diff --git a/docs/demo.md b/docs/demo.md
index 1ffd204..d38e1d3 100644
--- a/docs/demo.md
+++ b/docs/demo.md
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   cat > ./tmkms-first-node/tmkms.toml << EOL
   [[chain]]
   id = "laconic-mainnet"
-  key_format = { type = "bech32", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
+  key_format = { type = "cosmos-json", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
   state_file = "$CWD/tmkms-first-node/state/priv_validator_state.json"
 
   [[validator]]
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@
   tmkms start --config $CWD/tmkms-first-node/tmkms.toml
   ```
 
+  - Expected example output:
+    ```bash
+     INFO tmkms::commands::start: tmkms 0.14.0 starting up...
+     INFO tmkms::keyring: [keyring:softsign] added consensus Ed25519 key: {"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.ed25519.PubKey","key":"T24No1A1FmetNRVCOSg2G2XAKWh97oBXuELdAD6DFgw="}
+     INFO tmkms::connection::tcp: KMS node ID: 7f5fd8dae8953e964e7e56edd4700f597ea0d45c
+    ERROR tmkms::client: [laconic-mainnet@tcp://localhost:26659] I/O error: Connection refused (os error 111)
+    ```
+    NOTE: The errors dissapear once the laconicd node starts
+
+  - Note the pubkey logged at start for comparing later with validator pubkey on chain
+
 - In a new terminal export envs
   ```bash
   export CWD=$(pwd)
@@ -177,15 +188,15 @@
   laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR logs laconicd -f
   ```
 
-- Check that the validator pubkey is different from the key generated in config directory
-  ```bash
-  # Check consensus_pubkey in output
-  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query staking validators -o json | jq .validators'
+- Verify that validator and TMKMS pubkeys match
 
-  # Check pub_key in output
-  sudo cat $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR/data/laconicd-data/config/priv_validator_key.json
-  ```
-  NOTE: Validator key file is generated by `laconicd start` command if it does not exist, but it is not used since TMKMS is configured
+  - Get validator pubkey on chain
+    ```bash
+    # Check consensus_pubkey in output
+    laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query staking validators -o json | jq .validators'
+    ```
+  
+  - Compare it with the pubkey noted from logs in TMKMS
 
 - Check bonds list to confirm that testnet state was transferred properly:
 
@@ -290,7 +301,7 @@
   cat > ./tmkms-second-node/tmkms.toml << EOL
   [[chain]]
   id = "laconic-mainnet"
-  key_format = { type = "bech32", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
+  key_format = { type = "cosmos-json", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
   state_file = "$CWD/tmkms-second-node/state/priv_validator_state.json"
 
   [[validator]]
diff --git a/docs/run-first-validator.md b/docs/run-first-validator.md
index 1b16d62..8e212f5 100644
--- a/docs/run-first-validator.md
+++ b/docs/run-first-validator.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
   ```toml
   [[chain]]
   id = "laconic-mainnet"
-  key_format = { type = "bech32", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
+  key_format = { type = "cosmos-json", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
   # Replace <TMKMS_HOME> with absolute path to tmkms config directory
   state_file = "<TMKMS_HOME>/state/priv_validator_state.json"
 
@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@
   tmkms start --config $TMKMS_HOME/tmkms.toml
   ```
 
+  - Expected example output:
+    ```bash
+     INFO tmkms::commands::start: tmkms 0.14.0 starting up...
+     INFO tmkms::keyring: [keyring:softsign] added consensus Ed25519 key: {"@type":"/cosmos.crypto.ed25519.PubKey","key":"T24No1A1FmetNRVCOSg2G2XAKWh97oBXuELdAD6DFgw="}
+     INFO tmkms::connection::tcp: KMS node ID: 7f5fd8dae8953e964e7e56edd4700f597ea0d45c
+    ERROR tmkms::client: [laconic-mainnet@tcp://localhost:26659] I/O error: Connection refused (os error 111)
+    ```
+    NOTE: The errors dissapear once the laconicd node starts
+
+  - Note the pubkey logged at start for comparing later with validator pubkey on chain
+
 - Enable TMKMS in the laconicd node configuration:
   ```bash
   # Set TMKMS_ENABLED to true in the node's config.env
@@ -211,18 +222,15 @@
   laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR logs laconicd -f
   ```
 
-- If TMKMS has been configured verify that validator key file generated in config directory is not being used
+- If TMKMS has been configured verify that validator and TMKMS pubkeys match
 
-  - `laconicd start` command generates a new validator key file if it does not exist (in TMKMS configuration, we remove the validator key file)
-
-  - Compare and verify that the current validator pubkey and that of newly generated validator key are not same
+  - Get validator pubkey on chain
     ```bash
     # Check consensus_pubkey in output
     laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query staking validators -o json | jq .validators'
-
-    # Check pub_key in output
-    sudo cat $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR/data/laconicd-data/config/priv_validator_key.json
     ```
+  
+  - Compare it with the pubkey noted from logs in TMKMS
 
 - Check bonds list to confirm that testnet state was transferred properly:
 
diff --git a/docs/run-validator.md b/docs/run-validator.md
index ab738b7..ef684c6 100644
--- a/docs/run-validator.md
+++ b/docs/run-validator.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
   ```toml
   [[chain]]
   id = "laconic-mainnet"
-  key_format = { type = "bech32", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
+  key_format = { type = "cosmos-json", account_key_prefix = "laconicpub", consensus_key_prefix = "laconicvalconspub" }
   # Replace <TMKMS_HOME> with absolute path to tmkms config directory
   state_file = "<TMKMS_HOME>/state/priv_validator_state.json"