diff --git a/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/aspects/prover_vanilla.hpp b/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/aspects/prover_vanilla.hpp
index 5769ee16..97ff5898 100644
--- a/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/aspects/prover_vanilla.hpp
+++ b/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/aspects/prover_vanilla.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ namespace nil {
                 boost::filesystem::path input_assignment_file_path() const;
                 boost::filesystem::path output_proof_file_path() const;
 
+                bool is_skip_verification_mode_on() const;
+
                 boost::filesystem::path default_config_path() const;
 
             protected:
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ namespace nil {
                 boost::filesystem::path circuit_file_path;
                 boost::filesystem::path assignment_table_file_path;
                 boost::filesystem::path proof_file_path;
+                bool skip_verification;
             };
         }    // namespace aspects
     }        // namespace proof_generator
diff --git a/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/prover.hpp b/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/prover.hpp
index 638f6a20..4f035878 100644
--- a/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/prover.hpp
+++ b/bin/proof-generator/include/nil/proof-generator/prover.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <random>
 
+// TODO: remove this. Required only because of an incorrect assert check in zk
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/log/core.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
+
 #include <nil/crypto3/algebra/curves/pallas.hpp>
 #include <nil/crypto3/zk/snark/arithmetization/plonk/params.hpp>
 #include <nil/crypto3/zk/snark/arithmetization/plonk/constraint_system.hpp>
@@ -49,7 +54,6 @@
 
 #include <nil/proof-generator/detail/utils.hpp>
 
-
 namespace nil {
     namespace proof_generator {
         namespace detail {
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ namespace nil {
 
         }    // namespace detail
 
-        bool prover(boost::filesystem::path circuit_file_name, boost::filesystem::path assignment_table_file_name, boost::filesystem::path proof_file) {
+        bool prover(boost::filesystem::path circuit_file_name, boost::filesystem::path assignment_table_file_name, boost::filesystem::path proof_file, bool skip_verification) {
             using curve_type = nil::crypto3::algebra::curves::pallas;
             using BlueprintFieldType = typename curve_type::base_field_type;
             constexpr std::size_t WitnessColumns = 15;
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ namespace nil {
                 std::ifstream ifile;
                 ifile.open(circuit_file_name, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::in);
                 if (!ifile.is_open()) {
-                    std::cout << "Cannot find input file " << circuit_file_name << std::endl;
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Cannot find input file " << circuit_file_name;
                     return false;
                 }
 
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ namespace nil {
                 ifile.seekg(0, std::ios_base::beg);
                 ifile.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(v.data()), fsize);
                 if (!ifile) {
-                    std::cout << "Cannot parse input file " << circuit_file_name << std::endl;
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Cannot parse input file " << circuit_file_name;
                     return false;
                 }
                 ifile.close();
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ namespace nil {
                 std::ifstream iassignment;
                 iassignment.open(assignment_table_file_name, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::in);
                 if (!iassignment) {
-                    std::cout << "Cannot open " << assignment_table_file_name << std::endl;
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Cannot open " << assignment_table_file_name;
                     return false;
                 }
                 std::vector<std::uint8_t> v;
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ namespace nil {
                 iassignment.seekg(0, std::ios_base::beg);
                 iassignment.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(v.data()), fsize);
                 if (!iassignment) {
-                    std::cout << "Cannot parse input file " << assignment_table_file_name << std::endl;
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Cannot parse input file " << assignment_table_file_name;
                     return false;
                 }
                 iassignment.close();
@@ -201,13 +205,13 @@ namespace nil {
                 table_description.witness_columns + table_description.public_input_columns + table_description.constant_columns;
             lpc_scheme_type lpc_scheme(fri_params);
 
-            std::cout << "Preprocessing public data..." << std::endl;
+            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Preprocessing public data..." << std::endl;
             typename nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_public_preprocessor<
                 BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>::preprocessed_data_type public_preprocessed_data =
             nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_public_preprocessor<BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>::process(
                 constraint_system, assignment_table.public_table(), table_description, lpc_scheme, permutation_size);
 
-            std::cout << "Preprocessing private data..." << std::endl;
+            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Preprocessing private data..." << std::endl;
             typename nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_private_preprocessor<
                 BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>::preprocessed_data_type private_preprocessed_data =
                 nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_private_preprocessor<BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>::process(
@@ -215,39 +219,44 @@ namespace nil {
                 );
 
             if (constraint_system.num_gates() == 0){
-                std::cout << "Generating proof (zero gates)..." << std::endl;
-                std::cout << "Proof generated" << std::endl;
-                std::cout << "Writing proof to " << proof_file << "..." << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Generating proof (zero gates)..." << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Proof generated" << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Writing proof to " << proof_file << "..." << std::endl;
                 std::fstream fs;
                 fs.open(proof_file, std::ios::out);
                 fs.close();
-                std::cout << "Proof written" << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Proof written" << std::endl;
             } else {
-                std::cout << "Generating proof..." << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Generating proof..." << std::endl;
                 using ProofType = nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_proof<BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>;
                 ProofType proof = nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_prover<BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>::process(
                     public_preprocessed_data, private_preprocessed_data, table_description, constraint_system, assignment_table,
                     lpc_scheme);
-                std::cout << "Proof generated" << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Proof generated" << std::endl;
 
-                std::cout << "Verifying proof..." << std::endl;
-                bool verification_result =
-                    nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_verifier<BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>::process(
-                        public_preprocessed_data, proof, constraint_system, lpc_scheme
-                    );
 
-                if (!verification_result) {
-                    std::cout << "Something went wrong - proof is not verified" << std::endl;
-                    return false;
-                }
+                if (skip_verification) {
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Skipping proof verification" << std::endl;
+                } else {
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Verifying proof..." << std::endl;
+                    bool verification_result =
+                        nil::crypto3::zk::snark::placeholder_verifier<BlueprintFieldType, placeholder_params>::process(
+                            public_preprocessed_data, proof, constraint_system, lpc_scheme
+                        );
+
+                    if (!verification_result) {
+                        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Something went wrong - proof is not verified";
+                        return false;
+                    }
 
-                std::cout << "Proof is verified" << std::endl;
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Proof is verified" << std::endl;
+                }
 
-                std::cout << "Writing proof to " << proof_file << "..." << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Writing proof to " << proof_file;
                 auto filled_placeholder_proof =
                     nil::crypto3::marshalling::types::fill_placeholder_proof<Endianness, ProofType>(proof);
                 proof_print<Endianness, ProofType>(proof, proof_file);
-                std::cout << "Proof written" << std::endl;
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Proof written";
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/configuration.cpp b/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/configuration.cpp
index 70e406a8..d189e5b9 100644
--- a/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/configuration.cpp
+++ b/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/configuration.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace nil {
 
                 cli.add_options()
                     ("help,h", "Display available command-line configuration arguments")
-                    ("configuration-files,c", boost::program_options::value<std::vector<std::string>>()
+                    ("configuration-files", boost::program_options::value<std::vector<std::string>>()
                             ->default_value({(path_aspect->config_path() / "config.ini").string()}),
                         "Configuration files");
                 // clang-format on
diff --git a/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/prover_vanilla.cpp b/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/prover_vanilla.cpp
index 926205a1..01388d44 100644
--- a/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/prover_vanilla.cpp
+++ b/bin/proof-generator/src/aspects/prover_vanilla.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see
 // <https://github.com/NilFoundation/dbms/blob/master/LICENSE_1_0.txt>.
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
-
-#include <nil/proof-generator/aspects/prover_vanilla.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/core.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/exception/get_error_info.hpp>
 
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <boost/program_options/parsers.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
+#include <nil/proof-generator/aspects/prover_vanilla.hpp>
+
 namespace std {
     template<typename CharT, typename TraitsT>
     std::basic_ostream<CharT, TraitsT> &operator<<(std::basic_ostream<CharT, TraitsT> &out,
@@ -47,42 +50,74 @@ namespace nil {
                 ("version,v", "Display version")
                 ("proof", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(),"Output proof file")
                 ("circuit,c", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(), "Circuit input file")
-                ("assignment-table,t", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(), "Assignment table input file");
+                ("assignment-table,t", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(), "Assignment table input file")
+                ("log-level,l", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(), "Log level (trace, debug, info, warning, error, fatal)")
+                ("skip-verification", "If set - skips verifiyng step of the generated proof");
                 // clang-format on
                 cli.add(options);
             }
 
             void prover_vanilla::set_options(cfg_options_type &cfg) const {
-                boost::program_options::options_description options("NIL Proof Generator");
-                // clang-format off
-                options.add_options()
-                ("version,v", "Display version")
-                ("proof", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(),"Output proof file")
-                ("circuit,c", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(), "Circuit input file")
-                ("assignment-table,t", boost::program_options::value<std::string>(), "Assignment table input file");
-                // clang-format on
-                cfg.add(options);
             }
 
             void prover_vanilla::initialize(configuration_type &vm) {
+                std::string log_level = "info";
+                
+                if (vm.count("log-level")) {
+                    log_level = vm["log-level"].as<std::string>();
+                }
+
+                std::map<std::string, boost::log::trivial::severity_level> log_options{
+                    {"trace", boost::log::trivial::trace},
+                    {"debug", boost::log::trivial::debug},
+                    {"info", boost::log::trivial::info},
+                    {"warning", boost::log::trivial::warning},
+                    {"error", boost::log::trivial::error},
+                    {"fatal", boost::log::trivial::fatal}
+                };
+
+                if (log_options.find(log_level) == log_options.end()) {
+                    std::cerr << "Invalid command line argument -l (log level): " << log_level << std::endl;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                boost::log::core::get()->set_filter(boost::log::trivial::severity >= log_options[log_level]);
+
                 if (vm.count("circuit")) {
                     if (vm["circuit"].as<std::string>().size() < PATH_MAX ||
                         vm["circuit"].as<std::string>().size() < FILENAME_MAX) {
                         if (boost::filesystem::exists(vm["circuit"].as<std::string>())) {
                             circuit_file_path = vm["circuit"].as<std::string>();
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Circuit file path is too long";
                     }
+                } else {
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Circuit file path not specified";
                 }
+
                 if (vm.count("assignment-table")) {
                     if (vm["assignment-table"].as<std::string>().size() < PATH_MAX ||
                         vm["assignment-table"].as<std::string>().size() < FILENAME_MAX) {
                         if (boost::filesystem::exists(vm["assignment-table"].as<std::string>())) {
                             assignment_table_file_path = vm["assignment-table"].as<std::string>();
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Assignment table file path is too long";
                     }
+                } else {
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Assignment table file path not specified";
                 }
+                
                 if (vm.count("proof")) {
                     proof_file_path = vm["proof"].as<std::string>();
+                } else {
+                    proof_file_path = path_aspect->current_path() / "proof.bin";
+                    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << "Proof file path not specified, using default: " << proof_file_path;
+                }
+
+                if (vm.count("skip-verification")) {
+                    skip_verification = true;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -101,6 +136,10 @@ namespace nil {
             boost::filesystem::path prover_vanilla::output_proof_file_path() const {
                 return proof_file_path;
             }
+
+            bool prover_vanilla::is_skip_verification_mode_on() const {
+                return skip_verification;
+            }
         }    // namespace aspects
     }        // namespace proof_generator
 }    // namespace nil
diff --git a/bin/proof-generator/src/main.cpp b/bin/proof-generator/src/main.cpp
index ceae58a8..039e03e2 100644
--- a/bin/proof-generator/src/main.cpp
+++ b/bin/proof-generator/src/main.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ struct prover {
         boost::filesystem::path assignment_file_path =
             context_.find<nil::proof_generator::aspects::prover_vanilla>()->input_assignment_file_path();
 
+        bool skip_verification = context_.find<nil::proof_generator::aspects::prover_vanilla>()->is_skip_verification_mode_on();
+
         boost::filesystem::path proof_file = context_.find<nil::proof_generator::aspects::prover_vanilla>()->output_proof_file_path();
 
-        return nil::proof_generator::prover(circuit_file_path, assignment_file_path, proof_file) ? 0 : 1;
+        return nil::proof_generator::prover(circuit_file_path, assignment_file_path, proof_file, skip_verification) ? 0 : 1;
     }
 
     boost::application::context &context_;