diff --git a/cmd/collect.go b/cmd/collect.go
index b2cd151..af4df5e 100644
--- a/cmd/collect.go
+++ b/cmd/collect.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ var collectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if accessToken == "" {
 			var err error
 			accessToken, err = util.LoadAccessToken(tokenPath)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("failed to load access token")
+			if err != nil && verbose {
+				log.Warn().Err(err).Msgf("could not load access token")
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ var collectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	currentUser, _ = user.Current()
-	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&client.Host, "host", client.Host, "set the host to the SMD API")
-	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&client.Port, "port", "p", client.Port, "set the port to the SMD API")
+	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&client.Host, "host", "", "set the host:port to the SMD API")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&username, "username", "", "set the BMC user")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&password, "password", "", "set the BMC password")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&scheme, "scheme", "https", "set the scheme used to query")
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 26cc1fc..826f1e3 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	showCache bool
+)
+
 // The `list` command provides an easy way to show what was found
 // and stored in a cache database from a scan. The data that's stored
 // is what is consumed by the `collect` command with the --cache flag.
@@ -24,6 +28,13 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		"  magellan list\n" +
 		"  magellan list --cache ./assets.db",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		// check if we just want to show cache-related info and exit
+		if showCache {
+			fmt.Printf("cache: %s\n", cachePath)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// load the assets found from scan
 		scannedResults, err := sqlite.GetScannedAssets(cachePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to get scanned assets")
@@ -37,7 +48,7 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(b))
 		} else {
 			for _, r := range scannedResults {
-				fmt.Printf("%s:%d (%s) @ %s\n", r.Host, r.Port, r.Protocol, r.Timestamp.Format(time.UnixDate))
+				fmt.Printf("%s:%d (%s) @%s\n", r.Host, r.Port, r.Protocol, r.Timestamp.Format(time.UnixDate))
 			}
 		}
 	},
@@ -45,5 +56,6 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	listCmd.Flags().StringVar(&format, "format", "", "set the output format (json|default)")
+	listCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&showCache, "cache-info", false, "show cache information and exit")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(listCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 09a38c1..55365cd 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	magellan "github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/internal"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "set to enable/disable verbose output")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&debug, "debug", "d", false, "set to enable/disable debug messages")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&accessToken, "access-token", "", "set the access token")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cachePath, "cache", fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%smagellan/magellan.db", currentUser.Username+"/"), "set the scanning result cache path")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cachePath, "cache", fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%s/magellan/assets.db", currentUser.Username), "set the scanning result cache path")
 
 	// bind viper config flags with cobra
 	viper.BindPFlag("concurrency", rootCmd.Flags().Lookup("concurrency"))
@@ -92,7 +93,10 @@ func init() {
 // See the 'LoadConfig' function in 'internal/config' for details.
 func InitializeConfig() {
 	if configPath != "" {
-		magellan.LoadConfig(configPath)
+		err := magellan.LoadConfig(configPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to load config")
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -102,12 +106,13 @@ func InitializeConfig() {
 // TODO: This function should probably be moved to 'internal/config.go'
 // instead of in this file.
 func SetDefaults() {
+	currentUser, _ = user.Current()
 	viper.SetDefault("threads", 1)
 	viper.SetDefault("timeout", 5)
 	viper.SetDefault("config", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("verbose", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("debug", false)
-	viper.SetDefault("cache", "/tmp/magellan/magellan.db")
+	viper.SetDefault("cache", fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%s/magellan/magellan.db", currentUser.Username))
 	viper.SetDefault("scan.hosts", []string{})
 	viper.SetDefault("scan.ports", []int{})
 	viper.SetDefault("scan.subnets", []string{})
@@ -115,7 +120,6 @@ func SetDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("scan.disable-probing", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("collect.driver", []string{"redfish"})
 	viper.SetDefault("collect.host", client.Host)
-	viper.SetDefault("collect.port", client.Port)
 	viper.SetDefault("collect.user", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("collect.pass", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("collect.protocol", "tcp")