diff --git a/cmd/blockchaincmd/add_validator.go b/cmd/blockchaincmd/add_validator.go
index 37269bf02..11d12c2e7 100644
--- a/cmd/blockchaincmd/add_validator.go
+++ b/cmd/blockchaincmd/add_validator.go
@@ -203,11 +203,18 @@ func addValidator(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	// if we don't have a nodeID or ProofOfPossession by this point, prompt user if we want to add a aditional local node
 	if (!sovereign && nodeIDStr == "") || (sovereign && !createLocalValidator && nodeIDStr == "" && publicKey == "" && pop == "") {
-		createLocalValidator, err = prompts.NewPrompter().CaptureNoYes(
-			"Would you like to add a local validator to this Blockchain?",
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		for {
+			local := "Use my local machine to spin up an additional validator"
+			existing := "I have an existing Avalanche node (we will require its NodeID and BLS info)"
+			option, err := app.Prompt.CaptureList(
+				"How would you like to set up the new validator",
+				[]string{local, existing},
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			createLocalValidator = option == local
+			break
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -215,7 +222,7 @@ func addValidator(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if createLocalValidator {
 		anrSettings := node.ANRSettings{}
 		nodeConfig := map[string]interface{}{}
-		ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Adding a local validator to blockchain %s", blockchainName)
+		ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Creating a new Avalanche node on local machine to add as a new validator to blockchain %s", blockchainName)
 		if app.AvagoNodeConfigExists(blockchainName) {
 			nodeConfig, err = utils.ReadJSON(app.GetAvagoNodeConfigPath(blockchainName))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -294,7 +301,6 @@ func addValidator(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if !sovereign {
 		return CallAddValidatorNonSOV(deployer, network, kc, useLedger, blockchainName, nodeIDStr, defaultValidatorParams, waitForTxAcceptance)
 	}
-	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Using extra aggregator endpoints: %s", aggregatorExtraEndpoints)
 	return CallAddValidator(deployer, network, kc, blockchainName, nodeIDStr, publicKey, pop)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/node/local.go b/pkg/node/local.go
index 4c80edf85..232471230 100644
--- a/pkg/node/local.go
+++ b/pkg/node/local.go
@@ -552,19 +552,19 @@ func UpsizeLocalNode(
 	}
 
 	spinSession := ux.NewUserSpinner()
-	spinner := spinSession.SpinToUser("Adding validator with name: %s to the existing local node", newNodeName)
+	spinner := spinSession.SpinToUser("Creating new node with name %s on local machine", newNodeName)
 	// add new local node
 	if _, err := cli.AddNode(ctx, newNodeName, avalancheGoBinPath, anrOpts...); err != nil {
 		ux.SpinFailWithError(spinner, "", err)
-		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed to add local valildator: %w", err)
+		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed to add local validator: %w", err)
 	}
 	ux.Logger.Info("Waiting for node: %s to be healthy", newNodeName)
 	_, err = subnet.WaitForHealthy(ctx, cli)
 	if err != nil {
-		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed waiting for network to become healthy: %w", err)
+		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed waiting for node %s to be healthy: %w", newNodeName, err)
 	}
 	ux.SpinComplete(spinner)
-	spinner = spinSession.SpinToUser("Tracking a subnet for new local validator")
+	spinner = spinSession.SpinToUser("Tracking blockchain %s", blockchainName)
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second) // delay before restarting new node
 	if err := LocalNodeTrackSubnet(ctx,
 		cli,
@@ -576,13 +576,13 @@ func UpsizeLocalNode(
 		subnetID,
 		newNodeName); err != nil {
 		ux.SpinFailWithError(spinner, "", err)
-		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed to track subnet: %w", err)
+		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed to track blockchain: %w", err)
 	}
 	// wait until cluster is healthy
-	spinner = spinSession.SpinToUser("Waiting for healthy local node")
+	spinner = spinSession.SpinToUser("Waiting for blockchain to be healthy")
 	clusterInfo, err := subnet.WaitForHealthy(ctx, cli)
 	if err != nil {
-		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed waiting for network to become healthy: %w", err)
+		return newNodeName, fmt.Errorf("failed waiting for blockchain to become healthy: %w", err)
 	}
 	ux.SpinComplete(spinner)
 	spinSession.Stop()
@@ -592,8 +592,9 @@ func UpsizeLocalNode(
 	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("")
 
 	nodeInfo := clusterInfo.NodeInfos[newNodeName]
+	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Node name: %s ", newNodeName)
 	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("URI: %s", nodeInfo.Uri)
-	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("NodeID: %s", nodeInfo.Id)
+	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Node-ID: %s", nodeInfo.Id)
 	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("")
 	return newNodeName, nil
 }