diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lotus-node/README.md b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lotus-node/README.md
index 7c99455..0fb78fe 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lotus-node/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lotus-node/README.md
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ $ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/lotus-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lotus-node set
 $ laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/lotus-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lotus-node build-containers
 ```
 
-<!-- FOR test -->
-```bash
-laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/lotus-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/lotus-node deploy up
-```
-
 ## Create a deployment
 
 ```bash
@@ -40,7 +35,36 @@ $ laconic-so deployment --dir lotus-node-deployment up
 
 ## Check status
 
-<!-- TODO -->
+- Check if container is healthy
+  ```
+  docker ps | grep lotus
+  ```
+  NOTE: Starting node for the first time takes time (~20 mins) as it downloads latest snapshot and imports it
+
+- Get latest block using CURL
+  ```
+  curl -X POST \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  --data '{
+      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+      "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
+      "params": ["latest", false],
+      "id": 1
+    }' \
+  http://localhost:1234/rpc/v1
+  ```
+
+- To check whether Lotus node has synced till head
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir lotus-node-deployment exec lotus "lotus sync wait"
+
+  # lotus sync wait
+  # Worker: 78534; Base: 2403099; Target: 2403099 (diff: 0)
+  # State: message sync; Current Epoch: 2403099; Todo: 0
+
+  # Done!
+  ```
+  When the lotus sync wait command shows done you are fully synced with the chain
 
 ## Clean up
 
@@ -50,6 +74,12 @@ Stop all services running in the background:
 $ laconic-so deployment --dir lotus-node-deployment down
 ```
 
-Clear volumes created by this stack:
+To stop all services and also delete data:
 
-<!-- TODO -->
+```bash
+# Stop the docker containers
+$ laconic-so deployment --dir lotus-node-deployment down --delete-volumes
+
+# Remove deployment directory (deployment will have to be recreated for a re-run)
+$ rm -r lotus-node-deployment
+```