diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 52e6b48..e113b90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .idea
 **/*.pkr.hcl
+go.work*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/provider/docker/docker_provider.go b/core/provider/docker/docker_provider.go
index 32c1a77..b01a33e 100644
--- a/core/provider/docker/docker_provider.go
+++ b/core/provider/docker/docker_provider.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Provider struct {
 	name              string
 	dockerNetworkID   string
 	dockerNetworkName string
-	networkMu         sync.RWMutex
+	networkMu         sync.Mutex
 	listeners         map[string]Listeners
 	builderImageName  string
 }
diff --git a/core/provider/docker/task.go b/core/provider/docker/task.go
index 8437db3..7685536 100644
--- a/core/provider/docker/task.go
+++ b/core/provider/docker/task.go
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ func (p *Provider) CreateTask(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, definitio
 		listeners.CloseAll()
 		return "", err
 	}
-
+	
+	// network map is volatile, so we need to mutex update it
+	p.networkMu.Lock()
 	p.listeners[createdContainer.ID] = listeners
+	p.networkMu.Unlock()
 
 	return createdContainer.ID, nil
 }
@@ -118,8 +121,8 @@ func (p *Provider) pullImage(ctx context.Context, imageName string) error {
 
 func (p *Provider) StartTask(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 	p.logger.Info("starting task", zap.String("id", id))
-	p.networkMu.RLock()
-	defer p.networkMu.RUnlock()
+	p.networkMu.Lock()
+	defer p.networkMu.Unlock()
 
 	if _, ok := p.listeners[id]; !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("task port listeners %s not found", id)
diff --git a/core/types/chain.go b/core/types/chain.go
index 66f7ad1..785015b 100644
--- a/core/types/chain.go
+++ b/core/types/chain.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package types
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
 	rpchttp "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/rpc/client/http"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ type ChainConfig struct {
 	SidecarArgs    []string // SidecarArgs are the arguments to launch the chain sidecar
 
 	CoinType string // CoinType is the coin type of the chain (e.g. 118)
-	HDPath   string // HDPath is the HD path of the chain (e.g. m/44'/118'/0'/0/0)
 	ChainId  string // ChainId is the chain ID of the chain
 
 	ModifyGenesis GenesisModifier // ModifyGenesis is a function that modifies the genesis bytes of the chain
@@ -73,6 +73,25 @@ type ChainConfig struct {
 
 	NodeCreator            NodeCreator            // NodeCreator is a function that creates a node
 	NodeDefinitionModifier NodeDefinitionModifier // NodeDefinitionModifier is a function that modifies a node's definition
+	// number of tokens to allocate per account in the genesis state (unscaled). This value defaults to 10_000_000 if not set. 
+	// if not set.
+	GenesisDelegation *big.Int
+	// number of tokens to allocate to the genesis account. This value defaults to 5_000_000 if not set.
+	GenesisBalance *big.Int
+}
+
+func (c ChainConfig) GetGenesisBalance() *big.Int {
+	if c.GenesisBalance == nil {
+		return big.NewInt(10_000_000)
+	}
+	return c.GenesisBalance
+}
+
+func (c ChainConfig) GetGenesisDelegation() *big.Int {
+	if c.GenesisDelegation == nil {
+		return big.NewInt(5_000_000)
+	}
+	return c.GenesisDelegation
 }
 
 func (c *ChainConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
@@ -118,10 +137,6 @@ func (c *ChainConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("coin type cannot be empty")
 	}
 
-	if c.HDPath == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("HD path cannot be empty")
-	}
-
 	if c.ChainId == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("chain ID cannot be empty")
 	}
diff --git a/cosmos/chain/chain.go b/cosmos/chain/chain.go
index 262827f..05f984a 100644
--- a/cosmos/chain/chain.go
+++ b/cosmos/chain/chain.go
@@ -159,14 +159,16 @@ func (c *Chain) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	decimalPow := int64(math.Pow10(int(c.Config.Decimals)))
 
 	genesisCoin := types.Coin{
-		Amount: sdkmath.NewInt(10_000_000).MulRaw(decimalPow),
+		Amount: sdkmath.NewIntFromBigInt(c.GetConfig().GetGenesisBalance()).MulRaw(decimalPow),
 		Denom:  c.Config.Denom,
 	}
+	c.logger.Info("creating genesis accounts", zap.String("coin", genesisCoin.String()))
 
 	genesisSelfDelegation := types.Coin{
-		Amount: sdkmath.NewInt(5_000_000).MulRaw(decimalPow),
+		Amount: sdkmath.NewIntFromBigInt(c.GetConfig().GetGenesisDelegation()).MulRaw(decimalPow),
 		Denom:  c.Config.Denom,
 	}
+	c.logger.Info("creating genesis self-delegations", zap.String("coin", genesisSelfDelegation.String()))
 
 	genesisAmounts := []types.Coin{genesisCoin}
 
@@ -425,26 +427,19 @@ func (c *Chain) WaitForBlocks(ctx context.Context, delta uint64) error {
 // WaitForHeight blocks until the chain reaches block height desiredHeight
 func (c *Chain) WaitForHeight(ctx context.Context, desiredHeight uint64) error {
 	c.logger.Info("waiting for height", zap.Uint64("desired_height", desiredHeight))
-
-	height, err := c.Height(ctx)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	for {
-		c.logger.Debug("waiting for height", zap.Uint64("desired_height", desiredHeight), zap.Uint64("current_height", height))
-
-		if height >= desiredHeight {
-			break
-		}
-
-		height, err = c.Height(ctx)
+		c.logger.Debug("waiting for height", zap.Uint64("desired_height", desiredHeight))
+		
+		height, err := c.Height(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if height >= desiredHeight {
+			break
+		}
+		
 		// We assume the chain will eventually return a non-zero height, otherwise
 		// this may block indefinitely.
 		if height == 0 {
diff --git a/cosmos/cosmosutil/wallet.go b/cosmos/cosmosutil/wallet.go
index 85822d8..b793e7b 100644
--- a/cosmos/cosmosutil/wallet.go
+++ b/cosmos/cosmosutil/wallet.go
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package cosmosutil
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	clienttx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
@@ -15,8 +18,6 @@ import (
 	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	petritypes "github.com/skip-mev/petri/core/v2/types"
 	"github.com/skip-mev/petri/core/v2/util"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // EncodingConfig is a struct that packs all the necessary encoding information
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ func (w *InteractingWallet) CreateSignedTx(ctx context.Context, gas int64, fees
 	}
 
 	acc, err := w.Account(ctx)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cosmos/loadtest/client_factory.go b/cosmos/loadtest/client_factory.go
index 08d4ecc..8d871b2 100644
--- a/cosmos/loadtest/client_factory.go
+++ b/cosmos/loadtest/client_factory.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package loadtest
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/test/loadtime/payload"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ func (f *DefaultClientFactory) NewClient(cfg loadtest.Config) (loadtest.Client,
 		GasDenom:    f.chain.GetConfig().Denom,
 		PricePerGas: 0, // todo(Zygimantass): get gas settings
 	}, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error seeding account %s from seeder %s: %v", interactingLoaderWallet.FormattedAddress(), f.seeder.FormattedAddress(), err)
+	}
 
 	msgs, gasSettings, err := f.msgGenerator(interactingLoaderWallet.Address())
 
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ func (f *DefaultClientFactory) NewClient(cfg loadtest.Config) (loadtest.Client,
 	acc, err := interactingLoaderWallet.Account(context.Background())
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error in client initialization: sender account was not created %s", interactingLoaderWallet.FormattedAddress())
 	}
 
 	return NewDefaultClient(interactingLoaderWallet, f.chainClient, msgs, acc.GetSequence(), acc.GetAccountNumber(), gasSettings, &payload.Payload{