diff --git a/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/README.md b/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/README.md
index dff78945d5..8429ffe82a 100644
--- a/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/README.md
+++ b/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 cosmos broadcaster client code - sign txs offline and send thru the mixnet! 
 
-heavily pulling from the offline_signing.rs example file in the validator client code (s/o Jon for writing top examples) 
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+heavily pulling from the offline_signing.rs example file in the validator client code (s/o Jon for writing top examples) & the nym-cli tool (:hattip: mr vez) 
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diff --git a/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/commands/commands.rs b/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/commands/commands.rs
index 110e57115b..78f1826b75 100644
--- a/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/commands/commands.rs
+++ b/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/commands/commands.rs
@@ -9,18 +9,15 @@ use cosmrs::tx::Msg;
 use cosmrs::{tx, AccountId, Coin, Denom};
 use bip39; 
 
-pub async fn offline_sign(mnemonic: &String, to: &String) -> Vec<u8> {
+pub async fn offline_sign(mnemonic: bip39::Mnemonic, to: AccountId) -> Vec<u8> {
 
-    // TODO load most of this from config file. in V2 take chain-id and tx-type as well   
+    // TODO take coin amount from function args, + load most of network vars from config file. in V2 take chain-id and tx-type as well - for V1 see nym-cli and how it loads from get_network_details() in main.rsL88
     let prefix = "n";
     let denom: Denom = "unym".parse().unwrap();
-    let signer_mnemonic: bip39::Mnemonic = mnemonic.parse().unwrap();
-    // let signer_mnemonic: bip39::Mnemonic = "<SOME MNEMONIC>".parse().unwrap();
     let validator = "https://qwerty-validator.qa.nymte.ch";
-    let to_address: AccountId = to.parse().unwrap();
-    // let to_address: AccountId = "n19kdst4srf76xgwe55jg32mpcpcyf6aqgp6qrdk".parse().unwrap();
 
-    let signer = DirectSecp256k1HdWallet::from_mnemonic(prefix, signer_mnemonic);
+    
+    let signer = DirectSecp256k1HdWallet::from_mnemonic(prefix, mnemonic);
     let signer_address = signer.try_derive_accounts().unwrap()[0].address().clone();
 
     // local 'client' ONLY signing messages
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ pub async fn offline_sign(mnemonic: &String, to: &String) -> Vec<u8> {
 
             let send_msg = MsgSend {
                 from_address: signer_address.clone(),
-                to_address: to_address.clone(),
+                to_address: to.clone(),
                 amount,
             }
             .to_any()
diff --git a/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/main.rs b/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/main.rs
index 9f768bef21..6d64d6119b 100644
--- a/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/demos/rust-cosmos-broadcaster-client/src/main.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,26 @@ use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser, Subcommand, Args};
 // use cosmrs::tx::Msg;
 // use cosmrs::{tx, AccountId, Coin, Denom};
 // use bip39; 
+use nym_validator_client::nyxd::AccountId;
 mod commands; 
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 #[clap(name = "nym cosmos tx signer ")]
 #[clap(about = "binary with which users can perform offline signing and transmission of signed tx to broadcaster via the mixnet ")]
 struct Cli {
+    // TODO make this import from file & remove from functions 
+    // #[clap(long, global = true)]
+    // #[clap(
+    //     help = "Provide the mnemonic for your account. You can also provide this is an env var called MNEMONIC."
+    // )]
+    // mnemonic: Option<bip39::Mnemonic>,
+
+    #[clap(short, long, global = true)]
+    #[clap(
+        help = "Overrides configuration as a file of environment variables."
+    )]
+    config_env_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
+
     #[clap(subcommand)]
     command: Option<Commands>,
 }
@@ -29,10 +43,10 @@ enum Commands {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Args)]
 struct OfflineSignTx {
-    /// mnemonic of signing + sending account (you!)
-    mnemonic: String, // TODO input validation.. look @ file loading first 
+    /// mnemonic of signing + sending account (you!) - this will be removed and replaced with file 
+    mnemonic: bip39::Mnemonic, 
     /// recipient nyx chain address
-    to: String // TODO switch to proper cosmos address type  
+    to: AccountId 
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
@@ -48,7 +62,7 @@ async fn main() {
 
     match &cli.command {
         Some(Commands::OfflineSignTx(OfflineSignTx { mnemonic, to } )) => {
-            let tx_bytes = commands::commands::offline_sign(mnemonic, to).await;         
+            let tx_bytes = commands::commands::offline_sign(mnemonic.clone(), to.clone()).await;         
             
             // TODO save as global var to pass to sendtx() 
             println!("{:?}", tx_bytes.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>()); 
@@ -57,6 +71,6 @@ async fn main() {
         Some(Commands::SendTx(sp_address)) => {
             todo!(); 
         }       
-        None => {}
+        None => {println!("no command specified - nothing to do")}
     }
 }
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