diff --git a/scripts/spam_txs.py b/scripts/spam_txs.py
index 681d0f83..e9f7fe23 100644
--- a/scripts/spam_txs.py
+++ b/scripts/spam_txs.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 AUTONOMY_SEED = os.environ["SEED"]
 cf_accs = accounts.from_mnemonic(AUTONOMY_SEED, count=10)
-DEPLOYER_ACCOUNT_INDEX = int(os.environ.get("DEPLOYER_ACCOUNT_INDEX") or 0)
+DEPLOYER_ACCOUNT_INDEX = int(os.environ.get("DEPLOYER_ACCOUNT_INDEX") or 1)
 
 DEPLOYER = cf_accs[DEPLOYER_ACCOUNT_INDEX]
 print(f"DEPLOYER = {DEPLOYER}")
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 # NUM_SPAM_TXS = int(os.environ["NUM_SPAM_TXS"])
 NUM_SPAM_TXS = 100
 
+print("DEPLOYER", DEPLOYER)
+
 
 def main():
     for i in range(NUM_SPAM_TXS):