diff --git a/scripts/tournament/2024-02/round-1/setup.sh b/scripts/tournament/2024-02/round-1/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..742a9a214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tournament/2024-02/round-1/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+CLI_CMD="${1:-cli}" # in prod change to cli:prod e.g., `./setup.sh cli:prod`
+
+## create February 2024 Mars Madness tournament + Round 1 structure
+
+npm run ${CLI_CMD} -- tournament create --tournamentName="2024-02 Mars Madness" --description="The next Mars Madness tournament begins February 8, 2024! Top-scoring players on surviving teams will advance to the next round. Players who make it to the championship round will receive a Port of Mars T-shirt, and the winner of the championship will receive the top prize of \$500 USD! Winners of surviving groups in the first round will also receive a \$10 Amazon gift card."
+npm run ${CLI_CMD} -- tournament treatment add --treatmentIds 1 2 3
+npm run ${CLI_CMD} -- tournament round create --introSurveyUrl=https://asu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0c8tCMZkAUh4V8x --exitSurveyUrl=https://asu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6FNhPbsBuybTjEN --announcement="REGISTRATION FOR ROUND 1 IS NOW OPEN. Register, complete the Port of Mars Mission Control onboarding, and sign in during a scheduled launch time to compete in the next Mars Madness tournament!"
+# set up 3 launch dates per day from 2024-02-08 to 2024-02-21
+for day in {08..21}; do
+    npm run ${CLI_CMD} -- tournament round date --date="2024-02-${day}T17:00:00-07:00";
+    npm run ${CLI_CMD} -- tournament round date --date="2024-02-${day}T20:00:00-07:00";
+    npm run ${CLI_CMD} -- tournament round date --date="2024-02-${day}T22:00:00-07:00";
+done
diff --git a/server/src/cli.ts b/server/src/cli.ts
index e8953a4df..7ec851f16 100644
--- a/server/src/cli.ts
+++ b/server/src/cli.ts
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ async function createTournamentRoundDate(
 ): Promise<void> {
   const sp = getServices(em);
   if (date.getMinutes() !== 0) {
-    logger.fatal("Only dates on the hour are currently supported");
+    logger.fatal("Only dates on the hour are currently supported: %o", date);
     return;
   }
   const scheduledDate = await sp.tournament.createScheduledRoundDate(date, tournamentRoundId);