diff --git a/src/disputable_values_monitor/cli.py b/src/disputable_values_monitor/cli.py
index 221ce0e..5536322 100644
--- a/src/disputable_values_monitor/cli.py
+++ b/src/disputable_values_monitor/cli.py
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ async def start(
         logger.error("auto-disputing enabled, but no account provided (see --help)")
         return
 
-    if account_name and not is_disputing:
-        click.echo("Telliot account provided but not disputing? (see --help)")
-        logger.error("Telliot account provided, but not disputing? (see --help)")
-        return
-
     account: ChainedAccount = select_account(cfg, account_name, password, skip_confirmations)
 
     display_rows = []
diff --git a/src/disputable_values_monitor/utils.py b/src/disputable_values_monitor/utils.py
index 94af865..9cedbfc 100644
--- a/src/disputable_values_monitor/utils.py
+++ b/src/disputable_values_monitor/utils.py
@@ -77,26 +77,27 @@ def select_account(
     cfg: TelliotConfig, account: Optional[str], password: Optional[str], skip_confirmations: Optional[bool]
 ) -> Optional[ChainedAccount]:
     """Select an account for disputing, allow no account to be chosen."""
-
-    if account is not None:
-        accounts = find_accounts(name=account)
-    if skip_confirmations:
-        return None
-    else:
-        run_alerts_only = click.confirm("Missing an account to send disputes. Run alerts only?")
-        if not run_alerts_only:
-            new_account = setup_account(cfg.main.chain_id)
-            if new_account is not None:
-                click.echo(f"{new_account.name} selected!")
-                return new_account
+    accounts = None
+    if account is None:
+        if skip_confirmations:
             return None
         else:
-            return None
-
-    if password is not None:
-        accounts[0].unlock(password=password)
-
-    accounts[0].unlock()
+            run_alerts_only = click.confirm("Missing an account to send disputes. Run alerts only?")
+            if not run_alerts_only:
+                new_account = setup_account(cfg.main.chain_id)
+                if new_account is not None:
+                    click.echo(f"{new_account.name} selected!")
+                    return new_account
+                return None
+            else:
+                return None
+    else:
+        accounts = find_accounts(name=account)
+        if password is None:
+            accounts[0].unlock()
+            click.echo(f"Your account name: {accounts[0].name if accounts else None}")
+        else:
+            accounts[0].unlock(password=password)
     return accounts[0]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_auto_dispute_multiple_ids.py b/tests/test_auto_dispute_multiple_ids.py
index 7045b0d..70bf816 100644
--- a/tests/test_auto_dispute_multiple_ids.py
+++ b/tests/test_auto_dispute_multiple_ids.py
@@ -153,9 +153,12 @@ async def submit_multiple_bad_values(stake_deposited: Awaitable[TelliotCore]):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def fetch_timestamp(oracle, query_id, chain_timestamp):
     """fetches a value's timestamp from oracle"""
-    timestamp, status = await oracle.read("getDataBefore", query_id, chain_timestamp)
-    assert timestamp[2] > 0
-    assert status.ok, status.error
+    try:
+        timestamp, status = await oracle.read("getDataBefore", query_id, chain_timestamp)
+        assert timestamp is not None and len(timestamp) > 2 and timestamp[2] > 0
+        assert status.ok, status.error
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"Failed to fetch a valid timestamp: {e}")
     return timestamp
 
 
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ async def check_dispute(oracle, query_id, timestamp):
     return indispute
 
 
-async def setup_and_start(is_disputing, config, config_patches=None):
+async def setup_and_start(is_disputing, config, config_patches=None, skip_confirmations=False, password=None):
     # using exit stack makes nested patching easier to read
     with ExitStack() as stack:
         stack.enter_context(patch("getpass.getpass", return_value=""))
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ async def setup_and_start(is_disputing, config, config_patches=None):
 
         try:
             async with async_timeout.timeout(9):
-                await start(False, 8, "disputer-test-acct", is_disputing, 0.1, 0)
+                await start(False, 8, "disputer-test-acct", is_disputing, 0.1, 0, skip_confirmations, password)
         except asyncio.TimeoutError:
             pass
 
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ async def test_evm_type_alert(submit_multiple_bad_values: Awaitable[TelliotCore]
     ]
     # not disputing just alerting
     # if evm type is in dispute config it will be checked for equality
-    await setup_and_start(False, config, config_patches)
+    await setup_and_start(False, config, config_patches, skip_confirmations=True, password=None)
     assert "Cannot evaluate percent difference on text/addresses/bytes" in caplog.text
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 06ac7a8..d110b22 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_select_account():
     cfg = TelliotConfig()
 
     if not find_accounts("disputer-test-acct"):
-        ChainedAccount.add("disputer-test-acct1", [1, 5, 4, 1337, 80001], os.getenv("PRIVATE_KEY"), "")
+        ChainedAccount.add("disputer-test-acct", [1, 5, 4, 1337, 80001, 80002, 11155111], os.getenv("PRIVATE_KEY"), "")
 
     with mock.patch("click.confirm", return_value=True):
         account = select_account(cfg, None)