diff --git a/bin/near-cli.js b/bin/near-cli.js
index 899d056c..d72db0da 100644
--- a/bin/near-cli.js
+++ b/bin/near-cli.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ yargs // eslint-disable-line
     .command(require('../commands/transactions/status'))
     .command(require('../commands/contract/view'))
     .command(require('../commands/deprecated'))
-    .option('verbose', { desc: 'Prints out verbose output', type: 'boolean', default: false })
+    .option('verbose', { alias: ['v'], desc: 'Prints out verbose output', type: 'boolean', default: false })
     .showHelpOnFail(true)
     .recommendCommands()
     .demandCommand(1, chalk`Pass {bold --help} to see all available commands and options.`)
diff --git a/commands/account/create.js b/commands/account/create.js
index aebcc30f..95030dbe 100644
--- a/commands/account/create.js
+++ b/commands/account/create.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const inspectResponse = require('../../utils/inspect-response');
 const { assertCredentials, storeCredentials } = require('../../utils/credentials');
 const { DEFAULT_NETWORK } = require('../../config');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
-const { BN } = require('bn.js');
 
 module.exports = {
     command: 'create-account <new-account-id>',
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ async function create(options) {
             throw new Error(`Account ${options.useAccount} does not exist in ${options.networkId}. Are you using the right network?`); 
         }
 
-        const initialBalance = new BN(utils.format.parseNearAmount(options.initialBalance));
+        const initialBalance = utils.format.parseNearAmount(options.initialBalance);
 
         const split = newAccountId.split('.');
         const isSubAccount = newAccountId.endsWith(options.useAccount);
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index af0d158e..748c6e6c 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function getConfig(env) {
     default:
         throw Error(`Unconfigured environment '${env}'. Can be configured in src/config.js.`);
     }
+    config['initialBalance'] = '1' + '0'.repeat(24);
     return config;
 }