diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 59073b6..485e7b5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.45.11
 	github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.0.3
-	github.com/jackalLabs/canine-chain v1.2.0-beta.6
+	github.com/jackalLabs/canine-chain v1.2.0-beta.7
 	github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.3.0
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.8.2
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.27.0
diff --git a/jprov/jprovd/provider_commands.go b/jprov/jprovd/provider_commands.go
index 5a714cc..d040e1b 100644
--- a/jprov/jprovd/provider_commands.go
+++ b/jprov/jprovd/provider_commands.go
@@ -183,5 +183,5 @@ func AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagChainID, "", "The network chain ID")
 
 	// --gas can accept integers and "auto"
-	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagGas, "", fmt.Sprintf("gas limit to set per-transaction; set to %q to calculate sufficient gas automatically (default %d)", flags.GasFlagAuto, flags.DefaultGasLimit))
+	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagGas, "auto", fmt.Sprintf("gas limit to set per-transaction; set to %q to calculate sufficient gas automatically (default %d)", flags.GasFlagAuto, flags.DefaultGasLimit))
 }
diff --git a/jprov/queue/queue.go b/jprov/queue/queue.go
index 2e7a186..b3da71e 100644
--- a/jprov/queue/queue.go
+++ b/jprov/queue/queue.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/jackal-provider/jprov/types"
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/jackal-provider/jprov/utils"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	ctypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
diff --git a/jprov/server/proofs.go b/jprov/server/proofs.go
index 75a4bf6..d2ad878 100644
--- a/jprov/server/proofs.go
+++ b/jprov/server/proofs.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/jackal-provider/jprov/queue"
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/jackal-provider/jprov/types"
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/jackal-provider/jprov/utils"
+
 	"github.com/wealdtech/go-merkletree/sha3"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func postProof(clientCtx client.Context, cid string, block string, db *leveldb.D
 		wg.Wait()
 
 		if u.Err != nil {
+
 			ctx.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Posting Error: %s", u.Err.Error()))
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/jprov/testutils/logger.go b/jprov/testutils/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96f71f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jprov/testutils/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package testutils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func CreateLogger(filename string) (log.Logger, *os.File) {
+	f, _ := os.OpenFile(fmt.Sprintf("%s.log", filename), os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0o666)
+	log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime | log.Lshortfile)
+	log.SetOutput(f)
+
+	return *log.Default(), f
+}
diff --git a/jprov/utils/tx.go b/jprov/utils/tx.go
index 6a3ca0d..7e6476c 100644
--- a/jprov/utils/tx.go
+++ b/jprov/utils/tx.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/jackal-provider/jprov/crypto"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	txns "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ func SendTx(clientCtx client.Context, flagSet *pflag.FlagSet, msgs ...sdk.Msg) (
 		txf = txf.WithGas(adjusted)
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", txns.GasEstimateResponse{GasEstimate: txf.Gas()})
 	}
+
 	if clientCtx.Simulate {
 		return nil, nil
 	}