diff --git a/dockers/sedad.Dockerfile b/dockers/sedad.Dockerfile
index 3444cc1d..b2df0594 100644
--- a/dockers/sedad.Dockerfile
+++ b/dockers/sedad.Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CMD ["seda-chaind"]
 STOPSIGNAL SIGTERM
 
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install ca-certificates -y \
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install ca-certificates git jq  -y \
     && groupadd seda && useradd -g seda -m seda
 
 
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install ca-certificates -y \
 COPY --from=builder /go/bin/seda-chaind /usr/local/bin/
 COPY --from=builder /go/pkg/mod/github.com/\!cosm\!wasm/wasmvm\@v*/internal/api/libwasmvm.*.so /usr/lib/
 
+COPY scripts/validator_setup/validator_setup.sh /usr/local/bin/validator_setup.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/validator_setup.sh
 
-
+ENTRYPOINT ["validator_setup.sh"]
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diff --git a/scripts/validator_setup/validator_setup.sh b/scripts/validator_setup/validator_setup.sh
index 1cc3cbc9..557a8275 100755
--- a/scripts/validator_setup/validator_setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/validator_setup/validator_setup.sh
@@ -2,57 +2,78 @@
 set -e
 
 # Basic Setup Configurations
-BIN=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/build/seda-chaind # chain binary executable on your machine
+BIN=seda-chaind # chain binary executable on your machine
 KEYRING="${KEYRING:-file}"
 KEYPASSWD="${KEYPASSWD:-somepassword}"
+CHAIN_ID="${CHAIN_ID:-sedachain}"
+NETWORK="${NETWORK:-devnet}"
+MONIKER="${MONIKER:-node-test}"
+MNEMONIC="mixture alone swear radar gate violin subway wink panther slim photo banana robust quarter client piano topic coin wool shove derive august volume alone"
+SEDA_NODE="${SEDA_NODE:-http://35.177.180.184:26657}"
+KEY_NAME="${KEY_NAME:-default_key}"
 
 $BIN config keyring-backend file                             # use file backend
 
 KeyName="${KEY_NAME:-default_key}"
 
 # Adds a key to the keyring with the given MNEMONIC and KEYPASSWD (if provided) and KeyName
-# or generates a new key if MNEMONIC is not provided.
 if [[ -z "${MNEMONIC}" ]]; then
 #  $BIN
   echo $KeyName
-  (echo $KEYPASSWD; echo $KEYPASSWD) | $BIN keys add $KeyName
+  echo "Error no mnemonic provided"
+#  (echo $KEYPASSWD; echo $KEYPASSWD) | $BIN keys add $KeyName
 else
-   (echo $KEYPASSWD; echo $KEYPASSWD; echo $MNEMONIC) | $BIN keys add $KeyName
+  echo "Recovered key from mnemonic"
+  (echo $MNEMONIC; echo $KEYPASSWD; echo $KEYPASSWD) | $BIN keys add $KEY_NAME --recover
 fi
 
 
-$BIN init new $MONIKER
-
-cp /Users/jc/Downloads/genesis.json /Users/jc/.seda-chain/config/genesis.json
+# Initialize NODE config
+echo "Initializing Node ..."
+echo $MNEMONIC | $BIN init join ${MONIKER} --network ${NETWORK} --recover
+echo "Node Initialized !"
+echo "Connecting to Network ..."
+echo $SEDA_NODE | $BIN config node $SEDA_NODE
+echo "Conected to network !"
 
 # VALIDATOR ENVS
-STAKE_AMOUNT="${STAKE_AMOUNT:-100000000000000000seda}"
-MONIKER="${MONIKER:-node0}"
-COMMISSION_RATE="${COMMISSION_RATE:-0.10}"
-COMMISSION_MAX_RATE="${COMMISSION_MAX_RATE:-0.20}"
-COMMISSION_MAX_CHANGE_RATE="${COMMISSION_MAX_CHANGE_RATE:-0.01}"
-MINIMAL_SELF_DELETAGION="${MINIMAL_SELF_DELETAGION:-10000000000000000seda}"
+STAKE_AMOUNT="${STAKE_AMOUNT:-"100000000000000000seda"}"
+echo $STAKE_AMOUNT
+COMMISSION_RATE="${COMMISSION_RATE:-"0.10"}"
+COMMISSION_MAX_RATE="${COMMISSION_MAX_RATE:-"0.20"}"
+COMMISSION_MAX_CHANGE_RATE="${COMMISSION_MAX_CHANGE_RATE:"-0.01"}"
+MINIMAL_SELF_DELETAGION="${MINIMAL_SELF_DELETAGION:-10}"
 
 
 # Query for a validator if it does not exist exist create it
+echo "Setting up validator ..."
+echo "Querying for validator ..."
 VALIDATOR=$($BIN query staking validators --output json | jq -r '.validators[] | select(.description.moniker=="'"${MONIKER}"'")')
-
+echo $VALIDATOR
+echo "Validator queried !"
 if [[ -z "${VALIDATOR}" ]]; then
-  $BIN tx staking create-validator \
-     --amount "${STAKE_AMOUNT}seda" \
-     --moniker "${MONIKER}" \
-     --pubkey $($BIN tendermint show-validator) \
-     --commission-rate "${COMMISSION_RATE}" \
-     --commission-max-rate "$COMMISSION_MAX_RATE" \
-     --commission-max-change-rate "${COMMISSION_MAX_CHANGE_RATE}" \
-     --min-self-delegation "${MINIMAL_SELF_DELETAGION}"\
-     --from "${KEY_NAME}" \
-     --keyring-backend "${KEYRING}"
+  echo "Creating validator ..."
+#  (echo $KEYPASSWD) | $BIN tx staking create-validator --amount 10000000seda --pubkey $($BIN tendermint show-validator) --from $KEY_NAME --moniker $MONIKER --min-self-delegation 1 --chain-id $CHAIN_ID --commission-rate $COMMISSION_RATE --commission-max-change-rate $COMMISSION_MAX_CHANGE_RATE --commission-max-rate $COMMISSION_MAX_RATE
+  (echo $KEYPASSWD; echo -y) | $BIN tx staking create-validator \
+                        --amount=1000000seda\
+                        --pubkey=$($BIN tendermint show-validator) \
+                        --moniker=$MONIKER \
+                        --chain-id=$CHAIN_ID \
+                        --commission-rate="0.10" \
+                        --commission-max-rate="0.20" \
+                        --commission-max-change-rate="0.01" \
+                        --gas="auto" \
+                        --gas-adjustment="1.2" \
+                        --gas-prices="0.0025seda" \
+                        --from=$KEY_NAME \
+                        --min-self-delegation 1 \
+                        --yes
 else
   echo "Validator already exists"
-  exit 1
 fi
 
+# Start the node
+echo "Starting node ..."
+$BIN start
 
 
-#$BIN start
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