diff --git a/waku/v1/node/start_network.nim b/waku/v1/node/start_network.nim
index 5036fbd12..b40d903b0 100644
--- a/waku/v1/node/start_network.nim
+++ b/waku/v1/node/start_network.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import
 
 const
   defaults ="--log-level:DEBUG --log-metrics --metrics-server --rpc"
-  wakuNodeBin = "build" / "wakunode"
+  wakuNodeBin = "build" / "wakunode1"
   metricsDir = "metrics"
   portOffset = 2
 
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ type
       desc: "Amount of full nodes to be started."
       defaultValue: 4
       name: "amount" .}: int
+    
+    testNodes* {.
+      desc: "Initialize light test nodes as part of network."
+      defaultValue: true
+      name: "test-nodes" .}: bool
 
     testNodePeers* {.
       desc: "Amount of peers a test node should connect to."
@@ -166,15 +171,16 @@ when isMainModule:
     of DiscoveryBased:
       nodes = discoveryNetwork(conf.amount)
 
-  var staticnodes: seq[string]
-  for i in 0..<conf.testNodePeers:
-    # TODO: could also select nodes randomly
-    staticnodes.add(nodes[i].enode)
-  # light node with topic interest
-  nodes.add(initNodeCmd(LightNode, 0, staticnodes, topicInterest = true,
-    label = "light node topic interest"))
-  # Regular light node
-  nodes.add(initNodeCmd(LightNode, 1, staticnodes, label = "light node"))
+  if conf.testNodes:
+    var staticnodes: seq[string]
+    for i in 0..<conf.testNodePeers:
+      # TODO: could also select nodes randomly
+      staticnodes.add(nodes[i].enode)
+    # light node with topic interest
+    nodes.add(initNodeCmd(LightNode, 0, staticnodes, topicInterest = true,
+      label = "light node topic interest"))
+    # Regular light node
+    nodes.add(initNodeCmd(LightNode, 1, staticnodes, label = "light node"))
 
   var commandStr = "multitail -s 2 -M 0 -x \"Waku Simulation\""
   var count = 0
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/start_network2.nim b/waku/v2/node/start_network2.nim
index f0ed45574..79ed9a69c 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/start_network2.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/node/start_network2.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import
-  strformat, os, osproc, net, strformat, chronicles, json,
+  strformat, os, osproc, net, strformat, chronicles, confutils, json,
   libp2p/multiaddress,
   libp2p/crypto/crypto,
   libp2p/crypto/secp,
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import
 import strutils except fromHex
 
 const
-  defaults ="--log-level:TRACE --log-metrics --metrics-server --rpc"
+  defaults ="--log-level:TRACE --metrics-logging --metrics-server --rpc"
   wakuNodeBin = "build" / "wakunode2"
   metricsDir = "metrics"
   portOffset = 2
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ type
   Topology = enum
     Star,
     FullMesh
+  
+  WakuNetworkConf* = object
+    topology* {.
+      desc: "Set the network topology."
+      defaultValue: FullMesh
+      name: "topology" .}: Topology
+
+    amount* {.
+      desc: "Amount of relay nodes to be started."
+      defaultValue: 16
+      name: "amount" .}: int
 
 # NOTE: Don't distinguish between node types here a la full node, light node etc
 proc initNodeCmd(shift: int, staticNodes: seq[string] = @[], master = false, label: string): NodeInfo =
@@ -134,12 +145,14 @@ proc proccessGrafanaDashboard(nodes: int, inputFile: string,
   writeFile(outputFile, pretty(outputData))
 
 when isMainModule:
+  let conf = WakuNetworkConf.load()
+
   # TODO: WakuNetworkConf
   var nodes: seq[NodeInfo]
-  let topology = FullMesh
+  let topology = conf.topology
 
   # Scenario xx2 14
-  let amount = 16
+  let amount = conf.amount
 
   case topology:
     of Star:
@@ -147,10 +160,10 @@ when isMainModule:
     of FullMesh:
       nodes = fullMeshNetwork(amount)
 
-  var staticnodes: seq[string]
-  for i in 0..<amount:
-    # TODO: could also select nodes randomly
-    staticnodes.add(nodes[i].address)
+  # var staticnodes: seq[string]
+  # for i in 0..<amount:
+  #   # TODO: could also select nodes randomly
+  #   staticnodes.add(nodes[i].address)
 
   # Scenario xx1 - 16 full nodes, one app topic, full mesh, gossip