diff --git a/protocol-testing/docker-compose.yaml b/protocol-testing/docker-compose.yaml
index 0e91bad..2ff4867 100644
--- a/protocol-testing/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/protocol-testing/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
     environment:
-      RUST_LOG: "protocol_testing=info"
+      RUST_LOG: "${RUST_LOG:-protocol_testing=info}"
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:mypassword@db:5432/tycho_indexer_0
       RPC_URL: "${RPC_URL}"
       SUBSTREAMS_API_TOKEN: "${SUBSTREAMS_API_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/protocol-testing/src/main.rs b/protocol-testing/src/main.rs
index 3a0d371..ed230a5 100644
--- a/protocol-testing/src/main.rs
+++ b/protocol-testing/src/main.rs
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ struct Args {
     #[arg(long)]
     match_test: Option<String>,
 
-    /// Enable tycho logs
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
-    tycho_logs: bool,
-
     /// Postgres database URL for the Tycho indexer
     #[arg(long, default_value = "postgres://postgres:mypassword@localhost:5431/tycho_indexer_0")]
     db_url: String,
@@ -94,7 +90,6 @@ fn main() -> miette::Result<()> {
         args.root_path()?,
         args.package,
         args.match_test,
-        args.tycho_logs,
         args.db_url,
         args.vm_traces,
     );
diff --git a/protocol-testing/src/test_runner.rs b/protocol-testing/src/test_runner.rs
index ecc2a29..fe753ac 100644
--- a/protocol-testing/src/test_runner.rs
+++ b/protocol-testing/src/test_runner.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 pub struct TestRunner {
-    tycho_logs: bool,
     db_url: String,
     vm_traces: bool,
     substreams_path: PathBuf,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ impl TestRunner {
         root_path: PathBuf,
         protocol: String,
         match_test: Option<String>,
-        tycho_logs: bool,
         db_url: String,
         vm_traces: bool,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -65,14 +63,7 @@ impl TestRunner {
         let evm_path = root_path.join("evm");
         let adapter_contract_builder =
             AdapterContractBuilder::new(evm_path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
-        Self {
-            tycho_logs,
-            db_url,
-            vm_traces,
-            substreams_path,
-            adapter_contract_builder,
-            match_test,
-        }
+        Self { db_url, vm_traces, substreams_path, adapter_contract_builder, match_test }
     }
 
     pub fn run_tests(&self) -> miette::Result<()> {
@@ -191,8 +182,7 @@ impl TestRunner {
         let spkg_path =
             build_spkg(&substreams_yaml_path, test.start_block).wrap_err("Failed to build spkg")?;
 
-        let tycho_runner =
-            TychoRunner::new(self.db_url.clone(), initialized_accounts, self.tycho_logs);
+        let tycho_runner = TychoRunner::new(self.db_url.clone(), initialized_accounts);
 
         tycho_runner
             .run_tycho(
diff --git a/protocol-testing/src/tycho_runner.rs b/protocol-testing/src/tycho_runner.rs
index cfe6709..26dab37 100644
--- a/protocol-testing/src/tycho_runner.rs
+++ b/protocol-testing/src/tycho_runner.rs
@@ -6,23 +6,21 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
-use dotenv::dotenv;
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, WrapErr};
-use tracing::debug;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use crate::config::ProtocolComponentWithTestConfig;
 
 pub struct TychoRunner {
     db_url: String,
     initialized_accounts: Vec<String>,
-    with_binary_logs: bool,
 }
 
 // TODO: Currently Tycho-Indexer cannot be run as a lib. We need to expose the entrypoints to allow
 //  running it as a lib
 impl TychoRunner {
-    pub fn new(db_url: String, initialized_accounts: Vec<String>, with_binary_logs: bool) -> Self {
-        Self { db_url, initialized_accounts, with_binary_logs }
+    pub fn new(db_url: String, initialized_accounts: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+        Self { db_url, initialized_accounts }
     }
 
     pub fn run_tycho(
@@ -33,8 +31,7 @@ impl TychoRunner {
         protocol_type_names: &[String],
         protocol_system: &str,
     ) -> miette::Result<()> {
-        // Expects a .env present in the same folder as package root (where Cargo.toml is)
-        dotenv().ok();
+        info!("Running Tycho indexer from block {start_block} to {end_block}...");
 
         let mut cmd = Command::new("tycho-indexer");
         cmd.env("RUST_LOG", std::env::var("RUST_LOG").unwrap_or("tycho_indexer=info".to_string()))
@@ -79,9 +76,7 @@ impl TychoRunner {
             .into_diagnostic()
             .wrap_err("Error running Tycho indexer")?;
 
-        if self.with_binary_logs {
-            Self::handle_process_output(&mut process);
-        }
+        Self::handle_process_output(&mut process);
 
         let status = process
             .wait()
@@ -110,7 +105,6 @@ impl TychoRunner {
     {
         let (tx, rx): (Sender<bool>, Receiver<bool>) = mpsc::channel();
         let db_url = self.db_url.clone();
-        let with_binary_logs = self.with_binary_logs;
 
         // Start the RPC server in a separate thread
         let rpc_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -126,9 +120,7 @@ impl TychoRunner {
                 .spawn()
                 .expect("Failed to start RPC server");
 
-            if with_binary_logs {
-                Self::handle_process_output(&mut cmd);
-            }
+            Self::handle_process_output(&mut cmd);
 
             match rx.recv() {
                 Ok(_) => {
diff --git a/protocol-testing/src/utils.rs b/protocol-testing/src/utils.rs
index 6f4a39c..1e5e2f0 100644
--- a/protocol-testing/src/utils.rs
+++ b/protocol-testing/src/utils.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ pub fn build_spkg(yaml_file_path: &PathBuf, initial_block: u64) -> miette::Resul
     // Restore the original YAML from backup
     fs::copy(&backup_file_path, yaml_file_path).into_diagnostic()?;
     fs::remove_file(&backup_file_path).into_diagnostic()?;
+    info!("Spkg built successfully: {}", spkg_name);
 
     Ok(spkg_name)
 }