diff --git a/src/commands/node/chopsticks/init.ts b/src/commands/node/chopsticks/init.ts
index fc811e3b..51f4ce86 100644
--- a/src/commands/node/chopsticks/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/node/chopsticks/init.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class InitChopsticks extends SwankyCommand<typeof InitChopsticks> {
     await this.spinner.runCommand(
       () =>
         copyChopsticksTemplateFile(chopsticksTemplatePath, configPath),
-      "Copying template files",
+      "Copying Chopsticks template files...",
     );
 
     await this.spinner.runCommand(async () => {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class InitChopsticks extends SwankyCommand<typeof InitChopsticks> {
         .addChopsticks(path.resolve(projectPath, "node", "config", chopsticksConfig))
         .build();
       await this.storeConfig(newLocalConfig, "local");
-    }, "Writing config");
+    }, "Updating Swanky configuration with Chopsticks settings...");
 
     this.log("Chopsticks config initialized successfully");
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/node/chopsticks/start.ts b/src/commands/node/chopsticks/start.ts
index dc706d76..6b2b9af0 100644
--- a/src/commands/node/chopsticks/start.ts
+++ b/src/commands/node/chopsticks/start.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { execaCommand } from "execa";
 import { SwankyCommand } from "../../../lib/swankyCommand.js";
-import { pathExistsSync } from "fs-extra/esm";
+import { pathExists } from "fs-extra/esm";
 import { ConfigError, FileError } from "../../../lib/errors.js";
 import { ensureSwankyNodeInstalled } from "../../../lib/config.js";
 export class StartChopsticks extends SwankyCommand<typeof StartChopsticks> {
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ export class StartChopsticks extends SwankyCommand<typeof StartChopsticks> {
 
     ensureSwankyNodeInstalled(this.swankyConfig);
 
-    if(!this.swankyConfig.node.chopsticks && !flags.chopsticksConfigPath) {
+    const chopsticksConfigPath = flags.config ?? this.swankyConfig.node.chopsticks?.configPath;
+
+    if(!chopsticksConfigPath) {
       throw new ConfigError("Chopsticks config not set in swanky config. Please set it in swanky config or provide the path to the chopsticks config file using --config flag.");
     }
 
-    if (flags.chopsticksConfigPath && !pathExistsSync(flags.chopsticksConfigPath)) {
-      throw new FileError(`Chopsticks config file not found at ${flags.chopsticksConfigPath}`);
+    if (!(await pathExists(chopsticksConfigPath))) {
+      throw new FileError(`Chopsticks config file not found at ${flags.config}`);
     }
 
     await execaCommand(
-      `npx @acala-network/chopsticks@latest --config=${flags.chopsticksConfigPath ?? this.swankyConfig.node.chopsticks!.configPath}`,
+      `npx @acala-network/chopsticks@latest --config=${chopsticksConfigPath}`,
       {
         stdio: "inherit",
       }