diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml
index 58015fe1..36c5f3f9 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-watcher-mobymask-v2.yml
@@ -38,14 +38,11 @@ services:
       CERC_PRIVATE_KEY_DEPLOYER: ${CERC_PRIVATE_KEY_DEPLOYER}
       CERC_MOBYMASK_APP_BASE_URI: ${CERC_MOBYMASK_APP_BASE_URI}
       CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT: ${CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT}
-    # Waits for L2 Optimism Geth and Node servers to be up before deploying contract
-    command:
-      - sh
-      - -c
-      - |
-        ./wait-for-it.sh -h ${CERC_L2_GETH_HOST:-$${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_GETH_HOST}} -p ${CERC_L2_GETH_PORT:-$${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_GETH_PORT}} -s -t 0 && \
-        ./wait-for-it.sh -h ${CERC_L2_NODE_HOST:-$${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_NODE_HOST}} -p ${CERC_L2_NODE_PORT:-$${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_NODE_PORT}} -s -t 0 && \
-        ./deploy-and-generate-invite.sh
+      CERC_L2_GETH_HOST: ${CERC_L2_GETH_HOST}
+      CERC_L2_GETH_PORT: ${CERC_L2_GETH_PORT}
+      CERC_L2_NODE_HOST: ${CERC_L2_NODE_HOST}
+      CERC_L2_NODE_PORT: ${CERC_L2_NODE_PORT}
+    command: ["sh", "deploy-and-generate-invite.sh"]
     volumes:
       - ../config/wait-for-it.sh:/app/packages/server/wait-for-it.sh
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/secrets-template.json:/app/packages/server/secrets-template.json
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/deploy-and-generate-invite.sh b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/deploy-and-generate-invite.sh
index 30dab354..c7fc1c70 100755
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/deploy-and-generate-invite.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/deploy-and-generate-invite.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ CERC_L1_ACCOUNTS_CSV_URL="${CERC_L1_ACCOUNTS_CSV_URL:-${DEFAULT_CERC_L1_ACCOUNTS
 CERC_MOBYMASK_APP_BASE_URI="${CERC_MOBYMASK_APP_BASE_URI:-${DEFAULT_CERC_MOBYMASK_APP_BASE_URI}}"
 CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT="${CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT:-${DEFAULT_CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT}}"
 
+# Check if CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT environment variable set to skip contract deployment
+if [ -n "$CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT" ]; then
+  echo "CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT is set to '$CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT'"
+  echo "Skipping contract deployment"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 echo "Using L2 RPC endpoint ${CERC_L2_GETH_RPC}"
 
 if [ -n "$CERC_L1_ACCOUNTS_CSV_URL" ] && \
@@ -35,14 +42,15 @@ jq --arg rpcUrl "$CERC_L2_GETH_RPC" '.rpcUrl = $rpcUrl' secrets.json > secrets_u
 # Set the MobyMask app base URI
 jq --arg baseURI "$CERC_MOBYMASK_APP_BASE_URI" '.baseURI = $baseURI' secrets.json > secrets_updated.json && mv secrets_updated.json secrets.json
 
-export RPC_URL="${CERC_L2_GETH_RPC}"
+# Wait for L2 Optimism Geth and Node servers to be up before deploying contract
+CERC_L2_GETH_HOST="${CERC_L2_GETH_HOST:-${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_GETH_HOST}}"
+CERC_L2_GETH_PORT="${CERC_L2_GETH_PORT:-${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_GETH_PORT}}"
+CERC_L2_NODE_HOST="${CERC_L2_NODE_HOST:-${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_NODE_HOST}}"
+CERC_L2_NODE_PORT="${CERC_L2_NODE_PORT:-${DEFAULT_CERC_L2_NODE_PORT}}"
+./wait-for-it.sh -h "${CERC_L2_GETH_HOST}" -p "${CERC_L2_GETH_PORT}" -s -t 0
+./wait-for-it.sh -h "${CERC_L2_GETH_PORT}" -p "${CERC_L2_NODE_PORT}" -s -t 0
 
-# Check if CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT environment variable set to skip contract deployment
-if [ -n "$CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT" ]; then
-  echo "CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT is set to '$CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT'"
-  echo "Exiting without deploying contract"
-  exit 0
-fi
+export RPC_URL="${CERC_L2_GETH_RPC}"
 
 # Check and exit if a deployment already exists (on restarts)
 if [ -f ./config.json ]; then
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/optimism-params.env b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/optimism-params.env
index 67eb3314..e0d2cd75 100644
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/optimism-params.env
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/optimism-params.env
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # L2 endpoints
 DEFAULT_CERC_L2_GETH_RPC="http://op-geth:8545"
+
+# Endpoints waited on before contract deployment
 DEFAULT_CERC_L2_GETH_HOST="op-geth"
 DEFAULT_CERC_L2_GETH_PORT=8545
 
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/mobymask-only.md b/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/mobymask-only.md
index 5ae5dbaa..d5c4124d 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/mobymask-only.md
+++ b/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/mobymask-only.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Create and update an env file to be used in the next step ([defaults](../../conf
   ```bash
   # External L2 endpoints
   CERC_L2_GETH_RPC=
+
+  # Endpoints waited on before contract deployment
   CERC_L2_GETH_HOST=
   CERC_L2_GETH_PORT=