diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go b/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
index 273aeee31e..e51f0bd8ea 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewTransactor(keyin io.Reader, passphrase string) (*TransactOpts, error) {
 	return NewKeyedTransactor(key.PrivateKey), nil
 }
 
-// NewKeystoreTransactor is a utility method to easily create a transaction signer from
+// NewKeyStoreTransactor is a utility method to easily create a transaction signer from
 // an decrypted key from a keystore
 func NewKeyStoreTransactor(keystore *keystore.KeyStore, account accounts.Account) (*TransactOpts, error) {
 	return &TransactOpts{
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ func NewKeyedTransactor(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) *TransactOpts {
 
 // NewClefTransactor is a utility method to easily create a transaction signer
 // with a clef backend.
-func NewClefTransactor(clefSigner *external.ExternalSigner, account accounts.Account) *TransactOpts {
+func NewClefTransactor(clef *external.ExternalSigner, account accounts.Account) *TransactOpts {
 	return &TransactOpts{
 		From: account.Address,
 		Signer: func(signer types.Signer, address common.Address, transaction *types.Transaction) (*types.Transaction, error) {
 			if address != account.Address {
 				return nil, errors.New("not authorized to sign this account")
 			}
-			return clefSigner.SignTx(account, transaction, nil) // ChainId is never used here.
+			return clef.SignTx(account, transaction, nil) // Clef enforces its own chain id
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/checkpoint-admin/common.go b/cmd/checkpoint-admin/common.go
index 9a06d99220..107cd1de02 100644
--- a/cmd/checkpoint-admin/common.go
+++ b/cmd/checkpoint-admin/common.go
@@ -112,10 +112,9 @@ func newContract(client *rpc.Client) (common.Address, *checkpointoracle.Checkpoi
 
 // newClefSigner sets up a clef backend and returns a clef transaction signer.
 func newClefSigner(ctx *cli.Context) *bind.TransactOpts {
-	clefSigner, err := external.NewExternalSigner(ctx.GlobalString(clefURLFlag.Name))
+	clef, err := external.NewExternalSigner(ctx.String(clefURLFlag.Name))
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Failed to create clef signer %v", err)
 	}
-	transactor := bind.NewClefTransactor(clefSigner, accounts.Account{Address: common.HexToAddress(ctx.String(signerFlag.Name))})
-	return transactor
+	return bind.NewClefTransactor(clef, accounts.Account{Address: common.HexToAddress(ctx.String(signerFlag.Name))})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/checkpoint-admin/exec.go b/cmd/checkpoint-admin/exec.go
index a31729681a..1ce975f494 100644
--- a/cmd/checkpoint-admin/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/checkpoint-admin/exec.go
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ var commandSign = cli.Command{
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		nodeURLFlag,
 		clefURLFlag,
+		signerFlag,
 		indexFlag,
 		hashFlag,
 		oracleFlag,
-		signerFlag,
 	},
 	Action: utils.MigrateFlags(sign),
 }
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ var commandPublish = cli.Command{
 	Usage: "Publish a checkpoint into the oracle",
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		nodeURLFlag,
-		indexFlag,
-		signaturesFlag,
 		clefURLFlag,
 		signerFlag,
+		indexFlag,
+		signaturesFlag,
 	},
 	Action: utils.MigrateFlags(publish),
 }
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func deploy(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	transactor, client := newClefSigner(ctx), newClient(ctx)
 
 	// Deploy the checkpoint oracle
+	fmt.Println("Sending deploy request to Clef...")
 	oracle, tx, _, err := contract.DeployCheckpointOracle(transactor, client, addrs, big.NewInt(int64(params.CheckpointFrequency)),
 		big.NewInt(int64(params.CheckpointProcessConfirmations)), big.NewInt(int64(needed)))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -208,12 +209,14 @@ func sign(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	clef := newRPCClient(ctx.GlobalString(clefURLFlag.Name))
+	clef := newRPCClient(ctx.String(clefURLFlag.Name))
 	p := make(map[string]string)
 	buf := make([]byte, 8)
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(buf, cindex)
 	p["address"] = address.Hex()
 	p["message"] = hexutil.Encode(append(buf, chash.Bytes()...))
+
+	fmt.Println("Sending signing request to Clef...")
 	if err := clef.Call(&signature, "account_signData", accounts.MimetypeDataWithValidator, signer, p); err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Failed to sign checkpoint, err %v", err)
 	}
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ func publish(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	fmt.Printf("Sentry number => %d\nSentry hash   => %s\n", recent.Number, recent.Hash().Hex())
 
 	// Publish the checkpoint into the oracle
+	fmt.Println("Sending publish request to Clef...")
 	tx, err := oracle.RegisterCheckpoint(newClefSigner(ctx), checkpoint.SectionIndex, checkpoint.Hash().Bytes(), recent.Number, recent.Hash(), sigs)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Register contract failed %v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/checkpoint-admin/main.go b/cmd/checkpoint-admin/main.go
index 046c6aebf7..1fdec60a0c 100644
--- a/cmd/checkpoint-admin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/checkpoint-admin/main.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ func init() {
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
 		oracleFlag,
 		nodeURLFlag,
-		clefURLFlag,
 	}
 	cli.CommandHelpTemplate = commandHelperTemplate
 }
diff --git a/signer/core/cliui.go b/signer/core/cliui.go
index 46a13f1e4c..381c40be3b 100644
--- a/signer/core/cliui.go
+++ b/signer/core/cliui.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (ui *CommandlineUI) ApproveSignData(request *SignDataRequest) (SignDataResp
 	fmt.Printf("Account:  %s\n", request.Address.String())
 	fmt.Printf("messages:\n")
 	for _, nvt := range request.Messages {
-		fmt.Printf("%v\n", nvt.Pprint(1))
+		fmt.Printf("\u00a0\u00a0%v\n", strings.TrimSpace(nvt.Pprint(1)))
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("raw data:  \n%q\n", request.Rawdata)
 	fmt.Printf("data hash:  %v\n", request.Hash)