diff --git a/tools/Cargo.lock b/tools/Cargo.lock
index 86f9ab5bc..da25711f1 100644
--- a/tools/Cargo.lock
+++ b/tools/Cargo.lock
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ checksum = "7a81dae078cea95a014a339291cec439d2f232ebe854a9d672b796c6afafa9b7"
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/matter-labs/era-boojum-validator-cli?rev=688798dc9b11e2c76c7e05b93f1ec7ff9d176a88#688798dc9b11e2c76c7e05b93f1ec7ff9d176a88"
+source = "git+https://github.com/matter-labs/era-boojum-validator-cli?branch=main#1661eef7b235fc10e92208fb738c9e261f58c653"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sha3 0.10.8",
+ "sha3 0.9.1",
  "tokio",
  "zksync_types",
 ]
diff --git a/tools/Cargo.toml b/tools/Cargo.toml
index f2fa188db..b32b52bdb 100644
--- a/tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-zksync_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/matter-labs/era-boojum-validator-cli", rev = "688798dc9b11e2c76c7e05b93f1ec7ff9d176a88", package = "crypto" }
+zksync_crypto = { git = "https://github.com/matter-labs/era-boojum-validator-cli", branch = "main", package = "crypto" }
 circuit_definitions = {git = "https://github.com/matter-labs/era-zkevm_test_harness.git", branch="v1.5.0"}
 
 serde_derive = "1.0"
diff --git a/tools/src/main.rs b/tools/src/main.rs
index a5f3919f3..746373fe4 100644
--- a/tools/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/src/main.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     let verifier_contract_template = fs::read_to_string("data/verifier_contract_template.txt")?;
 
-    let verification_key = fs::read_to_string(opt.input_path).unwrap();
+    let verification_key = fs::read_to_string(&opt.input_path)
+        .expect(&format!("Unable to read from {}", &opt.input_path));
 
     let verification_key: VerificationKey<Bn256, ZkSyncSnarkWrapperCircuit> =
         serde_json::from_str(&verification_key).unwrap();