diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 4a6e0c1..dbecba5 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
-**target/
-**direnv/
-**vendor/
+target/
+.direnv/
+vendor/
+nearx/contract/out/
+nearx/build/
+state.db/
+wrapped/
+build/
+.git/
diff --git a/bin/operator/src/succinct/mod.rs b/bin/operator/src/succinct/mod.rs
index 486a44b..d5d615e 100644
--- a/bin/operator/src/succinct/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/operator/src/succinct/mod.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@ pub struct Client {
 impl Client {
     pub async fn new(config: &config::Config) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         info!("starting succinct client");
+        info!("rpc: {}", config.succinct.rpc_url);
+        info!("contract address: {}", config.succinct.contract_address);
+        info!("eth rpc: {}", config.succinct.eth_rpc_url);
 
+        ensure!(
+            config.succinct.contract_address != Address::ZERO,
+            "invalid contract address",
+        );
         let (contract, chain_id) = Self::init_contract_client(&config.succinct).await?;
 
         let inner = Self::init_inner_client(&config.succinct).await?;
@@ -122,10 +129,7 @@ impl Client {
             verify_amt: bps_from_network(&config.rpc.network),
         };
         s.releases = s.fetch_releases(&chain_id).await?;
-        ensure!(
-            s.config.contract_address != Address::ZERO,
-            "invalid contract address",
-        );
+        ensure!(!s.releases.is_empty(), "no releases found");
 
         Ok(s)
     }
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ impl Client {
             chain_id,
             &self.config.version,
         ))
-        .inspect(|r| trace!("releases: {:?}", r))
+        .inspect(|r| debug!("releases: {:?}", r))
     }
 
     fn extract_release_details(
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ impl Client {
             .error_for_status()?
             .json()
             .await
-            .inspect(|d| debug!("fetched deployments: {:?}", d))?)
+            .inspect(|d| trace!("fetched deployments: {:?}", d))?)
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/config.rs b/crates/primitives/src/config.rs
index 238b4af..0a76d5a 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/config.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ where
                     .split("__")
                     .global(),
             );
+        log::debug!("config: {figment:#?}");
 
         figment.extract()
     }
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 66b090a..18e1fb3 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -78,21 +78,17 @@ init: (fetch-deployments "/tmp/deployments.json")
 call-brunoc REQUEST:
     {{brunoc}} "api/succinct/deploy/{{REQUEST}}.bru" --env testnet -o /tmp/{{REQUEST}}.json
 
-# Deploy a succinct circuit
-succinct-deploy $ENTRYPOINT $VERSION: 
-    {{brunoc}} "Succinct/Deploy/new-deployment.bru" --env testnet -o /tmp/deploy.json
-
 check $CHECK_RELEASE_NUM: 
     {{brunoc}} "api/succinct/deploy/check.bru" --env testnet -o /tmp/check.json
 
 wait-for-success RELEASE_NUM:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-    for ((count=0; count<20; count++)); do
+    for ((count=0; count<10; count++)); do
         just check {{RELEASE_NUM}}
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "non zero exit code: $?, trying in 30s"
-            sleep 30s
+            sleep 60s
         else
             echo "success"
             break
@@ -121,20 +117,20 @@ update-current-name ENTRYPOINT:
 get-verifier OUTPUT:
     cat {{OUTPUT}} | jq -r '.bytecode'
 
-release-dev ENTRYPOINT VERSION:
+release-dev $ENTRYPOINT $VERSION:
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
     set -euxo pipefail
 
-    # just update-current-name {{ENTRYPOINT}} 
-
     # just call-brunoc "new-deployment"
+    {{brunoc}} "api/succinct/deploy/new-deployment.bru" --env testnet -o /tmp/new-deployment.json
+    #
     RELEASE_ID=`just extract-release-id`
     RELEASE_NUM=`just extract-release-num`
-    # just wait-for-success $RELEASE_NUM 
-    # 
-    # just update-current-name $ENTRYPOINT
-    # cat /tmp/check.json | jq -r ".results[0].response.data" > /tmp/{{ENTRYPOINT}}-release.json
-    # just update-name $RELEASE_ID 
+    just wait-for-success $RELEASE_NUM 
+
+    just update-current-name $ENTRYPOINT
+    cat /tmp/check.json | jq -r ".results[0].response.data" > /tmp/{{ENTRYPOINT}}-release.json
+    just update-name $RELEASE_ID $VERSION
 
     export CREATE2_SALT=`cast th "$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM" | cast to-uint256| cast tb`
     export FUNCTION_VERIFIER=`just get-verifier /tmp/{{ENTRYPOINT}}-release.json`