diff --git a/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-proposer.mdx b/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-proposer.mdx
index 22407398590..b7f75120086 100644
--- a/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-proposer.mdx
+++ b/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-proposer.mdx
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ nano .env
 
 Set the following environment variables to enable your node as a proposer:
 
+<Callout type="error">
+  For `L1_PROPOSER_PRIVATE_KEY` 
+  make sure your private key is in hexadecimal format and with the `0x` prefix removed!
+  Otherswise you will get this error in your proposer status logs:
+  ```
+  simple-taiko-node-taiko_client_proposer-1  | invalid L1 proposer private key: invalid length, need 256 bits
+  ```
+</Callout>
+
 - Set `ENABLE_PROPOSER` to `true`
 - Set `L1_PROPOSER_PRIVATE_KEY` to the private key of your L1 account (with balance) who will send TaikoL1.proposeBlock transactions
 - Set `L2_SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT` to the address of your L2 account who will be the tx fee beneficiary of the L2 blocks that you proposed
@@ -69,15 +78,23 @@ If you are not running a local prover, then you can specify a prover from the [p
 
 - `PROVER_ENDPOINTS`
 
-### Verify proposer logs
+### Check proposer status logs
+
+To see if your proposer is running correctly or has errors run:
+
+```sh
+docker compose logs -f taiko_client_proposer
+```
+
+### See proposed blocks
 
-Run this command to verify you have some proposer logs:
+When you run:
 
 ```sh
 docker compose logs -f taiko_client_proposer | egrep "Propose transactions succeeded"
 ```
 
-You should see a log if you have proposed a block: `📝 Propose transactions succeeded`.
+if your proposer successfully proposed a block, your logs should show: `📝 Propose transactions succeeded`.
 
 You can check all commands to see proposer logs in the [node runner manual](/docs/manuals/node-runner-manual#view-client-proposer-logs).
 
diff --git a/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-prover.mdx b/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-prover.mdx
index c558ff92e84..ac35465b3d7 100644
--- a/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-prover.mdx
+++ b/packages/website/pages/docs/guides/enable-a-prover.mdx
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ nano .env
 
 Open the `.env` file and set the following environment variables to enable your node as a prover:
 
+<Callout type="error">
+  For `L1_PROVER_PRIVATE_KEY` 
+  make sure your private key is in hexadecimal format and with the `0x` prefix removed!
+  Otherswise you will get this error in your prover status logs:
+  ```
+  simple-taiko-node-taiko_client_prover_relayer-1  | invalid L1 prover private key: invalid length, need 256 bits
+  ```
+</Callout>
+
 - Set `ENABLE_PROVER` to `true`
 - Set `L1_PROVER_PRIVATE_KEY` to your L1 account private key (with balance of TTKOj on TaikoL1), we will the public key of this account in the next Steps
 
@@ -85,15 +94,23 @@ Finally, click the **Write** button.
 
 > Note: If you were already running a prover from your address when you approved TaikoL1 as a spender, the contract may directly drain up to the approved amount of TTKOj from your wallet to use as bond for proving. This may cause `depositTaikoToken` transactions to fail.
 
+### Check prover status logs
+
+To see if your prover is running correctly or has errors run:
+
+```sh
+docker compose logs -f taiko_client_prover_relayer
+```
+
 ### Verify prover logs
 
-Run this command to verify you have some prover logs:
+When you run:
 
 ```sh
 docker compose logs -f taiko_client_prover_relayer | egrep "block proof was|proof submission error|Block proven"
 ```
 
-You should see logs like this if it was successful:
+if your prover has successfully proven a block, your logs should show:
 
 - `💰 Your block proof was accepted` means you successfully submitted a proof and your bond is returned.
 - `✅ Block proven` means a proposed block was successfully proved on TaikoL1 (by anyone).