diff --git a/benches/create_n_users.bench.ts b/benches/create_n_users.bench.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76e033be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/create_n_users.bench.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { Connection, Keypair } from '@solana/web3.js';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as splToken from "@solana/spl-token";
+import * as os from 'os';
+
+// number of users
+const nbUsers = process.argv[2];
+// url
+const url = process.argv.length > 3 ? process.argv[3] : "http://127.0.0.1:8890";
+// outfile
+const outFile = process.argv.length > 4 ? process.argv[4] : "out.json";
+
+console.log("creating " + nbUsers + " Users on " + url + " out file " + outFile);
+
+(async () => {
+    const connection = new Connection(url, 'confirmed');
+
+    const authority = Keypair.fromSecretKey(
+        Uint8Array.from(
+            JSON.parse(
+                process.env.KEYPAIR ||
+                fs.readFileSync(os.homedir() + '/.config/solana/id.json', 'utf-8'),
+            ),
+        ),
+    );
+
+    // create n key pairs
+    const userKps = [...Array(nbUsers)].map(_x => Keypair.generate())
+
+    // create and initialize new mint
+    const mint = await splToken.createMint(
+        connection,
+        authority,
+        authority.publicKey,
+        null,
+        6,
+    );
+
+    // create accounts for each key pair created earlier
+    const accounts = await Promise.all(userKps.map(x => {
+        return splToken.createAccount(
+            connection,
+            authority,
+            mint,
+            x.publicKey,
+        )
+    }));
+
+    // mint to accounts
+    await Promise.all(accounts.map(to => {
+        return splToken.mintTo(
+            connection,
+            authority,
+            mint,
+            to,
+            authority,
+            1_000_000_000_000,
+        )
+    }));
+
+    const users = userKps.map(user => {
+        return {
+            publicKey: user.publicKey.toBase58(),
+            secretKey: Array.from(user.secretKey)
+        }
+    });
+
+    const data = {
+        'users': users,
+        'tokenAccounts': accounts,
+        'mint': mint,
+        'minted_amount': 1_000_000_000_000
+    };
+
+    console.log('created ' + nbUsers + ' Users and minted 10^12 tokens for mint ' + mint);
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(outFile, JSON.stringify(data));
+
+})()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83071186..e5138ca9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "repository": "https://github.com/blockworks-foundation/lite-rpc.git",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@solana/spl-token": "^0.3.6",
     "@solana/web3.js": "^1.73.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.2.5",
     "jest": "^29.3.1",
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 62e80568..0f3e5b39 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub rpc_addr: String,
     #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = String::from(DEFAULT_WS_ADDR))]
     pub ws_addr: String,
-    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = String::from("127.0.0.1:8890"))]
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = String::from("127.0.0.1:8890"))]
     pub lite_rpc_http_addr: String,
-    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = String::from("127.0.0.1:8891"))]
+    #[arg(short='s', long, default_value_t = String::from("127.0.0.1:8891"))]
     pub lite_rpc_ws_addr: String,
     #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
     pub batch_transactions: bool,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 142aab43..ff0eb4c1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -587,6 +587,16 @@
   dependencies:
     "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
 
+"@solana/buffer-layout-utils@^0.2.0":
+  version "0.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@solana/buffer-layout-utils/-/buffer-layout-utils-0.2.0.tgz#b45a6cab3293a2eb7597cceb474f229889d875ca"
+  integrity sha512-szG4sxgJGktbuZYDg2FfNmkMi0DYQoVjN2h7ta1W1hPrwzarcFLBq9UpX1UjNXsNpT9dn+chgprtWGioUAr4/g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@solana/buffer-layout" "^4.0.0"
+    "@solana/web3.js" "^1.32.0"
+    bigint-buffer "^1.1.5"
+    bignumber.js "^9.0.1"
+
 "@solana/buffer-layout@^4.0.0":
   version "4.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@solana/buffer-layout/-/buffer-layout-4.0.1.tgz#b996235eaec15b1e0b5092a8ed6028df77fa6c15"
@@ -594,7 +604,16 @@
   dependencies:
     buffer "~6.0.3"
 
-"@solana/web3.js@^1.73.0":
+"@solana/spl-token@^0.3.6":
+  version "0.3.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@solana/spl-token/-/spl-token-0.3.6.tgz#35473ad2ed71fe91e5754a2ac72901e1b8b26a42"
+  integrity sha512-P9pTXjDIRvVbjr3J0mCnSamYqLnICeds7IoH1/Ro2R9OBuOHdp5pqKZoscfZ3UYrgnCWUc1bc9M2m/YPHjw+1g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@solana/buffer-layout" "^4.0.0"
+    "@solana/buffer-layout-utils" "^0.2.0"
+    buffer "^6.0.3"
+
+"@solana/web3.js@^1.32.0", "@solana/web3.js@^1.73.0":
   version "1.73.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@solana/web3.js/-/web3.js-1.73.0.tgz#c65f9f954ac80fca6952765c931dd72e57e1b572"
   integrity sha512-YrgX3Py7ylh8NYkbanoINUPCj//bWUjYZ5/WPy9nQ9SK3Cl7QWCR+NmbDjmC/fTspZGR+VO9LTQslM++jr5PRw==
@@ -876,6 +895,11 @@ bigint-buffer@^1.1.5:
   dependencies:
     bindings "^1.3.0"
 
+bignumber.js@^9.0.1:
+  version "9.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bignumber.js/-/bignumber.js-9.1.1.tgz#c4df7dc496bd849d4c9464344c1aa74228b4dac6"
+  integrity sha512-pHm4LsMJ6lzgNGVfZHjMoO8sdoRhOzOH4MLmY65Jg70bpxCKu5iOHNJyfF6OyvYw7t8Fpf35RuzUyqnQsj8Vig==
+
 bindings@^1.3.0:
   version "1.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bindings/-/bindings-1.5.0.tgz#10353c9e945334bc0511a6d90b38fbc7c9c504df"
@@ -956,7 +980,7 @@ buffer@6.0.1:
     base64-js "^1.3.1"
     ieee754 "^1.2.1"
 
-buffer@~6.0.3:
+buffer@^6.0.3, buffer@~6.0.3:
   version "6.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/buffer/-/buffer-6.0.3.tgz#2ace578459cc8fbe2a70aaa8f52ee63b6a74c6c6"
   integrity sha512-FTiCpNxtwiZZHEZbcbTIcZjERVICn9yq/pDFkTl95/AxzD1naBctN7YO68riM/gLSDY7sdrMby8hofADYuuqOA==