diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci_lint.yml
index 10284610..ced1c125 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci_lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci_lint.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: v1.56.2
           skip-cache: true
+          args: --timeout 5m
diff --git a/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go b/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go
index 6053247b..fa426666 100644
--- a/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/rollappd/cmd/start.go
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"runtime/pprof"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
 	berpc "github.com/bcdevtools/block-explorer-rpc-cosmos/be_rpc"
 	berpcbackend "github.com/bcdevtools/block-explorer-rpc-cosmos/be_rpc/backend"
 	berpccfg "github.com/bcdevtools/block-explorer-rpc-cosmos/be_rpc/config"
@@ -13,12 +20,6 @@ import (
 	raebeapi "github.com/dymensionxyz/rollapp-evm/ra_evm_be_rpc/namespaces/rae"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	rpcclient "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/jsonrpc/client"
-	"net"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"runtime/pprof"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node"
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ func startInProcess(ctx *server.Context, clientCtx client.Context, nodeConfig *d
 			idxer,
 			nil, // external services modifier
 			func(evmberpcbackend.EvmBackendI) {
-				berpc.RegisterAPINamespace(raebeapi.DymRollAppEvmBlockExplorerNamespace, func(ctx *server.Context,
+				_ = berpc.RegisterAPINamespace(raebeapi.DymRollAppEvmBlockExplorerNamespace, func(ctx *server.Context,
 					_ client.Context,
 					_ *rpcclient.WSClient,
 					_ map[string]berpctypes.MessageParser,
diff --git a/ra_evm_be_rpc/backend/rollapp_evm_interceptor.go b/ra_evm_be_rpc/backend/rollapp_evm_interceptor.go
index a1224461..38d62845 100644
--- a/ra_evm_be_rpc/backend/rollapp_evm_interceptor.go
+++ b/ra_evm_be_rpc/backend/rollapp_evm_interceptor.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ func (m *RollAppEvmRequestInterceptor) GetModuleParams(moduleName string) (inter
 		} else {
 			params = *sequencersParams
 		}
-		break
 	case "hub-genesis":
 		hubGenesisParams, errFetch := m.backend.GetHubGenesisModuleParams()
 		if errFetch != nil {
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ func (m *RollAppEvmRequestInterceptor) GetModuleParams(moduleName string) (inter
 		} else {
 			params = *hubGenesisParams
 		}
-		break
 	default:
 		return m.defaultInterceptor.GetModuleParams(moduleName)
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
index 01eb97b7..64b00799 100755
--- a/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 tmp=$(mktemp)
+EXECUTABLE="rollapp-evm"
 
 set_denom() {
-  denom=$1
-  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.mint.params.mint_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE"
-  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.staking.params.bond_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE"
-  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.gov.deposit_params.min_deposit[0].denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE"
+  local denom=$1
+  local success=true
 
-  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.evm.params.evm_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE"
-  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.claims.params.claims_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE"
+  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.mint.params.mint_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE" ||
+    success=false
+  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.staking.params.bond_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE" ||
+    success=false
+  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.gov.deposit_params.min_deposit[0].denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE" ||
+    success=false
+  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.evm.params.evm_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE" ||
+    success=false
+  jq --arg denom "$denom" '.app_state.claims.params.claims_denom = $denom' "$GENESIS_FILE" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE" ||
+    success=false
+
+  if [ "$success" = false ]; then
+    echo "An error occurred. Please refer to README.md"
+    return 1
+  fi
 }
 
 set_EVM_params() {
@@ -19,7 +31,8 @@ set_EVM_params() {
 
 # ---------------------------- initial parameters ---------------------------- #
 # Assuming 1,000,000 tokens
-#half is staked
+# Half is staked
+# set BASE_DENOM to the token denomination
 TOKEN_AMOUNT="1000000000000000000000000$BASE_DENOM"
 STAKING_AMOUNT="500000000000000000000000$BASE_DENOM"
 
@@ -43,7 +56,8 @@ fi
 # Verify that a genesis file doesn't exists for the dymension chain
 if [ -f "$GENESIS_FILE" ]; then
   printf "\n======================================================================================================\n"
-  echo "A genesis file already exists [$GENESIS_FILE]. building the chain will delete all previous chain data. continue? (y/n)"
+  echo "A genesis file already exists at $GENESIS_FILE."
+  echo "Building the chain will delete all previous chain data. Continue? (y/n)"
   printf "\n======================================================================================================\n"
   read -r answer
   if [ "$answer" != "${answer#[Yy]}" ]; then
@@ -53,6 +67,16 @@ if [ -f "$GENESIS_FILE" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+# Check if MONIKER is set, if not, set a default value
+if [ -z "$MONIKER" ]; then
+    MONIKER="${ROLLAPP_CHAIN_ID}-sequencer" # Default moniker value
+fi
+
+# Check if KEY_NAME_ROLLAPP is set, if not, set a default value
+if [ -z "$KEY_NAME_ROLLAPP" ]; then
+    KEY_NAME_ROLLAPP="rol-user" # Default key name value
+fi
+
 # ------------------------------- init rollapp ------------------------------- #
 "$EXECUTABLE" init "$MONIKER" --chain-id "$ROLLAPP_CHAIN_ID"
 
@@ -60,22 +84,34 @@ fi
 "$EXECUTABLE" config chain-id "$ROLLAPP_CHAIN_ID"
 
 # -------------------------------- app config -------------------------------- #
-sed -i'' -e "s/^minimum-gas-prices *= .*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0$BASE_DENOM\"/" "$APP_CONFIG_FILE"
+# Detect the operating system
+OS=$(uname)
+
+# Modify app.toml minimum-gas-prices using sed command based on the OS
+if [ "$OS" = "Darwin" ]; then
+    # macOS requires an empty string '' after -i to edit in place without backup
+    sed -i '' "s/^minimum-gas-prices *= .*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0$BASE_DENOM\"/" "$APP_CONFIG_FILE"
+else
+    # Linux directly uses -i for in-place editing without creating a backup
+    sed -i "s/^minimum-gas-prices *= .*/minimum-gas-prices = \"0$BASE_DENOM\"/" "$APP_CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
 set_denom "$BASE_DENOM"
 set_EVM_params
 
 # --------------------- adding keys and genesis accounts --------------------- #
-#local genesis account
+# Local genesis account
 "$EXECUTABLE" keys add "$KEY_NAME_ROLLAPP" --keyring-backend test
 "$EXECUTABLE" add-genesis-account "$KEY_NAME_ROLLAPP" "$TOKEN_AMOUNT" --keyring-backend test
 
-# set sequencer's operator address
+# Set sequencer's operator address
 operator_address=$("$EXECUTABLE" keys show "$KEY_NAME_ROLLAPP" -a --keyring-backend test --bech val)
-jq --arg addr "$operator_address" '.app_state["sequencers"]["genesis_operator_address"] = $addr' "$GENESIS_FILE" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE"
+jq --arg addr "$operator_address" '.app_state["sequencers"]["genesis_operator_address"] = $addr' "$GENESIS_FILE" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$GENESIS_FILE"
+
 
+# Ask if to include a governor on genesis
 echo "Do you want to include a governor on genesis? (Y/n) "
 read -r answer
-if [ ! "$answer" != "${answer#[Nn]}" ]; then
+if [ "$answer" != "${answer#[Nn]}" ] ; then
   "$EXECUTABLE" gentx "$KEY_NAME_ROLLAPP" "$STAKING_AMOUNT" --chain-id "$ROLLAPP_CHAIN_ID" --keyring-backend test --home "$ROLLAPP_HOME_DIR"
   "$EXECUTABLE" collect-gentxs --home "$ROLLAPP_HOME_DIR"
 fi