomlData := map[string]string{
+		"rollapp_id":     raID,
 		"rollapp_binary": strings.ToLower(consts.Executables.RollappEVM),
 		"home":           home,
 
diff --git a/cmd/rollapp/run/run.go b/cmd/rollapp/run/run.go
index 9b4546b7..970679fe 100644
--- a/cmd/rollapp/run/run.go
+++ b/cmd/rollapp/run/run.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/config"
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/config/tomlconfig"
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/errorhandling"
-	rollapputils "github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/rollapp"
 	sequencerutils "github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/sequencer"
 )
 
@@ -56,21 +55,18 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return
 			}
 
-			var raID string
-			if len(args) != 0 {
-				raID = args[0]
-			} else {
-				raID, _ = pterm.DefaultInteractiveTextInput.WithDefaultText(
-					"provide a rollapp ID that you want to run the node for",
-				).Show()
-			}
-
 			home, err := globalutils.ExpandHomePath(cmd.Flag(utils.FlagNames.Home).Value.String())
 			if err != nil {
 				pterm.Error.Println("failed to expand home directory")
 				return
 			}
 
+			rollerData, err := tomlconfig.LoadRollerConfig(home)
+			if err != nil {
+				pterm.Error.Println("failed to load roller config file", err)
+				return
+			}
+
 			hd, err := tomlconfig.LoadHubData(home)
 			if err != nil {
 				pterm.Error.Println("failed to load hub data from roller.toml")
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			rollappConfig, err := tomlconfig.LoadRollappMetadataFromChain(
 				home,
-				raID,
+				rollerData.RollappID,
 				&hd,
 			)
 			errorhandling.PrettifyErrorIfExists(err)
@@ -137,7 +133,7 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 					rollappConfig.RollappID,
 				)
 
-				seq, err := rollapputils.GetRegisteredSequencers(rollappConfig.RollappID)
+				seq, err := sequencerutils.GetRegisteredSequencers(rollappConfig.RollappID)
 				if err != nil {
 					pterm.Error.Println("failed to retrieve registered sequencers: ", err)
 				}
diff --git a/utils/rollapp/rollapp.go b/utils/rollapp/rollapp.go
index 3cbeeac9..b0006a9a 100644
--- a/utils/rollapp/rollapp.go
+++ b/utils/rollapp/rollapp.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/cmd/consts"
 	globalutils "github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/bash"
-	sequencerutils "github.com/dymensionxyz/roller/utils/sequencer"
 )
 
 func GetCurrentHeight() (*BlockInformation, error) {
@@ -39,17 +38,8 @@ func getCurrentBlockCmd() *exec.Cmd {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func GetInitialSequencerAddress(raID string) (string, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(
-		consts.Executables.Dymension,
-		"q",
-		"rollapp",
-		"show",
-		raID,
-		"-o",
-		"json",
-	)
-
+func GetInitialSequencerAddress(raID string, hd consts.HubData) (string, error) {
+	cmd := GetShowRollappCmd(raID, hd)
 	out, err := globalutils.ExecCommandWithStdout(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
@@ -61,8 +51,8 @@ func GetInitialSequencerAddress(raID string) (string, error) {
 	return ra.Rollapp.InitialSequencer, nil
 }
 
-func IsInitialSequencer(addr, raID string) (bool, error) {
-	initSeqAddr, err := GetInitialSequencerAddress(raID)
+func IsInitialSequencer(addr, raID string, hd consts.HubData) (bool, error) {
+	initSeqAddr, err := GetInitialSequencerAddress(raID, hd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -76,33 +66,33 @@ func IsInitialSequencer(addr, raID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func GetRegisteredSequencers(
-	raID string,
-) (*sequencerutils.Sequencers, error) {
-	var seq sequencerutils.Sequencers
-	cmd := exec.Command(
-		consts.Executables.Dymension,
-		"q",
-		"sequencer",
-		"show-sequencers-by-rollapp",
-		raID,
-		"--output", "json",
-	)
-
-	out, err := globalutils.ExecCommandWithStdout(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	err = json.Unmarshal(out.Bytes(), &seq)
+// TODO: most of rollapp utility functions should be tied to an entity
+func IsRollappRegistered(raID string, hd consts.HubData) (bool, error) {
+	cmd := GetShowRollappCmd(raID, hd)
+	_, err := globalutils.ExecCommandWithStdout(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		// tODO: handle NotFound error
+		return false, err
 	}
 
-	return &seq, nil
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 type BlockInformation struct {
 	BlockId tmtypes.BlockID `json:"block_id"`
 	Block   tmtypes.Block   `json:"block"`
 }
+
+func GetShowRollappCmd(raID string, hd consts.HubData) *exec.Cmd {
+	cmd := exec.Command(
+		consts.Executables.Dymension,
+		"q",
+		"rollapp",
+		"show",
+		raID,
+		"-o", "json",
+		"--node", hd.RPC_URL,
+	)
+
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/utils/sequencer/sequencer.go b/utils/sequencer/sequencer.go
index 3e5f710c..0eec0ae2 100644
--- a/utils/sequencer/sequencer.go
+++ b/utils/sequencer/sequencer.go
@@ -164,3 +164,29 @@ func GetLatestSnapshot(raID string) (*SnapshotInfo, error) {
 
 	return latestSnapshot, nil
 }
+
+func GetRegisteredSequencers(
+	raID string,
+) (*Sequencers, error) {
+	var seq Sequencers
+	cmd := exec.Command(
+		consts.Executables.Dymension,
+		"q",
+		"sequencer",
+		"show-sequencers-by-rollapp",
+		raID,
+		"--output", "json",
+	)
+
+	out, err := bash.ExecCommandWithStdout(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal(out.Bytes(), &seq)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &seq, nil
+}