diff --git a/env.ts b/env.ts
index 1af9b69..a7ae8ed 100644
--- a/env.ts
+++ b/env.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const envSchema = z.object({
   PUBLIC_ADDRESS: z.string(),
   MNEMONIC_SECRET_ARN: z.string().optional(),
   AWS_REGION: z.string().optional(),
-  TESTNET: z.coerce.boolean(),
+  TESTNET: z.preprocess((str) => str === 'true', z.boolean()),
   TOKEN_ADDRESS: z.string(),
   PROVIDER_URL: z.string(),
   Y2K_TOKEN_MIGRATION_ADDRESS: z.string(),
diff --git a/libs/HyperliquidManager.ts b/libs/HyperliquidManager.ts
index 6bb6a6c..30eaa17 100644
--- a/libs/HyperliquidManager.ts
+++ b/libs/HyperliquidManager.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class HyperliquidManager {
   async init(arbitrumTokenDecimals: bigint) {
     try {
       await this.hlSdk.connect()
+      console.info('Connected to hyperliquid')
       this.tokenInfo = await this.getTokenInfo(env.TOKEN_ADDRESS)
       console.info(
       `Using HL token with name ${this.tokenInfo.name} wei decimals ${this.tokenInfo.weiDecimals}`
diff --git a/migrationService.ts b/migrationService.ts
index 8e893a6..94fbe1d 100644
--- a/migrationService.ts
+++ b/migrationService.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function main(runWithCron: boolean) {
   redisOperations = new RedisOperations()
   await redisOperations.initialize()
 
-  hlManager = new HyperliquidManager(true, true, privateKeyManager.getPrivateKey())
+  hlManager = new HyperliquidManager(false, env.TESTNET, privateKeyManager.getPrivateKey())
 
   blockchainConnectionProvider = new BlockchainConnectionProvider({
     providerUrl: env.PROVIDER_URL,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function main(runWithCron: boolean) {
     console.error("Error initializing migration service due to the following error, skipping this run", error);
     throw error;
   }
-
+  console.info('migration service initialized')
   if (runWithCron) {
     console.info('starting cron job for migrations, running every 5 minutes')
     const scheduledTask = cron.schedule('* * * * *', async () => {