diff --git a/cicd/local/start.sh b/cicd/local/start.sh
index cfd877de40..30a4ed4464 100755
--- a/cicd/local/start.sh
+++ b/cicd/local/start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -eo pipefail
+
 if [ ! -d /work/xdcchain/XDC/chaindata ]
 then
   if test -z "$PRIVATE_KEY"
@@ -25,41 +27,13 @@ do
     fi
 done < "$input"
 
-log_level=3
-if test -z "$LOG_LEVEL"
-then
-  echo "Log level not set, default to verbosity of $log_level"
-else
-  echo "Log level found, set to $LOG_LEVEL"
-  log_level=$LOG_LEVEL
-fi
+log_level="${LOG_LEVEL:-3}"
 
-port=30303
-if test -z "$PORT"
-then
-  echo "PORT not set, default to $port"
-else
-  echo "PORT found, set to $PORT"
-  port=$PORT
-fi
+port="${PORT:-30303}"
 
-rpc_port=8545
-if test -z "$RPC_PORT"
-then
-  echo "RPC_PORT not set, default to $rpc_port"
-else
-  echo "RPC_PORT found, set to $RPC_PORT"
-  rpc_port=$RPC_PORT
-fi
+rpc_port="${RPC_PORT:-8545}"
 
-ws_port=8555
-if test -z "$WS_PORT"
-then
-  echo "WS_PORT not set, default to  $ws_port"
-else
-  echo "WS_PORT found, set to $WS_PORT"
-  ws_port=$WS_PORT
-fi
+ws_port="${WS_PORT:-8555}"
 
 netstats="${NODE_NAME}-${wallet}:xinfin_xdpos_hybrid_network_stats@devnetstats.apothem.network:2000"
 
@@ -70,14 +44,24 @@ echo "Starting nodes with $bootnodes ..."
 # Note: --gcmode=archive means node will store all historical data. This will lead to high memory usage. But sync mode require archive to sync
 # https://github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/issues/268
 
-XDC --ethstats ${netstats} --gcmode archive \
---bootnodes ${bootnodes} --syncmode full \
---datadir /work/xdcchain --networkid 551 \
--port $port --rpc --rpccorsdomain "*" --rpcaddr 0.0.0.0 \
+XDC --ethstats ${netstats} \
+--gcmode archive \
+--bootnodes ${bootnodes} \
+--syncmode full \
+--datadir /work/xdcchain \
+--networkid 551 \
+-port $port \
+--rpc --rpccorsdomain "*" \
+--rpcaddr 0.0.0.0 \
 --rpcport $rpc_port \
 --rpcapi db,eth,debug,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
---rpcvhosts "*" --unlock "${wallet}" --password /work/.pwd --mine \
---gasprice "1" --targetgaslimit "420000000" --verbosity ${log_level} \
+--rpcvhosts "*" \
+--unlock "${wallet}" \
+--password /work/.pwd --mine \
+--gasprice "1" --targetgaslimit "420000000" \
+--verbosity ${log_level} \
 --debugdatadir /work/xdcchain \
---ws --wsaddr=0.0.0.0 --wsport $ws_port \
+--ws \
+--wsaddr=0.0.0.0 \
+--wsport $ws_port \
 --wsorigins "*" 2>&1 >>/work/xdcchain/xdc.log | tee -a /work/xdcchain/xdc.log