diff --git a/cmd/clef/main.go b/cmd/clef/main.go
index 38821102dc..2845467163 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clef/main.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/signer/core"
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@ var (
 		Value: DefaultConfigDir(),
 		Usage: "Directory for Clef configuration",
 	}
+	chainIdFlag = cli.Int64Flag{
+		Name:  "chainid",
+		Value: params.MainnetChainConfig.ChainID.Int64(),
+		Usage: "Chain id to use for signing (1=mainnet, 3=ropsten, 4=rinkeby, 5=Goerli)",
+	}
 	rpcPortFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "rpcport",
 		Usage: "HTTP-RPC server listening port",
@@ -178,7 +184,6 @@ func init() {
 		logLevelFlag,
 		keystoreFlag,
 		configdirFlag,
-		utils.NetworkIdFlag,
 		utils.LightKDFFlag,
 		utils.NoUSBFlag,
 		utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
@@ -402,9 +407,13 @@ func signer(c *cli.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	log.Info("Starting signer", "chainid", c.GlobalInt64(chainIdFlag.Name),
+		"keystore", c.GlobalString(keystoreFlag.Name),
+		"light-kdf", c.GlobalBool(utils.LightKDFFlag.Name),
+		"advanced", c.GlobalBool(advancedMode.Name))
 
 	apiImpl := core.NewSignerAPI(
-		c.GlobalInt64(utils.NetworkIdFlag.Name),
+		c.GlobalInt64(chainIdFlag.Name),
 		c.GlobalString(keystoreFlag.Name),
 		c.GlobalBool(utils.NoUSBFlag.Name),
 		ui, db,
diff --git a/cmd/clef/tests/testsigner.js b/cmd/clef/tests/testsigner.js
index ad33594951..d2f25da31c 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/tests/testsigner.js
+++ b/cmd/clef/tests/testsigner.js
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ init()
 function testTx(){
     if( accts && accts.length > 0) {
         var a = accts[0]
-        var r = eth.signTransaction({from: a, to: a, value: 1, nonce: 1, gas: 1, gasPrice: 1})
-   		console.log("signing response", r)
+        eth.signTransaction({from: a, to: a, value: 1, nonce: 1, gas: 1, gasPrice: 1})
     }
 }
 function testSignText(){
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ function test(){
     var tests = [
         testTx,
         testSignText,
-        testSignClique,
+        testClique,
     ]
     for( i in tests){
         try{