diff --git a/cashu/lightning/fake.py b/cashu/lightning/fake.py
index a79c1a81..7a14d3f0 100644
--- a/cashu/lightning/fake.py
+++ b/cashu/lightning/fake.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import random
 from datetime import datetime
 from os import urandom
-from typing import AsyncGenerator, Optional, Set
+from typing import AsyncGenerator, Dict, Optional, Set
 
 from bolt11 import (
     Bolt11,
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class FakeWallet(Wallet):
     """https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits"""
 
     queue: asyncio.Queue[Bolt11] = asyncio.Queue(0)
+    payment_secrets: Dict[str, str] = dict()
     paid_invoices: Set[str] = set()
     secret: str = "FAKEWALLET SECRET"
     privkey: str = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac(
@@ -68,20 +69,18 @@ async def create_invoice(
         if expiry:
             tags.add(TagChar.expire_time, expiry)
 
-        # random hash
-        checking_id = (
-            self.privkey[:6]
-            + hashlib.sha256(str(random.getrandbits(256)).encode()).hexdigest()[6:]
-        )
-
-        tags.add(TagChar.payment_hash, checking_id)
-
         if payment_secret:
             secret = payment_secret.hex()
         else:
             secret = urandom(32).hex()
         tags.add(TagChar.payment_secret, secret)
 
+        payment_hash = hashlib.sha256(secret.encode()).hexdigest()
+
+        tags.add(TagChar.payment_hash, payment_hash)
+
+        self.payment_secrets[payment_hash] = secret
+
         bolt11 = Bolt11(
             currency="bc",
             amount_msat=MilliSatoshi(amount * 1000),
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ async def create_invoice(
         payment_request = encode(bolt11, self.privkey)
 
         return InvoiceResponse(
-            ok=True, checking_id=checking_id, payment_request=payment_request
+            ok=True, checking_id=payment_hash, payment_request=payment_request
         )
 
     async def pay_invoice(self, bolt11: str, fee_limit_msat: int) -> PaymentResponse:
@@ -101,11 +100,14 @@ async def pay_invoice(self, bolt11: str, fee_limit_msat: int) -> PaymentResponse
         if DELAY_PAYMENT:
             await asyncio.sleep(5)
 
-        if invoice.payment_hash[:6] == self.privkey[:6] or BRR:
+        if invoice.payment_hash in self.payment_secrets or BRR:
             await self.queue.put(invoice)
             self.paid_invoices.add(invoice.payment_hash)
             return PaymentResponse(
-                ok=True, checking_id=invoice.payment_hash, fee_msat=0
+                ok=True,
+                checking_id=invoice.payment_hash,
+                fee_msat=0,
+                preimage=self.payment_secrets.get(invoice.payment_hash) or "0" * 64,
             )
         else:
             return PaymentResponse(
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py b/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py
index ca2b52e3..4be2cbea 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py
@@ -178,13 +178,25 @@ async def pay(ctx: Context, invoice: str, yes: bool):
             default=True,
         )
 
-    print("Paying Lightning invoice ...")
+    print("Paying Lightning invoice ...", end="", flush=True)
     assert total_amount > 0, "amount is not positive"
     if wallet.available_balance < total_amount:
         print("Error: Balance too low.")
         return
     _, send_proofs = await wallet.split_to_send(wallet.proofs, total_amount)
-    await wallet.pay_lightning(send_proofs, invoice, fee_reserve_sat)
+    try:
+        melt_response = await wallet.pay_lightning(
+            send_proofs, invoice, fee_reserve_sat
+        )
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"\nError paying invoice: {str(e)}")
+        return
+    print(" Invoice paid", end="", flush=True)
+    if melt_response.preimage and melt_response.preimage != "0" * 64:
+        print(f" (Proof: {melt_response.preimage}).")
+    else:
+        print(".")
     wallet.status()