diff --git a/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md b/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md
index 3a510ab..4b991ff 100644
--- a/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md
+++ b/ops/deployments-from-scratch.md
@@ -937,6 +937,9 @@
 
   ```bash
   laconic-so --stack ~/cerc/testnet-laconicd-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/laconic-console deploy create --spec-file laconic-console-testnet2-spec.yml --deployment-dir laconic-console-testnet2-deployment
+
+  # Place console deployment in the same cluster as stage2 deployment
+  cp ../stage2-deployment/deployment.yml laconic-console-testnet2-deployment/deployment.yml
   ```
 
 * Update the configuration:
@@ -945,6 +948,9 @@
   cat <<EOF > laconic-console-testnet2-deployment/config.env
   # Laconicd (hosted) GQL endpoint
   LACONIC_HOSTED_ENDPOINT=https://laconicd-sapo.laconic.com
+
+  # laconicd chain id
+  CERC_LACONICD_CHAIN_ID=laconic-testnet-2
   EOF
   ```
 
diff --git a/ops/stage1-to-stage2.md b/ops/stage1-to-stage2.md
index eb7925e..3c62451 100644
--- a/ops/stage1-to-stage2.md
+++ b/ops/stage1-to-stage2.md
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@
 
   ```bash
   # On stage1 deployment machine
-  cd /srv/laconicd
+  STAGE1_DEPLOYMENT=/srv/laconicd/testnet-laconicd-deployment
 
-  laconic-so deployment --dir stage1-deployment logs laconicd -f --tail 30
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $STAGE1_DEPLOYMENT logs laconicd -f --tail 30
+
+  # Note: stage1 node on deployments VM has been changed to run from /srv/laconicd/testnet-laconicd-deployment instead of  /srv/laconicd/stage1-deployment
   ```
 
 * Stop the stage1 deployment:
 
   ```bash
-  laconic-so deployment --dir stage1-deployment stop
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $STAGE1_DEPLOYMENT stop
 
   # Stopping this deployment marks the end of testnet stage1
   ```
@@ -34,8 +36,6 @@
 * Export the chain state:
 
   ```bash
-  STAGE1_DEPLOYMENT=/srv/laconicd/stage1-deployment
-
   docker run -it \
     -v $STAGE1_DEPLOYMENT/data/laconicd-data:/root/.laconicd \
     cerc/laconicd-stage1:local bash -c "laconicd export | jq > /root/.laconicd/stage1-state.json"
diff --git a/testnet-onboarding-validator.md b/testnet-onboarding-validator.md
index 74e7dc7..4f4ebf7 100644
--- a/testnet-onboarding-validator.md
+++ b/testnet-onboarding-validator.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 
   ```bash
   laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/testnet-laconicd-stack
+
+  # See stack documentation stack-orchestrator/stacks/testnet-laconicd/README.md for more details
   ```
 
 * Clone required repositories: