diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14c7fce..a427781 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ PUBLIC_KEY='dashboard-wallet-public-key'
 
 Grant execute permission and run the script
 ```bash
-chmod +x scripts/light-node-runner.sh 
-scripts/light-node-runner.sh
+chmod +x scripts/*
+scripts/runner.sh
 ```
 
 ## Logging and Monitoring
diff --git a/node/verifier.go b/node/verifier.go
index 6998ece..743c32c 100644
--- a/node/verifier.go
+++ b/node/verifier.go
@@ -161,18 +161,22 @@ func CollectSampleAndVerify() {
 		// Proceed with this tree
 		sample := utils.RandomElement[string](tree.Leaves)
 
+		// Track if verification was successful
+		verificationSuccessful := false
+
 		proof, err := proveProof(tree.Leaves, sample)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("failed to prove sample for tree %s: %v", treeId, err)
+			// Continue to the next tree if proving fails
 			continue
 		}
 
 		receipt, rootHash, err := verifyProofs(tree.Leaves, *proof)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("failed to verify sample for tree %s: %v", treeId, err)
+			// Continue to the next tree if verification fails
 			continue
 		}
-
 		if receipt != nil {
 			walletAddress, err := utils.GetWalletAddress()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -188,13 +192,14 @@ func CollectSampleAndVerify() {
 			err = SubmitVerifiedProof(*walletAddress, *signature, *proof, *receipt, timestamp)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Failed to submit verified proof: %v", err)
+				// Continue to the next tree if submission fails
+				continue
 			} else {
 				log.Printf("Successfully submitted verified proof for tree %s", treeId)
+				verificationSuccessful = true
 			}
-		}
 
-		// Update the tree state with the verified root
-		if rootHash != nil {
+			// Update the tree state with the verified root
 			stateMutex.Lock()
 			if state, exists := treeStates[treeId]; exists {
 				if state.LastRoot != *rootHash {
@@ -203,15 +208,22 @@ func CollectSampleAndVerify() {
 				}
 			}
 			stateMutex.Unlock()
+
+			log.Printf("Tree %s - Sample Data %v verified with receipt %v\n", treeId, sample, *receipt)
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("Tree %s - Verification failed: missing receipt or root hash", treeId)
+			continue
 		}
 
-		log.Printf("Tree %s - Sample Data %v verified with receipt %v\n", treeId, sample, *receipt)
-		activeTreeFound = true
-		break
+		// Only mark as complete if verification was successful
+		if verificationSuccessful {
+			activeTreeFound = true
+			break
+		}
 	}
 
 	if !activeTreeFound {
-		log.Println("No active trees available for verification")
+		log.Println("No active trees available for verification or all verification attempts failed")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-light-node.sh b/scripts/build-light-node.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scripts/build-risczero.sh b/scripts/build-risczero.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1f7add2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-risczero.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# build-risc0-service.sh
+# This script builds the ZK prover service
+
+# Configuration
+ZK_PROVER_DIR="risc0-merkle-service"
+
+# Color codes
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Log function
+log() {
+  echo -e "${BLUE}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+error() {
+  echo -e "${RED}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ERROR: $1${NC}"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+success() {
+  echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+# Check if zk-prover directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$ZK_PROVER_DIR" ]; then
+  error "ZK prover directory not found. Please run this script from the project root."
+fi
+
+# Check if risc0 toolchain is installed
+if ! command -v rzup &> /dev/null; then
+  error "The 'risc0' toolchain could not be found. Install it using: curl -L https://risczero.com/install | bash && rzup install"
+fi
+
+# Build the service
+log "Building RISC0 Merkle service..."
+cd "$ZK_PROVER_DIR" || error "Failed to navigate to ZK prover directory"
+cargo build --release || error "Failed to build RISC0 Merkle service"
+
+success "RISC0 Merkle service built successfully"
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diff --git a/scripts/light-node-runner.sh b/scripts/light-node-runner.sh
index ca72c43..34dd54b 100755
--- a/scripts/light-node-runner.sh
+++ b/scripts/light-node-runner.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Light Node Run Script
-# This script starts the ZK prover service and launches the light node client
+# start-light-node.sh
+# This script runs the light node client (assumes it's already built)
 
 # Configuration
-ZK_PROVER_DIR="risc0-merkle-service"
 LIGHT_NODE_DIR="."
 LIGHT_NODE_BIN="light-node"
+ZK_PROVER_PID_FILE="zk_prover_pid.txt"
 
 # Color codes
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 BLUE='\033[0;34m'
 RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
 # Log function
@@ -23,61 +23,32 @@ error() {
   exit 1
 }
 
-# Check if zk-prover directory exists
-if [ ! -d "$ZK_PROVER_DIR" ]; then
-  error "ZK prover directory not found. Please run this script from the project root."
-fi
-
-# Check if Go is installed
-if ! command -v go &> /dev/null; then
-  error "Go is not installed. Please install Go before running this script."
-fi
+success() {
+  echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
 
-# Check if risc0 toolchain is installed
-if ! command -v rzup &> /dev/null; then
-  error "The 'risc0' toolchain could not be found. Install it using: curl -L https://risczero.com/install | bash && rzup install"
+# Check if ZK prover PID file exists
+if [ ! -f "$ZK_PROVER_PID_FILE" ]; then
+  error "ZK prover PID file not found. Please run start-risc0-service.sh first."
 fi
 
-# Start ZK prover service
-log "Starting ZK prover service..."
-cd "$ZK_PROVER_DIR" || error "Failed to navigate to ZK prover directory"
-cargo run > zk-prover.log 2>&1 &
-ZK_PROVER_PID=$!
-cd - > /dev/null || error "Failed to return to original directory"
-
-# Wait for ZK prover to start
-log "Waiting for ZK prover to initialize (5 seconds)..."
-sleep 5
+# Read ZK prover PID
+ZK_PROVER_PID=$(cat "$ZK_PROVER_PID_FILE")
 
 # Check if ZK prover is running
-if ! ps -p $ZK_PROVER_PID > /dev/null; then
-  error "ZK prover failed to start. Check zk-prover.log for details."
+if ! ps -p "$ZK_PROVER_PID" > /dev/null; then
+  error "ZK prover is not running. Please start it using start-risc0-service.sh."
 fi
 
-log "ZK prover started successfully with PID: $ZK_PROVER_PID"
-
-# Build light node
-log "Building light node..."
-cd "$LIGHT_NODE_DIR" || error "Failed to navigate to light node directory"
-go build -o "$LIGHT_NODE_BIN" || error "Failed to build light node"
-log "Light node built successfully"
+# Check if the light node binary exists
+if [ ! -f "$LIGHT_NODE_BIN" ]; then
+  error "Light node binary not found. Please build it first with build-light-node.sh."
+fi
 
 # Run light node
-log "Starting light node..."
-log "Light node logs will appear below:"
+success "Starting light node..."
+success "Light node logs will appear below:"
 echo -e "${GREEN}----------------------------------------${NC}"
 ./"$LIGHT_NODE_BIN"
 
-# Handle exit - cleanup
-cleanup() {
-  log "Shutting down services..."
-  kill $ZK_PROVER_PID 2>/dev/null
-  log "ZK prover service stopped"
-  log "Cleanup complete"
-}
-
-# Set trap to catch script termination
-trap cleanup EXIT
-
-# Exit
-exit 0
+exit 0
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diff --git a/scripts/risczero-runner.sh b/scripts/risczero-runner.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d78b1ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/risczero-runner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# start-risc0-service.sh
+# This script builds and starts the ZK prover service
+
+# Configuration
+ZK_PROVER_DIR="risc0-merkle-service"
+LOG_FILE="zk-prover.log"
+
+# Color codes
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Log function
+log() {
+  echo -e "${BLUE}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+error() {
+  echo -e "${RED}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ERROR: $1${NC}"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+success() {
+  echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+# Check if zk-prover directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$ZK_PROVER_DIR" ]; then
+  error "ZK prover directory not found. Please run this script from the project root."
+fi
+
+# Check if risc0 toolchain is installed
+if ! command -v rzup &> /dev/null; then
+  error "The 'risc0' toolchain could not be found. Install it using: curl -L https://risczero.com/install | bash && rzup install"
+fi
+
+# Start ZK prover service
+log "Starting ZK prover service..."
+cd "$ZK_PROVER_DIR" || error "Failed to navigate to ZK prover directory"
+
+# Start the service
+cargo run > "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
+ZK_PROVER_PID=$!
+
+# Store PID to a file for other scripts to read
+echo "$ZK_PROVER_PID" > "../zk_prover_pid.txt"
+
+# Wait for ZK prover to start
+log "Waiting for ZK prover to initialize (5 seconds)..."
+sleep 5
+
+# Check if ZK prover is running
+if ! ps -p $ZK_PROVER_PID > /dev/null; then
+  error "ZK prover failed to start. Check $LOG_FILE for details."
+fi
+
+success "ZK prover started successfully with PID: $ZK_PROVER_PID"
+success "ZK prover is now running and ready to accept connections"
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diff --git a/scripts/runner.sh b/scripts/runner.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3aa37b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/runner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# run-all.sh
+# This script builds and runs both the ZK prover service and the light node client
+
+# Color codes
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Log function
+log() {
+  echo -e "${BLUE}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+error() {
+  echo -e "${RED}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ERROR: $1${NC}"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+success() {
+  echo -e "${GREEN}[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1${NC}"
+}
+
+# Handle exit - cleanup
+cleanup() {
+  log "Shutting down services..."
+  
+  # Check if PID file exists
+  if [ -f "zk_prover_pid.txt" ]; then
+    ZK_PROVER_PID=$(cat zk_prover_pid.txt)
+    kill $ZK_PROVER_PID 2>/dev/null
+    log "ZK prover service stopped (PID: $ZK_PROVER_PID)"
+    rm zk_prover_pid.txt
+  fi
+  
+  log "Cleanup complete"
+}
+
+# Set trap to catch script termination
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+# Build RISC0 Merkle Service
+log "Building RISC0 Merkle Service..."
+scripts/build-risczero.sh
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  error "Failed to build RISC0 Merkle Service"
+fi
+
+# Build Light Node
+log "Building Light Node Client..."
+scripts/build-light-node.sh
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  error "Failed to build Light Node Client"
+fi
+
+# Start RISC0 Merkle Service
+log "Starting RISC0 Merkle Service..."
+scripts/risczero-runner.sh
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  error "Failed to start RISC0 Merkle Service"
+fi
+
+# Start Light Node
+log "Starting Light Node Client..."
+scripts/light-node-runner.sh
+
+success "All services have been shut down"
+exit 0
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