diff --git a/docs/run-first-validator.md b/docs/run-first-validator.md
index 46ff836..f362fb3 100644
--- a/docs/run-first-validator.md
+++ b/docs/run-first-validator.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 - [ansible](playbooks/README.md#ansible-installation)
 - [laconic-so](https://github.com/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/?tab=readme-ov-file#install)
-- Link to LPS distribution spreadsheet
+- LPS distribution spreadsheet URL or excel file path
 
 ## Export testnet state
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 - Generate LPS lockup distribution JSON file
 
   ```
-  bash ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh "<lps-distribution-spreadsheet-url>"
+  bash ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh "<lps-distribution-spreadsheet-url-or-file-path>"
   ```
 
   - This will generate the `distribution.json` file at `~/cerc/laconicd-stack/distribution.json`
diff --git a/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py b/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py
index abdb82d..602f15a 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py
@@ -63,14 +63,18 @@ def convert_excel_to_json(excel_path, json_path):
 
 def main():
     if len(sys.argv) != 2:
-        print('Usage: python download_and_convert_google_sheet.py <google_sheet_url>')
+        print('Usage: python generate-lps-distribution-json.py <google_sheet_url_or_excel_file_path>')
         sys.exit(1)
-    google_sheet_url = sys.argv[1]
-    excel_url = get_excel_download_url(google_sheet_url)
-    excel_path = 'sheet.xlsx'
+    input_arg = sys.argv[1]
+    if input_arg.startswith('https://'):
+        excel_url = get_excel_download_url(input_arg)
+        excel_path = 'sheet.xlsx'
+        print(f'Downloading Excel file from: {excel_url}')
+        download_excel(excel_url, excel_path)
+    else:
+        excel_path = input_arg
+        print(f'Using Excel file at path: {excel_path}')
     json_path = 'distribution.json'
-    print(f'Downloading Excel file from: {excel_url}')
-    download_excel(excel_url, excel_path)
     print('Converting Excel to JSON...')
     convert_excel_to_json(excel_path, json_path)
     print(f'JSON saved to {json_path}')
diff --git a/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh b/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh
index a634a9b..1cbf776 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ if [ ! -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Activate venv and install dependencies
-"$venv_dir/bin/pip" install --upgrade pip > /dev/null
-"$venv_dir/bin/pip" install requests pandas openpyxl > /dev/null
+"$venv_dir/bin/pip" install --upgrade pip
+"$venv_dir/bin/pip" install requests pandas openpyxl
 
 echo "Running LPS lock generation script..."
 "$venv_dir/bin/python" "$script_dir/generate-lps-distribution-json.py" "$sheet_url"