diff --git a/bench/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/bench/eclair/EclairBench.scala b/bench/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/bench/eclair/EclairBench.scala
index 82aa347909..0d2f5b5cbe 100644
--- a/bench/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/bench/eclair/EclairBench.scala
+++ b/bench/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/bench/eclair/EclairBench.scala
@@ -21,28 +21,47 @@ object EclairBench extends App with EclairRpcTestUtil {
   implicit val system = ActorSystem()
   import system.dispatcher
 
-  val networkSize = 1
-  val paymentCount = 10
-  val channelAmount = 10000000000L.msats
-  val outputFileName = "test.csv"
+  // put compiled test jar files into binaries/eclair/${version} directory
 
-  // release
-  val EclairVersion = Option.empty[String]
-  val EclairCommit = Option.empty[String]
+  // None means current release
+  val TestEclairVersion = Option.empty[String]
+  val TestEclairCommit = Option.empty[String]
+  //  val TestEclairVersion = Option("0.3.3-SNAPSHOT")
+  //  val TestEclairCommit = Option("84825ff")
+  val SenderEclairVersion = Option.empty[String]
+  val SenderEclairCommit = Option.empty[String]
 
-  // psql
-  // compiled binary can be found here:
-  // https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/suredbits.com/eclair/eclair-node-0.3.3-SNAPSHOT-949f1ec-psql.jar
-  // put it into binaries/eclair/0.3.3-SNAPSHOT directory
-//  val EclairVersion = Option("0.3.3-SNAPSHOT")
-//  val EclairCommit = Option("949f1ec-psql")
+  val NetworkSize = 10
+  val PaymentCount = 2000
+  val ChannelAmount = 10000000000L.msats
+  val PaymentAmount = 10.msats
+  val OutputFileName = "test.csv"
+  val LogbackXml = None // Some("~/logback.xml")
 
   // don't forget to recreate `eclair` Postgres database before starting a new test
   EclairRpcTestUtil.customConfigMap = Map(
-    "eclair.db.driver" -> "psql"
+    "eclair.db.driver" -> "psql",
+//    "eclair.db.psql.pool.max-size" -> 12,
+    "eclair.db.psql.lock-type" -> "none"
+//    "eclair.db.psql.lock-type" -> "optimistic"
+//    "eclair.db.psql.lock-type" -> "exclusive"
   )
 
-  def sendPayments(network: Network, amount: MilliSatoshis, count: Int)(
+  object Progress {
+    private var count = 0
+    private var percentage = 0
+
+    def inc(): Unit = synchronized {
+      count += 1
+      val newPercentage = count * 100 / (NetworkSize * PaymentCount)
+      if (newPercentage % 10 == 0 && newPercentage != percentage) {
+        percentage = newPercentage
+        print(s"$percentage% ")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  def sendPayments(network: EclairNetwork, amount: MilliSatoshis, count: Int)(
       implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[Vector[PaymentId]] =
     for {
       testNodeInfo <- network.testEclairNode.getInfo
@@ -64,25 +83,26 @@ object EclairBench extends App with EclairRpcTestUtil {
                                     None)
             } yield {
               logPaymentId(paymentHash, id)
+              Progress.inc()
               acc :+ id
             }
         }
       })
     } yield paymentIds.flatten
 
-  def runTests(network: Network): Future[Vector[PaymentLogEntry]] = {
+  def runTests(network: EclairNetwork): Future[Vector[PaymentLogEntry]] = {
     println("Setting up the test network")
     for {
       _ <- network.testEclairNode.connectToWebSocket(logEvent)
       _ = println(
-        s"Set up ${networkSize} nodes, that will send $paymentCount paments to the test node each")
+        s"Set up ${NetworkSize} nodes, that will send $PaymentCount payments to the test node each")
       _ = println(
         s"Test node data directory: ${network.testEclairNode.instance.authCredentials.datadir
           .getOrElse("")}")
       _ = println("Testing...")
-      _ <- sendPayments(network, 1000.msats, paymentCount)
+      _ <- sendPayments(network, PaymentAmount, PaymentCount)
       _ <- TestAsyncUtil.retryUntilSatisfied(
-        condition = paymentLog.size() == networkSize * paymentCount,
+        condition = paymentLog.size() == NetworkSize * PaymentCount,
         duration = 1.second,
         maxTries = 100)
       _ <- TestAsyncUtil
@@ -90,7 +110,7 @@ object EclairBench extends App with EclairRpcTestUtil {
                                paymentLog.values().asScala.forall(_.completed),
                              duration = 1.second,
                              maxTries = 100)
-      _ = println("Done!")
+      _ = println("\nDone!")
     } yield {
       paymentLog
         .values()
@@ -101,10 +121,13 @@ object EclairBench extends App with EclairRpcTestUtil {
   }
 
   val res: Future[Unit] = for {
-    network <- Network.start(EclairVersion,
-                             EclairCommit,
-                             networkSize,
-                             channelAmount)
+    network <- EclairNetwork.start(TestEclairVersion,
+                                   TestEclairCommit,
+                                   SenderEclairVersion,
+                                   SenderEclairCommit,
+                                   NetworkSize,
+                                   ChannelAmount,
+                                   LogbackXml)
     log <- runTests(network).recoverWith {
       case e: Throwable =>
         e.printStackTrace()
@@ -122,7 +145,7 @@ object EclairBench extends App with EclairRpcTestUtil {
               case (x, i) =>
                 s"${x.paymentSentAt - first.paymentSentAt},${i + 1},${x.toCSV}"
             }
-      val outputFile = new File(outputFileName)
+      val outputFile = new File(OutputFileName)
       Files.write(outputFile.toPath,
                   csv.asJava,
                   StandardOpenOption.CREATE,
diff --git a/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/client/EclairRpcClient.scala b/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/client/EclairRpcClient.scala
index f51e5f7455..b0ba9e6755 100644
--- a/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/client/EclairRpcClient.scala
+++ b/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/client/EclairRpcClient.scala
@@ -704,10 +704,13 @@ class EclairRpcClient(val instance: EclairInstance, binary: Option[File] = None)
 
       require(instance.authCredentials.datadir.isDefined,
               s"A datadir needs to be provided to start eclair")
-
       if (process.isEmpty) {
-        val p = Process(
-          s"java -jar -Declair.datadir=${instance.authCredentials.datadir.get} $pathToEclairJar &")
+        val logback = instance.logbackXmlPath
+          .map(path => s"-Dlogback.configurationFile=$path")
+          .getOrElse("")
+        val cmd =
+          s"java -jar -Declair.datadir=${instance.authCredentials.datadir.get} $logback $pathToEclairJar &"
+        val p = Process(cmd)
         val result = p.run()
         logger.debug(
           s"Starting eclair with datadir ${instance.authCredentials.datadir.get}")
diff --git a/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/config/EclairInstance.scala b/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/config/EclairInstance.scala
index b722a6df61..b0152ec61f 100644
--- a/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/config/EclairInstance.scala
+++ b/eclair-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/eclair/rpc/config/EclairInstance.scala
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ sealed trait EclairInstance {
   def uri: URI
   def rpcUri: URI
   def authCredentials: EclairAuthCredentials
+  def logbackXmlPath: Option[String]
 }
 
 /**
@@ -29,57 +30,67 @@ object EclairInstance {
       network: NetworkParameters,
       uri: URI,
       rpcUri: URI,
-      authCredentials: EclairAuthCredentials)
+      authCredentials: EclairAuthCredentials,
+      logbackXmlPath: Option[String])
       extends EclairInstance
 
   def apply(
       network: NetworkParameters,
       uri: URI,
       rpcUri: URI,
-      authCredentials: EclairAuthCredentials): EclairInstance = {
-    EclairInstanceImpl(network, uri, rpcUri, authCredentials)
+      authCredentials: EclairAuthCredentials,
+      logbackXmlPath: Option[String]): EclairInstance = {
+    EclairInstanceImpl(network, uri, rpcUri, authCredentials, logbackXmlPath)
   }
 
   private val DEFAULT_DATADIR = Paths.get(Properties.userHome, ".eclair")
 
   private val DEFAULT_CONF_FILE = DEFAULT_DATADIR.resolve("eclair.conf")
 
-  def fromDatadir(datadir: File = DEFAULT_DATADIR.toFile): EclairInstance = {
+  def fromDatadir(
+      datadir: File = DEFAULT_DATADIR.toFile,
+      logbackXml: Option[String]): EclairInstance = {
     require(datadir.exists, s"${datadir.getPath} does not exist!")
     require(datadir.isDirectory, s"${datadir.getPath} is not a directory!")
 
     val eclairConf = new File(datadir.getAbsolutePath + "/eclair.conf")
 
-    fromConfigFile(eclairConf)
+    fromConfigFile(eclairConf, logbackXml)
 
   }
 
-  def fromConfigFile(file: File = DEFAULT_CONF_FILE.toFile): EclairInstance = {
+  def fromConfigFile(
+      file: File = DEFAULT_CONF_FILE.toFile,
+      logbackXml: Option[String]): EclairInstance = {
     require(file.exists, s"${file.getPath} does not exist!")
     require(file.isFile, s"${file.getPath} is not a file!")
 
     val config = ConfigFactory.parseFile(file)
 
-    fromConfig(config, file.getParentFile)
+    fromConfig(config, file.getParentFile, logbackXml)
   }
 
   /**
     * $fromConfigDoc
     */
-  def fromConfig(config: Config, datadir: File): EclairInstance = {
-    fromConfig(config, Some(datadir))
+  def fromConfig(
+      config: Config,
+      datadir: File,
+      logbackXml: Option[String]): EclairInstance = {
+    fromConfig(config, Some(datadir), logbackXml)
   }
 
   /**
     * $fromConfigDoc
     */
   def fromConfig(config: Config): EclairInstance = {
-    fromConfig(config, None)
+    fromConfig(config, None, None)
   }
 
   private def fromConfig(
       config: Config,
-      datadir: Option[File]): EclairInstance = {
+      datadir: Option[File],
+      logbackXml: Option[String]): EclairInstance = {
     val chain = ConfigUtil.getStringOrElse(config, "eclair.chain", "testnet")
 
     //  default conf: https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/blob/master/eclair-core/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -116,7 +127,8 @@ object EclairInstance {
     val instance = EclairInstance(network = np,
                                   uri = uri,
                                   rpcUri = rpcUri,
-                                  authCredentials = eclairAuth)
+                                  authCredentials = eclairAuth,
+                                  logbackXml)
 
     instance
   }
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala
index eaf5b01b8d..979385266f 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/eclair/rpc/EclairRpcTestUtil.scala
@@ -163,25 +163,32 @@ trait EclairRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
   }
 
   /** Assumes bitcoind is running already and you have specified correct bindings in eclair.conf */
-  def cannonicalEclairInstance(): EclairInstance = {
+  def cannonicalEclairInstance(
+      logbackXml: Option[String] = None): EclairInstance = {
     val datadir = cannonicalDatadir
-    eclairInstance(datadir)
+    eclairInstance(datadir, logbackXml)
   }
 
-  def eclairInstance(datadir: File): EclairInstance = {
-    val instance = EclairInstance.fromDatadir(datadir)
+  def eclairInstance(
+      datadir: File,
+      logbackXml: Option[String]): EclairInstance = {
+    val instance = EclairInstance.fromDatadir(datadir, logbackXml)
     instance
   }
 
   /** Starts the given bitcoind instance and then starts the eclair instance */
-  def eclairInstance(bitcoindRpc: BitcoindRpcClient): EclairInstance = {
+  def eclairInstance(
+      bitcoindRpc: BitcoindRpcClient,
+      logbackXml: Option[String] = None): EclairInstance = {
     val datadir = eclairDataDir(bitcoindRpc, false)
-    eclairInstance(datadir)
+    eclairInstance(datadir, logbackXml)
   }
 
-  def randomEclairInstance(bitcoindRpc: BitcoindRpcClient): EclairInstance = {
+  def randomEclairInstance(
+      bitcoindRpc: BitcoindRpcClient,
+      logbackXml: Option[String] = None): EclairInstance = {
     val datadir = eclairDataDir(bitcoindRpc, false)
-    eclairInstance(datadir)
+    eclairInstance(datadir, logbackXml)
   }
 
   def randomEclairClient(
@@ -699,7 +706,7 @@ trait EclairRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
     shutdownF
   }
 
-  case class Network(
+  case class EclairNetwork(
       bitcoind: BitcoindRpcClient,
       testEclairNode: EclairRpcClient,
       networkEclairNodes: Vector[EclairRpcClient],
@@ -713,31 +720,36 @@ trait EclairRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
       } yield ()
   }
 
-  object Network {
+  object EclairNetwork {
 
     def start(
-        eclairVersion: Option[String],
-        eclairCommit: Option[String],
+        testEclairVersion: Option[String],
+        testEclairCommit: Option[String],
+        senderEclairVersion: Option[String],
+        senderEclairCommit: Option[String],
         networkSize: Int,
-        channelAmount: MilliSatoshis)(
-        implicit system: ActorSystem): Future[Network] = {
+        channelAmount: MilliSatoshis,
+        logbackXml: Option[String])(
+        implicit system: ActorSystem): Future[EclairNetwork] = {
       import system.dispatcher
       for {
         bitcoind <- startedBitcoindRpcClient()
-        testEclairInstance = EclairRpcTestUtil.eclairInstance(bitcoind)
+        testEclairInstance = EclairRpcTestUtil.eclairInstance(bitcoind,
+                                                              logbackXml =
+                                                                logbackXml)
         testEclairNode = new EclairRpcClient(
           testEclairInstance,
-          binary(eclairVersion, eclairCommit))
+          binary(testEclairVersion, testEclairCommit))
         _ <- testEclairNode.start()
         _ <- awaitEclairInSync(testEclairNode, bitcoind)
         networkEclairInstances = 1
           .to(networkSize)
           .toVector
-          .map(_ => EclairRpcTestUtil.eclairInstance(bitcoind))
+          .map(_ =>
+            EclairRpcTestUtil.eclairInstance(bitcoind, logbackXml = logbackXml))
         networkEclairNodes = networkEclairInstances.map(
           new EclairRpcClient(_,
-                              binary(Some(EclairRpcClient.version),
-                                     Some(EclairRpcClient.commit))))
+                              binary(senderEclairVersion, senderEclairCommit)))
         _ <- Future.sequence(networkEclairNodes.map(_.start()))
         _ <- Future.sequence(
           networkEclairNodes.map(awaitEclairInSync(_, bitcoind)))
@@ -756,7 +768,10 @@ trait EclairRpcTestUtil extends BitcoinSLogger {
         }
         _ <- Future.sequence(
           channelIds.map(awaitChannelOpened(testEclairNode, _)))
-      } yield Network(bitcoind, testEclairNode, networkEclairNodes, channelIds)
+      } yield EclairNetwork(bitcoind,
+                            testEclairNode,
+                            networkEclairNodes,
+                            channelIds)
     }
 
   }