diff --git a/cmd/postcli/main.go b/cmd/postcli/main.go
index d2a3326f9..08d5f63cd 100644
--- a/cmd/postcli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/postcli/main.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ var (
 	commitmentAtxId    []byte
 	reset              bool
 
+	nonces	uint
+	threads	uint
+
 	logLevel zapcore.Level
 
 	ErrKeyFileExists = errors.New("key file already exists")
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ func parseFlags() {
 	flag.StringVar(&commitmentAtxIdHex, "commitmentAtxId", "", "commitment atx id, in hex (required)")
 	numUnits := flag.Uint64("numUnits", uint64(opts.NumUnits), "number of units")
 
+	flag.UintVar(&nonces, "nonces", 16, "number of nonces for -genproof")
+	flag.UintVar(&threads, "threads", 1, "number of threads for -genproof")
+
 	flag.IntVar(&opts.FromFileIdx, "fromFile", 0, "index of the first file to init (inclusive)")
 	var to int
 	flag.IntVar(&to, "toFile", math.MaxInt, "index of the last file to init (inclusive). Will init to the end of declared space if not provided.")
@@ -246,7 +252,7 @@ func main() {
 	if genProof {
 		log.Println("cli: generating proof as a sanity test")
 
-		proof, proofMetadata, err := proving.Generate(ctx, shared.ZeroChallenge, cfg, logger, proving.WithDataSource(cfg, id, commitmentAtxId, opts.DataDir))
+		proof, proofMetadata, err := proving.Generate(ctx, shared.ZeroChallenge, cfg, logger, proving.WithDataSource(cfg, id, commitmentAtxId, opts.DataDir), proving.WithNonces(nonces), proving.WithThreads(threads))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln("proof generation error", err)
 		}
diff --git a/proving/proving.go b/proving/proving.go
index c95b9e3b2..66b4eabfe 100644
--- a/proving/proving.go
+++ b/proving/proving.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ func Generate(ctx context.Context, ch shared.Challenge, cfg config.Config, logge
 		provingOpts = append(provingOpts, postrs.WithPowCreator(options.powCreatorId))
 	}
 
+	log.Printf("Generating proof with: %d nonces and %d threads.\n", options.nonces, options.threads)
+	logger.Info("proving: start generating proof")
 	result, err := postrs.GenerateProof(options.datadir, ch, logger, options.nonces, options.threads, cfg.K1, cfg.K2, cfg.PowDifficulty, options.powFlags, provingOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("generating proof: %w", err)