diff --git a/scripts/settlement/generate_denom_metadata.sh b/scripts/settlement/generate_denom_metadata.sh
index 38fc552..60de4c3 100755
--- a/scripts/settlement/generate_denom_metadata.sh
+++ b/scripts/settlement/generate_denom_metadata.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ -n "$ROLLAPP_SETTLEMENT_INIT_DIR_PATH" ]; then
+if [ -z "$ROLLAPP_SETTLEMENT_INIT_DIR_PATH" ]; then
   echo "ROLLAPP_SETTLEMENT_INIT_DIR_PATH is not set, using '$HOME/.rollapp_evm/init'"
   ROLLAPP_SETTLEMENT_INIT_DIR_PATH="$HOME/.rollapp_evm/init"
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/settlement/register_rollapp_to_hub.sh b/scripts/settlement/register_rollapp_to_hub.sh
index 4d669b2..c5be4e7 100755
--- a/scripts/settlement/register_rollapp_to_hub.sh
+++ b/scripts/settlement/register_rollapp_to_hub.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ MAX_SEQUENCERS=5
 # this account must be whitelisted on the hub for permissioned deployment setup
 DEPLOYER="local-user"
 
-if [ -n "$HUB_RPC_URL" ]; then
+if [ -z "$HUB_RPC_URL" ]; then
   echo "HUB_RPC_URL is not set, using 'http://localhost:36657'"
   HUB_RPC_URL="http://localhost:36657"
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$HUB_CHAIN_ID" ]; then
+if [ -z "$HUB_CHAIN_ID" ]; then
   echo "HUB_CHAIN_ID is not set, using 'dymension_100-1'"
   HUB_CHAIN_ID="dymension_100-1"
 fi
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DENOM_METADATA_PATH="$HOME/.rollapp_evm/init/denommetadata.json"
 GENESIS_ACCOUNTS_PATH="$HOME/.rollapp_evm/init/genesis_accounts.json"
 
 set -x
-#Register rollapp 
+#Register rollapp
 dymd tx rollapp create-rollapp "$ROLLAPP_CHAIN_ID" "$MAX_SEQUENCERS" '{"Addresses":[]}' \
   "$DENOM_METADATA_PATH" \
   --genesis-accounts-path "$GENESIS_ACCOUNTS_PATH" \
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ dymd tx rollapp create-rollapp "$ROLLAPP_CHAIN_ID" "$MAX_SEQUENCERS" '{"Addresse
   --fees 1dym \
   --node ${HUB_RPC_URL} \
   --chain-id ${HUB_CHAIN_ID}
-set +x
\ No newline at end of file
+set +x