diff --git a/bolt-sidecar/src/config/mod.rs b/bolt-sidecar/src/config/mod.rs
index 806e9cead..4190da9f2 100644
--- a/bolt-sidecar/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/bolt-sidecar/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl Opts {
 fn read_env_file() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     match dotenvy::dotenv() {
         // It means the .env file hasn't been found but it's okay since it's optional
-        Err(dotenvy::Error::Io(_)) => (),
+        Err(dotenvy::Error::Io(_)) => println!("No .env file found, using environment variables"),
         Err(err) => bail!("Failed to load .env file: {:?}", err),
         Ok(path) => println!("Loaded environment variables from path: {:?}", path),
     };
diff --git a/testnets/holesky/README.md b/testnets/holesky/README.md
index 4056410f5..9d0acfe78 100644
--- a/testnets/holesky/README.md
+++ b/testnets/holesky/README.md
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ First, make sure to have [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/),
 Then clone the Bolt repository by running:
 
 ```bash
-git clone --branch v0.3.0-alpha htts://github.com/chainbound/bolt.git
+git clone htts://github.com/chainbound/bolt.git
 cd bolt/testnets/holesky
 ```
 
diff --git a/testnets/holesky/docker-compose.yml b/testnets/holesky/docker-compose.yml
index 9b2999da3..fa35100ef 100644
--- a/testnets/holesky/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/testnets/holesky/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 services:
   bolt-sidecar-holesky:
-    image: ghcr.io/chainbound/bolt-sidecar:v0.3.0-alpha
+    image: ghcr.io/chainbound/bolt-sidecar:v0.3.1-alpha.rc1
     container_name: bolt-sidecar-holesky
     restart: unless-stopped
-    env_file: ./bolt-sidecar.env
     ports:
       # NOTE: to read these envs, it is necessary to provide them via `--env-file` or having them already set.
       - "${BOLT_SIDECAR_PORT:-8017}:${BOLT_SIDECAR_PORT:-8017}" # This port should be opened on your firewall!
       - "${BOLT_SIDECAR_CONSTRAINTS_PROXY_PORT:-18550}:${BOLT_SIDECAR_CONSTRAINTS_PROXY_PORT:-18550}"
     entrypoint: /usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
     volumes:
+      # Load the entrypoint script: an hook before starting the sidecar binary
+      # that overrides some of envs inside .env to match the volumes paths.
       - ./entrypoint.sh:/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
+      # Load the environment variables that will be sourced by the sidecar process.
       - ./bolt-sidecar.env:/usr/local/bin/.env
       # NOTE: to read these envs, it is necessary to provide them via `--env-file` or having them already set.
+      # This is a workaround because it is not possible to conditionally mount
+      # volumes. As such, if an env is not provided, we will mount `/dev/null`
+      # instead.
       - ${BOLT_SIDECAR_DELEGATIONS_PATH:-/dev/null}:/etc/delegations.json
       - ${BOLT_SIDECAR_KEYSTORE_PATH:-/dev/null}:/etc/keystores
       - ${BOLT_SIDECAR_KEYSTORE_SECRETS_PATH:-/dev/null}:/etc/secrets
diff --git a/testnets/holesky/entrypoint.sh b/testnets/holesky/entrypoint.sh
index 3849458c6..97d9e82d2 100755
--- a/testnets/holesky/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/testnets/holesky/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@
 # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
 set -e
 
-# Override the environment variables provided by the user.
+# Make sure we're in the correct directory
+cd /usr/local/bin
+
+# Load the environment variables from the .env file.
+source .env
+
+# Override some of the environment variables provided by the user, even if
+# provided via .env file, so that the volume mounts work as expected.
 #
 # The "+" syntax replaces the environment variable with the alternate valuee
 # only if set.
 # Reference: https://docs.docker.com/compose/how-tos/environment-variables/variable-interpolation/#interpolation-syntax
-
+#
 # Ensure these environment variables are either empty or set with the
 # alternative values, overriding what's provided with the `--env-file` flag in
 # the Docker Compose file and matching the volume mounts.
@@ -16,4 +23,4 @@ export BOLT_SIDECAR_DELEGATIONS_PATH="${BOLT_SIDECAR_DELEGATIONS_PATH+/etc/deleg
 export BOLT_SIDECAR_KEYSTORE_PATH="${BOLT_SIDECAR_KEYSTORE_PATH+/etc/keystore}"
 export BOLT_SIDECAR_KEYSTORE_SECRETS_PATH="${BOLT_SIDECAR_KEYSTORE_SECRETS_PATH+/etc/secrets}"
 
-/usr/local/bin/bolt-sidecar
+./bolt-sidecar