diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1da79479..4b468f70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ In order to disperse to the EigenDA network in production, or at high throughput
 | `--eigenda-custom-quorum-ids` |  | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_CUSTOM_QUORUM_IDS` | Custom quorum IDs for writing blobs. Should not include default quorums 0 or 1. |
 | `--eigenda-disable-point-verification-mode` | `false` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_DISABLE_POINT_VERIFICATION_MODE` | Disable point verification mode. This mode performs IFFT on data before writing and FFT on data after reading. Disabling requires supplying the entire blob for verification against the KZG commitment. |
 | `--eigenda-disable-tls` | `false` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_GRPC_DISABLE_TLS` | Disable TLS for gRPC communication with the EigenDA disperser. Default is false. |
+| --eigenda-cert-verification-enabled | `false` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_CERT_VERIFICATION_ENABLED` | Whether to verify certificates received from EigenDA disperser. |
 | `--eigenda-disperser-rpc` |  | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_EIGENDA_DISPERSER_RPC` | RPC endpoint of the EigenDA disperser. |
+| `--eigenda-svc-manager-addr` |  | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_SERVICE_MANAGER_ADDR` | The deployed EigenDA service manager address. The list can be found here: https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenlayer-middleware/?tab=readme-ov-file#current-mainnet-deployment |
 | `--eigenda-eth-confirmation-depth` | `-1` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_ETH_CONFIRMATION_DEPTH` | The number of Ethereum blocks of confirmation that the DA bridging transaction must have before it is assumed by the proxy to be final. If set negative the proxy will always wait for blob finalization. |
 | `--eigenda-eth-rpc` |  | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_ETH_RPC` | JSON RPC node endpoint for the Ethereum network used for finalizing DA blobs. See available list here: https://docs.eigenlayer.xyz/eigenda/networks/ |
 | `--eigenda-g1-path` | `"resources/g1.point"` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_TARGET_KZG_G1_PATH` | Directory path to g1.point file. |
@@ -41,7 +43,6 @@ In order to disperse to the EigenDA network in production, or at high throughput
 | `--eigenda-signer-private-key-hex` |  | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_SIGNER_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX` | Hex-encoded signer private key. This key should not be associated with an Ethereum address holding any funds. |
 | `--eigenda-status-query-retry-interval` | `5s` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_STATUS_QUERY_INTERVAL` | Interval between retries when awaiting network blob finalization. Default is 5 seconds. |
 | `--eigenda-status-query-timeout` | `30m0s` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_STATUS_QUERY_TIMEOUT` | Duration to wait for a blob to finalize after being sent for dispersal. Default is 30 minutes. |
-| `--eigenda-svc-manager-addr` |  | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_SERVICE_MANAGER_ADDR` | The deployed EigenDA service manager address. The list can be found here: https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenlayer-middleware/?tab=readme-ov-file#current-mainnet-deployment |
 | `--log.color` | `false` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_LOG_COLOR` | Color the log output if in terminal mode. |
 | `--log.format` | `text` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_LOG_FORMAT` | Format the log output. Supported formats: 'text', 'terminal', 'logfmt', 'json', 'json-pretty'. |
 | `--log.level` | `INFO` | `$EIGENDA_PROXY_LOG_LEVEL` | The lowest log level that will be output. |
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index de6d4fd7..2193e61a 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	PutBlobEncodingVersionFlagName       = "eigenda-put-blob-encoding-version"
 	DisablePointVerificationModeFlagName = "eigenda-disable-point-verification-mode"
 
+	// cert verification flags
 	CertVerificationEnabledFlagName = "eigenda-cert-verification-enabled"
 	EthRPCFlagName                  = "eigenda-eth-rpc"
 	SvcManagerAddrFlagName          = "eigenda-svc-manager-addr"
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ func CLIFlags() []cli.Flag {
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:    CertVerificationEnabledFlagName,
-			Usage:   "Whether to verify certificates from EigenDA. If false, the DA-proxy will not verify certificates and will not require an Ethereum RPC endpoint.",
+			Usage:   "Whether to verify certificates received from EigenDA disperser.",
 			EnvVars: prefixEnvVars("CERT_VERIFICATION_ENABLED"),
 			// TODO: ideally we'd want this to be turned on by default when eigenda backend is used (memstore.enabled=false)
 			Value: false,