diff --git a/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim b/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim
index 7f9661873..c646ee3cc 100644
--- a/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim
+++ b/apps/wakunode2/wakunode2.nim
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import
   libp2p/crypto/crypto
 import
   ../../tools/rln_keystore_generator/rln_keystore_generator,
+  ../../tools/rln_db_inspector/rln_db_inspector,
   ../../waku/common/logging,
   ../../waku/factory/external_config,
   ./networks_config,
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ when isMainModule:
   case conf.cmd
   of generateRlnKeystore:
     doRlnKeystoreGenerator(conf)
+  of inspectRlnDb:
+    doInspectRlnDb(conf)
   of noCommand:
     # The Waku Network config (cluster-id=1)
     if conf.clusterId == 1:
diff --git a/docs/tutorial/rln-db-inspector.md b/docs/tutorial/rln-db-inspector.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..397d8a378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/tutorial/rln-db-inspector.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# rln-db-inspector
+
+This document describes how to run and use the `rln-db-inspector` tool. 
+It is meant to be used to debug and fetch the metadata stored in the RLN tree db.
+
+## Pre-requisites
+
+1. An existing RLN tree db
+
+## Usage
+
+1. First, we compile the binary
+    
+    ```bash
+    make -j16 wakunode2
+    ```
+    This command will fetch the rln static library and link it automatically.
+
+
+2. Define the arguments you wish to use
+
+    ```bash
+    export RLN_TREE_DB_PATH="xxx"
+    ```
+
+3. Run the db inspector 
+
+    ```bash
+    ./build/wakunode2 inspectRlnDb \
+    --rln-relay-tree-path:$RLN_TREE_DB_PATH 
+    ```
+
+    What this does is - 
+    a. loads the tree db from the path provided
+    b. Logs out the metadata, including, number of leaves set, past 5 merkle roots, last synced block number
+
diff --git a/tools/rln_db_inspector/README.md b/tools/rln_db_inspector/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11f5352ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/rln_db_inspector/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# rln_db_inspector
+
+Documentation on running the `rln-db-inspector` can be found [here](../../docs/tutorial/rln-db-inspector.md)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/rln_db_inspector/external_config.nim b/tools/rln_db_inspector/external_config.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index e6d37484e..000000000
--- a/tools/rln_db_inspector/external_config.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-when (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 4):
-  {.push raises: [Defect].}
-else:
-  {.push raises: [].}
-
-import
-  stew/results,
-  chronos,
-  confutils,
-  confutils/defs,
-  confutils/toml/defs as confTomlDefs,
-  confutils/toml/std/net as confTomlNet,
-  libp2p/crypto/crypto,
-  libp2p/crypto/secp,
-  libp2p/multiaddress,
-  secp256k1
-import
-  ../../waku/common/confutils/envvar/defs as confEnvvarDefs,
-  ../../waku/common/confutils/envvar/std/net as confEnvvarNet
-
-export
-  confTomlDefs,
-  confTomlNet,
-  confEnvvarDefs,
-  confEnvvarNet
-
-type
-  RlnDbInspectorConf* = object
-    configFile* {.
-      desc: "Loads configuration from a TOML file (cmd-line parameters take precedence)",
-      name: "config-file" }: Option[InputFile]
-
-    ## General node config
-    rlnRelayTreePath* {.
-      desc: "The path to the rln-relay tree",
-      defaultValue: "",
-      name: "rln-relay-tree-path" }: string
-
-
-proc loadConfig*(T: type RlnDbInspectorConf): Result[T, string] =
-  try:
-    let conf = RlnDbInspectorConf.load()
-    if conf.rlnRelayTreePath == "":
-      return err("--rln-relay-tree-path must be set")
-    ok(conf)
-  except CatchableError, Exception:
-    err(getCurrentExceptionMsg())
diff --git a/tools/rln_db_inspector/nim.cfg b/tools/rln_db_inspector/nim.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index f3bae1590..000000000
--- a/tools/rln_db_inspector/nim.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
--d:chronicles_line_numbers
--d:chronicles_runtime_filtering=on
-#-d:"chronicles_enabled_topics=GossipSub:TRACE,WakuRelay:TRACE"
diff --git a/tools/rln_db_inspector/rln_db_inspector.nim b/tools/rln_db_inspector/rln_db_inspector.nim
index d7e076d14..de17fd12b 100644
--- a/tools/rln_db_inspector/rln_db_inspector.nim
+++ b/tools/rln_db_inspector/rln_db_inspector.nim
@@ -16,18 +16,13 @@ import
 logScope:
   topics = "rln_db_inspector"
 
-when isMainModule:
-  {.pop.}
+proc doInspectRlnDb*(conf: WakuNodeConf) =
   # 1. load configuration
-  let conf = RlnDbInspectorConf.loadConfig().valueOr:
-    error "failure while loading the configuration", error
-    quit(1)
-
   trace "configuration", conf = $conf
 
   # 2. initialize rlnInstance
   let rlnInstance = createRLNInstance(d=20,
-                                      tree_path = conf.rlnRelayTreePath).valueOr:
+                                      tree_path = conf.treePath).valueOr:
     error "failure while creating RLN instance", error
     quit(1)
 
diff --git a/waku/factory/external_config.nim b/waku/factory/external_config.nim
index 514bb09c2..d4040c4f1 100644
--- a/waku/factory/external_config.nim
+++ b/waku/factory/external_config.nim
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type EthRpcUrl = distinct string
 type StartUpCommand* = enum
     noCommand # default, runs waku
     generateRlnKeystore # generates a new RLN keystore
+    inspectRlnDb # Inspects a given RLN tree db, providing essential db stats
 
 type
   WakuNodeConf* = object
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@ type
       command
       defaultValue: noCommand }: StartUpCommand
 
+    of inspectRlnDb: 
+      # have to change the name here since it counts as a duplicate, within noCommand
+      treePath* {.
+        desc: "Path to the RLN merkle tree sled db (https://github.com/spacejam/sled)",
+        defaultValue: ""
+        name: "rln-relay-tree-path" .}: string
+    
     of generateRlnKeystore:
       execute* {.
         desc: "Runs the registration function on-chain. By default, a dry-run will occur",