diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index bf3d4328..ab72c201 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@
 KEY="mykey"
 CHAINID="ethermint-2"
 MONIKER="localtestnet"
+KEYRING="test"
+KEYALGO="eth_secp256k1"
+LOGLEVEL="info"
 
 # remove existing daemon and client
 rm -rf ~/.ethermintd*
 
 make install
 
-ethermintd config keyring-backend test
+ethermintd config keyring-backend $KEYRING
 ethermintd config chain-id $CHAINID
 
 # if $KEY exists it should be deleted
-ethermintd keys add $KEY --keyring-backend test --algo "eth_secp256k1"
+ethermintd keys add $KEY --keyring-backend $KEYRING --algo $KEYALGO
 
 # Set moniker and chain-id for Ethermint (Moniker can be anything, chain-id must be an integer)
 ethermintd init $MONIKER --chain-id $CHAINID 
@@ -58,10 +61,10 @@ if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Allocate genesis accounts (cosmos formatted addresses)
-ethermintd add-genesis-account $KEY 100000000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend test
+ethermintd add-genesis-account $KEY 100000000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend $KEYRING
 
 # Sign genesis transaction
-ethermintd gentx $KEY 1000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend test --chain-id $CHAINID
+ethermintd gentx $KEY 1000000000000000000000aphoton --keyring-backend $KEYRING --chain-id $CHAINID
 
 # Collect genesis tx
 ethermintd collect-gentxs
@@ -74,4 +77,4 @@ if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --trace --log_level info --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton
+ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --trace --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton