diff --git a/cmd/daserver/entrypoint.go b/cmd/daserver/entrypoint.go
index d06fd5b7..bfd468b0 100644
--- a/cmd/daserver/entrypoint.go
+++ b/cmd/daserver/entrypoint.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/op-plasma-eigenda/metrics"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -16,22 +15,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/opio"
 )
 
-type App struct {
-	DAServer   *http.Server
-	MetricsSvr *http.Server
-}
-
 func StartDAServer(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
-	println("CHECKING")
 	if err := CheckRequired(cliCtx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	println("Reading CLI CFG")
 	cfg := ReadCLIConfig(cliCtx)
 	if err := cfg.Check(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	println("HERERERER")
 	m := metrics.NewMetrics("default")
 
 	log := oplog.NewLogger(oplog.AppOut(cliCtx), oplog.ReadCLIConfig(cliCtx)).New("role", "eigenda_plasma_server")
@@ -88,16 +79,16 @@ func StartDAServer(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	if cfg.MetricsCfg.Enabled {
 		log.Debug("starting metrics server", "addr", cfg.MetricsCfg.ListenAddr, "port", cfg.MetricsCfg.ListenPort)
-		metricsSrv, err := m.StartServer(cfg.MetricsCfg.ListenAddr, cfg.MetricsCfg.ListenPort)
+		svr, err := m.StartServer(cfg.MetricsCfg.ListenAddr, cfg.MetricsCfg.ListenPort)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start metrics server: %w", err)
 		}
 		defer func() {
-			if err := metricsSrv.Stop(context.Background()); err != nil {
+			if err := svr.Stop(context.Background()); err != nil {
 				log.Error("failed to stop metrics server", "err", err)
 			}
 		}()
-		log.Info("started metrics server", "addr", metricsSrv.Addr())
+		log.Info("started metrics server", "addr", svr.Addr())
 		m.RecordUp()
 	}
 
diff --git a/daserver.go b/daserver.go
index 275f0a3a..aff599e9 100644
--- a/daserver.go
+++ b/daserver.go
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ type DAServer struct {
 	log        log.Logger
 	endpoint   string
 	store      PlasmaStore
-	m          *metrics.Metrics
+	m          metrics.Metricer
 	tls        *rpc.ServerTLSConfig
 	httpServer *http.Server
 	listener   net.Listener
 }
 
-func NewDAServer(host string, port int, store PlasmaStore, log log.Logger, m *metrics.Metrics) *DAServer {
+func NewDAServer(host string, port int, store PlasmaStore, log log.Logger, m metrics.Metricer) *DAServer {
 	endpoint := net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(port))
 	return &DAServer{
 		m:        m,
diff --git a/test/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e_test.go
index 84a7858f..dfb106f1 100644
--- a/test/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/encoding/kzg"
 	plasma "github.com/Layr-Labs/op-plasma-eigenda"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/op-plasma-eigenda/eigenda"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/op-plasma-eigenda/metrics"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/op-plasma-eigenda/store"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/op-plasma-eigenda/verify"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-e2e/e2eutils/wait"
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func createTestSuite(t *testing.T) (TestSuite, func()) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	server := plasma.NewDAServer(testSvrHost, testSvrPort, daStore, log)
+	server := plasma.NewDAServer(testSvrHost, testSvrPort, daStore, log, metrics.NoopMetrics)
 
 	go func() {
 		t.Log("Starting test plasma server on separate routine...")
diff --git a/verify/verifier.go b/verify/verifier.go
index 2133bcd0..2f53e714 100644
--- a/verify/verifier.go
+++ b/verify/verifier.go
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ func (v *Verifier) Verify(cert eigenda.Cert, blob []byte) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// blob to field elements
 	inputFr, err := rs.ToFrArray(blob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// encode using FFT to evaluations
 	polyEvals, _, err := encoder.ExtendPolyEval(inputFr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err