diff --git a/deployment/lib/local-files.nu b/deployment/lib/local-files.nu
index 95ad855f2..64e11ac83 100644
--- a/deployment/lib/local-files.nu
+++ b/deployment/lib/local-files.nu
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ export def write-subnet-config [dest: string, --bootstrap] {
   $cfg | save -f $dest
 }
 
+const docker_dir = path self ../docker
 export def build-setup-docker-image [] {
-  cd docker
+  cd $docker_dir
   docker build ...[
     --build-arg $"fendermint_image=($env.state.config.fendermint_image)"
     -t $env.state.config.setup_image
@@ -123,3 +124,9 @@ export def write-recall-cli-config [] {
 
   $cfg | save -f ($env.state.config.workdir | path join "networks.toml")
 }
+
+export def update-git-submodules [] {
+  const ipc_dir = path self ../..
+  cd $ipc_dir
+  git submodule update --init --recursive
+}
diff --git a/deployment/lib/steps.nu b/deployment/lib/steps.nu
index e258015fd..a0c329519 100644
--- a/deployment/lib/steps.nu
+++ b/deployment/lib/steps.nu
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use ./subnet.nu
 
 export def get-create-subnet-steps [get_funds_fn: closure] {
   [
+    { name: "update_submodules" fn: { local-files update-git-submodules }}
+
     { name: "build_setup_image" fn: { local-files build-setup-docker-image} }
     { name: "create_ipc_config" fn: { parent-chain write-ipc-cli-config }}
 
diff --git a/deployment/lib/subnet.nu b/deployment/lib/subnet.nu
index 5bffaaeee..0f3702c0a 100644
--- a/deployment/lib/subnet.nu
+++ b/deployment/lib/subnet.nu
@@ -68,16 +68,23 @@ export def send-funds [src: record, dest:record, amount: float] {
   ]
 }
 
+def --env set-up-recall-cli [private_key: string] {
+  let cfg = ($env.state.config.workdir | path join "networks.toml")
+  $env.RECALL_NETWORK_CONFIG_FILE = $cfg
+  $env.RECALL_NETWORK = $env.state.config.network
+  $env.RECALL_PRIVATE_KEY = $private_key
+}
+
 # WARNING: this command invokes `recall` CLI on your PATH!!!
 export def set-network-admin [] {
-  let cfg = ($env.state.config.workdir | path join "networks.toml")
-  recall -c $cfg -n $env.state.config.network subnet config set-admin --private-key $env.state.validator0.private_key $env.state.network_admin.address
+  set-up-recall-cli $env.state.validator0.private_key
+  recall subnet config set-admin $env.state.network_admin.address
 }
 
 # WARNING: this command invokes `recall` CLI on your PATH!!!
 export def set-network-config [] {
-  let cfg = ($env.state.config.workdir | path join "networks.toml")
-  recall -c $cfg -n $env.state.config.network subnet config set --private-key $env.state.network_admin.private_key ...[
+  set-up-recall-cli $env.state.validator0.private_key
+  recall subnet config set ...[
     --blob-capacity (10 * 2 ** 40)
     --token-credit-rate (1e36)
     --blob-credit-debit-interval 600
@@ -87,3 +94,14 @@ export def set-network-config [] {
     --account-debit-batch-size 1000
   ]
 }
+
+export def run-recall-cli-test [] {
+  set-up-recall-cli $env.state.faucet_owner.private_key
+  recall account info
+  recall account credit stats
+  recall account credit buy 2
+  recall account credit stats
+  let addr = recall bucket create --alias test1 | tee {print} | from json | get address | inspect
+  recall bucket add -a $addr --key a1 ./set-up-nu.sh
+  recall bucket get -a $addr a1
+}
diff --git a/deployment/lib/util.nu b/deployment/lib/util.nu
index 7e8a9a9b6..d4a5b9958 100644
--- a/deployment/lib/util.nu
+++ b/deployment/lib/util.nu
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
-export def log [str: string, --color: string = "yellow"] {
-  print $"(ansi cyan)== [create-subnet] (ansi $color)($str)(ansi reset)"
+export def log [str: string,
+  --prefix: string = "create-subnet",
+  --color: string = "yellow"] {
+  print $"(ansi cyan)== [($prefix)] (ansi $color)($str)(ansi reset)"
 }
 
 # Run command in setup docker image
@@ -129,7 +131,8 @@ export def get-base-config [
     let fendermint_commit = $fendermint_image | str replace -r ".*sha-" ""
     if $local_commit != $fendermint_commit {
       if ($env.SKIP_COMMIT_MATCH_CHECK? | is-empty) {
-        print $"ERROR: local commit ($local_commit) does not match fendermint image ($fendermint_image)"
+        print $"ERROR: local ipc commit ($local_commit) does not match fendermint image ($fendermint_image)"
+        print "You can disable this check by setting SKIP_COMMIT_MATCH_CHECK=true"
         exit 1
       }
     }
diff --git a/deployment/localnet.nu b/deployment/localnet.nu
index f017cc149..494504fee 100755
--- a/deployment/localnet.nu
+++ b/deployment/localnet.nu
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def "main run" [
 
   let steps = [
     { name: "localnet_init" fn: { localnet init-state $workdir $fendermint_image}}
-    { name: "update_submodules" fn: { git submodule update --init --recursive }}
     ...$build_fendermint_image
     { name: "localnet_start_anvil" fn: {localnet run-anvil $workdir}}
     ...(steps get-create-subnet-steps $get_funds_step)
@@ -95,6 +94,11 @@ def "main run-dind" [
   --workdir: string = "./localnet-data", # where to store networks.toml and state.yml
   ] {
 
+  let image = $"textile/recall-localnet:($tag)"
+  if $tag == "latest" {
+    docker pull $image
+  }
+
   docker run ...[
     --rm -d --name localnet
     -p 127.0.0.1:8545:8545
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ def "main run-dind" [
     -p 127.0.0.1:8001:8001
     -p 127.0.0.1:26657:26657
     --privileged
-    $"textile/recall-localnet:($tag)"
+    $image
   ]
   print "Container localnet is running."