diff --git a/mev-commit-cli.sh b/mev-commit-cli.sh
index a31e791f..b98b1ed7 100755
--- a/mev-commit-cli.sh
+++ b/mev-commit-cli.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ GETH_POA_PATH="$PRIMEV_DIR/go-ethereum"
 CONTRACTS_PATH="$PRIMEV_DIR/contracts"
 MEV_COMMIT_PATH="$PRIMEV_DIR/mev-commit"
 DOCKER_NETWORK_NAME="primev_net"
+MEV_COMMIT_BRANCH="main"
+GETH_POA_BRANCH="master"
+CONTRACTS_BRANCH="main"
 
 # Function to initialize the environment
 initialize_environment() {
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ initialize_environment() {
     create_docker_network
     clone_repos
     update_repos
+    checkout_branch
 }
 
 # Function to create a Docker network
@@ -41,6 +45,17 @@ clone_repos() {
     [ ! -d "$MEV_COMMIT_PATH" ] && git clone https://github.com/primevprotocol/mev-commit.git "$MEV_COMMIT_PATH"
 }
 
+# Function to checkout a specific branch for all repositories
+# If no branch is specified, the default branch is used
+checkout_branch() {
+    echo "Checking out branch $MEV_COMMIT_BRANCH for mev-commit..."
+    git -C "$MEV_COMMIT_PATH" checkout "$MEV_COMMIT_BRANCH"
+    echo "Checking out branch $GETH_POA_BRANCH for go-ethereum..."
+    git -C "$GETH_POA_PATH" checkout "$GETH_POA_BRANCH"
+    echo "Checking out branch $CONTRACTS_BRANCH for contracts..."
+    git -C "$CONTRACTS_PATH" checkout "$CONTRACTS_BRANCH"
+}
+
 # Function to pull latest changes for all repositories
 update_repos() {
     echo "Updating repositories in $PRIMEV_DIR..."
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/provider/service.go b/pkg/rpc/provider/service.go
index 87ea7d23..52ac14e6 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/provider/service.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/provider/service.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package providerapi
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
@@ -46,6 +48,13 @@ func NewService(
 	}
 }
 
+func toString(bid *providerapiv1.Bid) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"{TxHash: %s, BidAmount: %d, BlockNumber: %d, BidDigest: %x}",
+		bid.TxHash, bid.BidAmount, bid.BlockNumber, bid.BidDigest,
+	)
+}
+
 func (s *Service) ProcessBid(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	bid *preconfsigner.Bid,
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBids(
 			s.logger.Error("context cancelled for receiving bid", "err", srv.Context().Err())
 			return srv.Context().Err()
 		case bid := <-s.receiver:
-			s.logger.Info("received bid from node", "bid", bid)
+			s.logger.Info("received bid from node", "bid", toString(bid))
 			err := srv.Send(bid)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -111,7 +120,11 @@ func (s *Service) SendProcessedBids(srv providerapiv1.Provider_SendProcessedBids
 		s.bidsMu.Unlock()
 
 		if ok {
-			s.logger.Info("received bid status from node", "status", status)
+			s.logger.Info(
+				"received bid status from node",
+				"bidDigest", hex.EncodeToString(status.BidDigest),
+				"status", status.Status.String(),
+			)
 			callback(status.Status)
 		}
 	}