diff --git a/batcher/Cargo.lock b/batcher/Cargo.lock
index 23f9beb842..2fe1e4460b 100644
--- a/batcher/Cargo.lock
+++ b/batcher/Cargo.lock
@@ -5433,6 +5433,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "kimchi",
  "lazy_static",
+ "log",
  "mina-curves",
  "mina-p2p-messages",
  "mina-tree",
diff --git a/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.lock b/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.lock
index 9a4ba0f9ed..73e1ca6e73 100644
--- a/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.lock
+++ b/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.lock
@@ -3609,6 +3609,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "kimchi",
  "lazy_static",
+ "log",
  "mina-curves",
  "mina-p2p-messages",
  "mina-tree",
diff --git a/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.toml b/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.toml
index 4945610118..105956029e 100644
--- a/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/operator/mina/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ blake2 = "0.10.6"
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
 mina_bridge_core = { git = "https://github.com/lambdaclass/mina_bridge", rev = "884f28b834b62133384661fdf73c9db283f68c62" }
 bincode = "1.3.3"
+log = "0.4.21"
 
 [patch.crates-io]
 ark-ff = { git = "https://github.com/lambdaclass/openmina_algebra", branch = "mina_bridge" }
diff --git a/operator/mina/lib/src/lib.rs b/operator/mina/lib/src/lib.rs
index fc04fbda70..be85f0d842 100644
--- a/operator/mina/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/operator/mina/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 mod consensus_state;
 mod verifier_index;
 
+use log::error;
 use mina_bridge_core::proof::state_proof::{MinaStateProof, MinaStatePubInputs};
 
 use ark_ec::short_weierstrass_jacobian::GroupAffine;
@@ -21,9 +22,15 @@ use verifier_index::{deserialize_blockchain_vk, MinaChain};
 
 lazy_static! {
     static ref DEVNET_VERIFIER_INDEX: VerifierIndex<GroupAffine<PallasParameters>> =
-        deserialize_blockchain_vk(MinaChain::Devnet).unwrap();
+        deserialize_blockchain_vk(MinaChain::Devnet).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            error!("Failed to load Devnet verification key: {}", err);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        });
     static ref MAINNET_VERIFIER_INDEX: VerifierIndex<GroupAffine<PallasParameters>> =
-        deserialize_blockchain_vk(MinaChain::Mainnet).unwrap();
+        deserialize_blockchain_vk(MinaChain::Mainnet).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            error!("Failed to load Mainnet verification key: {}", err);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        });
     static ref MINA_SRS: SRS<Vesta> = SRS::<Vesta>::create(Fq::SRS_DEPTH);
 }