diff --git a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer.go b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer.go
index 478a19c2..08b05269 100644
--- a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer.go
+++ b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer.go
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ func (w *ChainWriter) UpdateOperatorDetails(
 		return nil, errors.New("DelegationManager contract not provided")
 	}
 
+	if w.allocationManager == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("AlocationManager contract not provided")
+	}
+
 	w.logger.Infof("updating operator details of operator %s to EigenLayer", operator.Address)
 
 	noSendTxOpts, err := w.txMgr.GetNoSendTxOpts()
@@ -208,14 +212,22 @@ func (w *ChainWriter) UpdateOperatorDetails(
 	operatorAddress := gethcommon.HexToAddress(operator.Address)
 	delegationApprover := gethcommon.HexToAddress(operator.DelegationApproverAddress)
 
+	println(operator.Address)
+	println(operator.DelegationApproverAddress)
+
 	tx, err := w.delegationManager.ModifyOperatorDetails(noSendTxOpts, operatorAddress, delegationApprover)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	println("HERE")
 	receipt, err := w.txMgr.Send(ctx, tx, waitForReceipt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("failed to send tx with err: " + err.Error())
 	}
+
+	println("HERE")
+
 	w.logger.Info(
 		"successfully updated operator details",
 		"txHash",
diff --git a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer_test.go b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer_test.go
index 955381de..7aca9d38 100644
--- a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer_test.go
+++ b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/writer_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestChainWriter(t *testing.T) {
 		walletModifiedAddress := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(walletModified.PublicKey)
 
 		operatorModified := types.Operator{
-			Address:                   walletModifiedAddress.Hex(),
+			Address:                   "0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266",
 			DelegationApproverAddress: walletModifiedAddress.Hex(),
 			AllocationDelay:           101,
 			MetadataUrl:               "eigensdk-go",
@@ -132,14 +132,12 @@ func TestChainWriter(t *testing.T) {
 		walletModified, err := crypto.HexToECDSA("2a871d0798f97d79848a013d4936a73bf4cc922c825d33c1cf7073dff6d409c6")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		walletModifiedAddress := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(walletModified.PublicKey)
-
 		operator := types.Operator{
-			Address:                   walletModifiedAddress.Hex(),
+			Address:                   "0xf39Fd6e51aad88F6F4ce6aB8827279cffFb92266",
 			DelegationApproverAddress: walletModifiedAddress.Hex(),
 			AllocationDelay:           101,
 			MetadataUrl:               "eigensdk-go",
 		}
-
 		receipt, err := clients.ElChainWriter.UpdateMetadataURI(context.Background(), operator, "https://0.0.0.0", true)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.True(t, receipt.Status == 1)