diff --git a/skynet/cli.py b/skynet/cli.py
index 6e4db55..03b36ae 100644
--- a/skynet/cli.py
+++ b/skynet/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
 import os
+import time
 import json
 import logging
 import random
@@ -376,21 +377,23 @@ def telegram(
 
 
 @run.command()
-@click.option('--loglevel', '-l', default='warning', help='logging level')
+@click.option('--loglevel', '-l', default='INFO', help='logging level')
 @click.option(
     '--container', '-c', default='ipfs_host')
 @click.option(
     '--hyperion-url', '-n', default='http://127.0.0.1:42001')
-def pinner(loglevel, container):
+def pinner(loglevel, container, hyperion_url):
+    logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel)
     dclient = docker.from_env()
 
-    container = dclient.containers.get(conatiner)
+    container = dclient.containers.get(container)
     ipfs_node = IPFSDocker(container)
+    hyperion = HyperionAPI(hyperion_url)
 
     last_pinned: dict[str, datetime] = {}
 
     def cleanup_pinned(now: datetime):
-        for cid in last_pinned.keys():
+        for cid in set(last_pinned.keys()):
             ts = last_pinned[cid]
             if now - ts > timedelta(minutes=1):
                 del last_pinned[cid]
@@ -398,7 +401,7 @@ def pinner(loglevel, container):
     try:
         while True:
             # get all submits in the last minute
-            now = dateimte.now()
+            now = datetime.now()
             half_min_ago = now - timedelta(seconds=30)
             submits = hyperion.get_actions(
                 account='telos.gpu',
@@ -422,7 +425,11 @@ def pinner(loglevel, container):
 
                 ipfs_node.pin(cid)
 
+                logging.info(f'pinned {cid}')
+
             cleanup_pinned(now)
 
+            time.sleep(1)
+
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         ...
diff --git a/skynet/ipfs.py b/skynet/ipfs.py
index 1e56b52..002622c 100644
--- a/skynet/ipfs.py
+++ b/skynet/ipfs.py
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ class IPFSDocker:
 def open_ipfs_node():
     dclient = docker.from_env()
 
+    staging_dir = (Path().resolve() / 'ipfs-docker-staging').mkdir(
+        parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    data_dir = (Path().resolve() / 'ipfs-docker-data').mkdir(
+        parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    export_target = '/export'
+    data_target = '/data/ipfs'
+
     container = dclient.containers.run(
         'ipfs/go-ipfs:latest',
         name='skynet-ipfs',
@@ -51,25 +59,17 @@ def open_ipfs_node():
             '5001/tcp': ('127.0.0.1', 5001)
         },
         mounts=[
-            Mount(
-                '/export',
-                str(Path().resolve() / 'tmp/ipfs-docker-staging'),
-                'bind'
-            ),
-            Mount(
-                '/data/ipfs',
-                str(Path().resolve() / 'tmp/ipfs-docker-data'),
-                'bind'
-            )
+            Mount(export_target, str(staging_dir), 'bind'),
+            Mount(data_target, str(data_dir), 'bind')
         ],
         detach=True,
         remove=True
     )
     uid = os.getuid()
     gid = os.getgid()
-    ec, out = container.exec_run(['chown', f'{uid}:{gid}', '-R', '/export'])
+    ec, out = container.exec_run(['chown', f'{uid}:{gid}', '-R', export_target])
     assert ec == 0
-    ec, out = container.exec_run(['chown', f'{uid}:{gid}', '-R', '/data/ipfs'])
+    ec, out = container.exec_run(['chown', f'{uid}:{gid}', '-R', data_target])
     assert ec == 0
     try: