diff --git a/.env b/.env
index efc833858e..66bb2e9009 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_GENESIS_FILE=/genesis/demo.toml
 ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_PORT=8545
 ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_WS_PORT=8546
 ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_PROVIDER=http://demo-l1-network:${ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_PORT}
-ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_WS_PROVIDER=http://demo-l1-network:${ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_WS_PORT}
+ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_WS_PROVIDER=ws://demo-l1-network:${ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_WS_PORT}
 ESPRESSO_NODE_VALIDATOR_PORT=9000
 
 # Only allow 1 block to be processed for events at a time, simulating a very bad L1 provider.
diff --git a/.typos.toml b/.typos.toml
index 37ee97ca20..8b837e2f27 100644
--- a/.typos.toml
+++ b/.typos.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [files]
 extend-exclude = [
+  ".env",
   "*.json",
   "doc/*.svg",
   "contracts/lib",
diff --git a/sequencer/src/genesis.rs b/sequencer/src/genesis.rs
index dbaabd64ee..235a83901c 100644
--- a/sequencer/src/genesis.rs
+++ b/sequencer/src/genesis.rs
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ impl Genesis {
             .context("connecting L1 client")?;
 
         if let Some(fee_contract_address) = self.chain_config.fee_contract {
+            tracing::info!("validating fee contract at {fee_contract_address:x}");
+
             if !is_proxy_contract(l1.provider(), fee_contract_address)
                 .await
                 .context("checking if fee contract is a proxy")?
             {
-                anyhow::bail!("Fee contract's address is not a proxy");
+                anyhow::bail!("Fee contract address {fee_contract_address:x} is not a proxy");
             }
         }
 
@@ -597,10 +599,7 @@ mod test {
 
         // check if the result from the validation is an error
         if let Err(e) = result {
-            // assert that the error message contains "Fee contract's address is not a proxy"
-            assert!(e
-                .to_string()
-                .contains("Fee contract's address is not a proxy"));
+            assert!(e.to_string().contains("is not a proxy"));
         } else {
             panic!("Expected the fee contract to not be a proxy, but the validation succeeded");
         }