diff --git a/cli/node_identity.go b/cli/node_identity.go
index 79ee149543..70e36f4353 100644
--- a/cli/node_identity.go
+++ b/cli/node_identity.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 func MakeNodeIdentityCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "node_identity",
-		Short: "Get information about the node's identity",
-		Long: `Get information about the node's identity.
+		Short: "Get the information public about the node's identity",
+		Long: `Get the information public about the node's identity.
 
 Node uses the identity to be able to exchange encryption keys with other nodes.
 
diff --git a/cli/start.go b/cli/start.go
index 3aeeee510c..52567cec65 100644
--- a/cli/start.go
+++ b/cli/start.go
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ func MakeStartCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				cmd.Printf(devModeBanner)
 				if cfg.GetBool("keyring.disabled") {
 					var err error
+					// TODO: we want to persist this identity so we can restart the node with the same identity
+					// even in development mode. https://github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/issues/3148
 					opts, err = addEphemeralIdentity(opts)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
diff --git a/tests/integration/acp.go b/tests/integration/acp.go
index 172b4be0c7..532bc6aae2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/acp.go
+++ b/tests/integration/acp.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	acpIdentity "github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/acp/identity"
+	"github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/client"
 	"github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/internal/db"
 	"github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/keyring"
 	"github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/node"
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ func addDocActorRelationshipACP(s *state, action AddDocActorRelationship) {
 			getTargetIdentity(s, action.TargetIdentity, nodeID),
 		)
 
-		assertACPResult(s, action.ExpectedError, err, action.ExpectedExistence, result.ExistedAlready, "existed")
+		assertAddDocActorRelationship(s, err, action, result)
 	} else {
 		for i := range getNodes(action.NodeID, s.nodes) {
 			node := s.nodes[i]
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ func addDocActorRelationshipACP(s *state, action AddDocActorRelationship) {
 				getTargetIdentity(s, action.TargetIdentity, i),
 			)
 
-			assertACPResult(s, action.ExpectedError, err, action.ExpectedExistence, result.ExistedAlready, "existed")
+			assertAddDocActorRelationship(s, err, action, result)
 			if acpType == SourceHubACPType {
 				break
 			}
@@ -219,6 +220,21 @@ func addDocActorRelationshipACP(s *state, action AddDocActorRelationship) {
 	}
 }
 
+func assertAddDocActorRelationship(
+	s *state,
+	actualErr error,
+	action AddDocActorRelationship,
+	result client.AddDocActorRelationshipResult,
+) {
+	expectedErrorRaised := AssertError(s.t, s.testCase.Description, actualErr, action.ExpectedError)
+	assertExpectedErrorRaised(s.t, s.testCase.Description, action.ExpectedError, expectedErrorRaised)
+
+	if !expectedErrorRaised {
+		require.Equal(s.t, action.ExpectedError, "")
+		require.Equal(s.t, action.ExpectedExistence, result.ExistedAlready, "existed")
+	}
+}
+
 // DeleteDocActorRelationship will attempt to delete a relationship between a document and an actor.
 type DeleteDocActorRelationship struct {
 	// NodeID may hold the ID (index) of the node we want to delete doc actor relationship on.
@@ -282,7 +298,7 @@ func deleteDocActorRelationshipACP(s *state, action DeleteDocActorRelationship)
 			getTargetIdentity(s, action.TargetIdentity, nodeID),
 		)
 
-		assertACPResult(s, action.ExpectedError, err, action.ExpectedRecordFound, result.RecordFound, "record found")
+		assertDeleteDocActorRelationship(s, err, action, result)
 	} else {
 		for i := range getNodes(action.NodeID, s.nodes) {
 			node := s.nodes[i]
@@ -297,8 +313,7 @@ func deleteDocActorRelationshipACP(s *state, action DeleteDocActorRelationship)
 				action.Relation,
 				getTargetIdentity(s, action.TargetIdentity, i),
 			)
-
-			assertACPResult(s, action.ExpectedError, err, action.ExpectedRecordFound, result.RecordFound, "record found")
+			assertDeleteDocActorRelationship(s, err, action, result)
 			if acpType == SourceHubACPType {
 				break
 			}
@@ -306,6 +321,21 @@ func deleteDocActorRelationshipACP(s *state, action DeleteDocActorRelationship)
 	}
 }
 
+func assertDeleteDocActorRelationship(
+	s *state,
+	actualErr error,
+	action DeleteDocActorRelationship,
+	result client.DeleteDocActorRelationshipResult,
+) {
+	expectedErrorRaised := AssertError(s.t, s.testCase.Description, actualErr, action.ExpectedError)
+	assertExpectedErrorRaised(s.t, s.testCase.Description, action.ExpectedError, expectedErrorRaised)
+
+	if !expectedErrorRaised {
+		require.Equal(s.t, action.ExpectedError, "")
+		require.Equal(s.t, action.ExpectedRecordFound, result.RecordFound, "record found mismatch")
+	}
+}
+
 func getCollectionAndDocInfo(s *state, collectionID, docInd, nodeID int) (string, string) {
 	collectionName := ""
 	docID := ""
@@ -345,22 +375,6 @@ func getRequestorIdentity(s *state, requestorIdent, nodeID int) immutable.Option
 	return acpIdentity.None
 }
 
-func assertACPResult(
-	s *state,
-	expectedError string,
-	actualErr error,
-	expectedBool, actualBool bool,
-	boolDesc string,
-) {
-	expectedErrorRaised := AssertError(s.t, s.testCase.Description, actualErr, expectedError)
-	assertExpectedErrorRaised(s.t, s.testCase.Description, expectedError, expectedErrorRaised)
-
-	if !expectedErrorRaised {
-		require.Equal(s.t, expectedError, "")
-		require.Equal(s.t, expectedBool, actualBool, boolDesc)
-	}
-}
-
 func setupSourceHub(s *state) ([]node.ACPOpt, error) {
 	var isACPTest bool
 	for _, a := range s.testCase.Actions {