diff --git a/scripts/02-init-network-dirs.sh b/scripts/02-init-network-dirs.sh
index c0e5613..c1ed02a 100755
--- a/scripts/02-init-network-dirs.sh
+++ b/scripts/02-init-network-dirs.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ do
 	node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
 	echo "Running initialize-network ${node_network_dir} on ${node_host_name}"
         ssh ${ssh_user}@${node_host_name} ${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --initialize-network --chain-id ${chain_id} --node-moniker ${node_name}
+        # Change file ownership in the network dir to work around root-only container issue
+        change_dir_ownership ${node_host_name} ${node_network_dir}
 	echo "Running join-network ${node_network_dir} on ${node_host_name}"
 	ssh ${ssh_user}@${node_host_name} ${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --join-network --key-name ${node_name}
+        change_dir_ownership ${node_host_name} ${node_network_dir}
 done
diff --git a/scripts/03-merge-genesis-txns.sh b/scripts/03-merge-genesis-txns.sh
index 18c3be8..5959c1e 100755
--- a/scripts/03-merge-genesis-txns.sh
+++ b/scripts/03-merge-genesis-txns.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 gentx_dir=${node_network_dir}/config/gentx
+genesis_json_file=${node_network_dir}/config/genesis.json
 local_gentx_dir=gentx-${machine_name_prefix}
 
 echo "Fetch node ids and node ips for persistent-peers"
@@ -42,27 +43,42 @@ do
 	node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
 	echo "Copying ${gentx_dir} on ${node_name} to ${local_gentx_dir}"
         scp laconic@${node_host_name}:~/${gentx_dir}/* ${local_gentx_dir}
+        scp laconic@${node_host_name}:~/${genesis_json_file} ${local_gentx_dir}/${node_name}-genesis.json
+done
+
+# Extract the peer node validator addresses from their genesis.json files
+gentx_addresses=""
+for (( i=2 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+    node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}
+    node_genesis_file=${local_gentx_dir}/${node_name}-genesis.json
+    node_gentx_address=$(grep address ${node_genesis_file} | head -1 | cut -d '"' -f 4)
+    gentx_addresses+=${delimeter}${node_gentx_address}
+    delimeter=","
 done
 
 echo "Copying gentx files to node 1"
 node_1_host_name=${machine_name_prefix}-1.${machine_domain}
 ssh ${ssh_user}@${node_1_host_name} rm -rf ${local_gentx_dir}
 ssh ${ssh_user}@${node_1_host_name} mkdir ${local_gentx_dir}
-scp ${local_gentx_dir}/* laconic@${node_1_host_name}:~/${local_gentx_dir}
+scp ${local_gentx_dir}/gentx-* laconic@${node_1_host_name}:~/${local_gentx_dir}
 
-gentx_file_list=$(ssh laconic@${node_1_host_name} ls -m ${local_gentx_dir}/*)
+gentx_file_list=$(ssh laconic@${node_1_host_name} ls -m ${local_gentx_dir}/gentx-*)
 echo "Node 1 now has: ${gentx_file_list}"
 
 gentx_files=$(echo ${gentx_file_list} | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '\n')
 
 echo "Generate genesis on node 1"
-ssh ${ssh_user}@${node_1_host_name} ${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --create-network --gentx-files ${gentx_files}
+ssh ${ssh_user}@${node_1_host_name} ${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --create-network --gentx-files ${gentx_files} --gentx-addresses ${gentx_addresses}
+# Change file ownership in the network dir to work around root-only container issue
+change_dir_ownership ${node_1_host_name} ${node_network_dir}
 
 echo "Fetching genesis file from node 1"
 local_genesis_file=${local_gentx_dir}/genesis.json
 scp ${ssh_user}@${node_1_host_name}:~/${node_network_dir}/config/genesis.json ${local_gentx_dir}
 
 echo "Copying genesis file to other nodes"
+# Note: we should be using --create-network --genesis-file ${genesis_file} for this rather than copying directly into the network dir
 # Note: start at node 2 here because we're going to copy to node 1
 for (( i=2 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
 do
diff --git a/scripts/delete-network-dirs.sh b/scripts/delete-network-dirs.sh
index 4caedb7..426995e 100755
--- a/scripts/delete-network-dirs.sh
+++ b/scripts/delete-network-dirs.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ echo "Deleting network dirs on all nodes"
 for (( i=1 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
 do
 	node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}.${machine_domain}
+        change_dir_ownership ${node_name} ${node_network_dir}
 	echo "Deleting ${node_network_dir} on ${node_name}"
         ssh ${ssh_user}@${node_name} rm -rf ${node_network_dir} ${local_gentx_dir}
 done
 
+rm -rf ${local_gentx_dir}
diff --git a/scripts/lib.sh b/scripts/lib.sh
index f29e677..277389b 100644
--- a/scripts/lib.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib.sh
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@ function run_on_all_nodes() {
         ssh ${ssh_user}@${machine_name} ${command_to_run}
     done
 }
+
+function change_dir_ownership() {
+    local machine_name=$1
+    local directory_path=$2
+    local command_to_run="sudo chown \$USER: -R ${directory_path}"
+    echo "Running: ${command_to_run} on ${machine_name}"
+    ssh ${ssh_user}@${machine_name} ${command_to_run}
+}