diff --git a/zero_bin/.cargo/config.toml b/zero_bin/.cargo/config.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index f4ac0fbdd..000000000
--- a/zero_bin/.cargo/config.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[env]
-# read/write to/from files relative to the workspace even when running in this
-# directory
-CARGO_WORKSPACE_DIR = { value = "", relative = true }
diff --git a/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh b/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh
index 4870f7d98..363e3dfd4 100755
--- a/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh
+++ b/zero_bin/tools/prove_rpc.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ RETRIES=${7:-0}
 OUTPUT_TO_TERMINAL="${OUTPUT_TO_TERMINAL:-false}"
 # Only generate proof by default
 RUN_VERIFICATION="${RUN_VERIFICATION:-false}"
+
 mkdir -p $PROOF_OUTPUT_DIR
+
 if [ $IGNORE_PREVIOUS_PROOFS ]; then
     # Set checkpoint height to previous block number for the first block in range
     prev_proof_num=$(($1-1))