diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d9f8ebab7..0be00e71ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,12 +98,26 @@ To understand the role that both the beacon node and validator play in Prysm, se
 To start your beacon node, issue the following command:
 
 ```
-docker run -v $HOME/prysm-data:/data -p 4000:4000 --name beacon-node \
+docker run -v $HOME/prysm-data:/data -p 4000:4000 \
+  --name beacon-node \
   gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest \
+  --no-genesis-delay \
   --datadir=/data
 ```
 
-The beacon node can be halted by either using `Ctrl+c` or with the command:
+(Optional) If you want to enable gRPC, then run this command instead of the one above:
+
+```
+docker run -v $HOME/prysm-data:/data -p 4000:4000 -p 7000:7000 \
+  --name beacon-node \
+  gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest \
+  --datadir=/data \
+  --no-genesis-delay \
+  --grpc-gateway-port=7000
+```
+
+You can stop the beacon node using `Ctrl+c` or with the following command:
+=======
 
 ```
 docker stop beacon-node
@@ -121,13 +135,13 @@ To delete a corrupted container, issue the command:
 docker rm beacon-node
 ```
 
-To recreate a deleted container and refresh the chain database, issue the start command with an additional `--clear-db` parameter:
+To recreate a deleted container and refresh the chain database, issue the start command with an additional `--force-clear-db` parameter:
 
 ```
 docker run -it -v $HOME/prysm-data:/data -p 4000:4000 --name beacon-node \
   gcr.io/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain:latest \
   --datadir=/data \
-  --clear-db
+  --force-clear-db
 ```
 
 **Docker on Windows:**
diff --git a/scripts/interop_start.sh b/scripts/interop_start.sh
index d7a34e70b8..4ca89e5272 100755
--- a/scripts/interop_start.sh
+++ b/scripts/interop_start.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ IDENTITY="" # P2P private key
 PEERS="" # Comma separated list of peers
 GEN_STATE="" # filepath to ssz encoded state.
 PORT="8000" # port to serve p2p traffic
+RPCPORT="8001" # port to serve rpc traffic
 YAML_KEY_FILE="" # Path to yaml keyfile as defined here: https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-pm/tree/master/interop/mocked_start
 
 # Constants
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ usage() {
     echo "--peer=<peer>"
     echo "--num-validators=<number>"
     echo "--gen-state=<file path>"
-    port "--port=<port number>"
+    echo "--port=<port number>"
+    echo "--rpcport=<port number>"
 }
 
 while [ "$1" != "" ];
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ do
         --port)
             PORT=$VALUE
             ;;
+        --rpcport)
+            RPCPORT=$VALUE
+            ;;
         --help)
             usage
             exit
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ echo -n "$IDENTITY" > /tmp/id.key
 BEACON_FLAGS="--bootstrap-node= \
   --deposit-contract=0xD775140349E6A5D12524C6ccc3d6A1d4519D4029 \
   --p2p-port=$PORT \
+  --grpc-gateway-port=$RPCPORT \
   --peer=$PEERS \
   --interop-genesis-state=$GEN_STATE \
   --p2p-priv-key=/tmp/id.key \