diff --git a/modules/ml-pipeline/Makefile b/modules/ml-pipeline/Makefile
index 5c5d563..0bef7d6 100644
--- a/modules/ml-pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/modules/ml-pipeline/Makefile
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ init: dev-conda
 .PHONY: dev-conda
 dev-conda:
 	# conda deactivate || echo "Not in conda environment"
-	# conda remove --name $CONDA_ENV --all -y || echo "No environment created previously"
-	conda create --name $CONDA_ENV python=$(PYTHON_VERSION) -y
+	# conda remove --name ${CONDA_ENV} --all -y || echo "No environment created previously"
+	conda create --name ${CONDA_ENV} python=$(PYTHON_VERSION) -y
 	conda init bash
-	conda run -vvvv -n $CONDA_ENV pip install --upgrade pip
-	conda run -vvvv -n $CONDA_ENV pip install -r src/pipeline/requirements/training/requirements-dev.txt
-	conda run -vvvv -n $CONDA_ENV pip install -r src/pipeline/requirements/version_control/requirements.txt
-	conda run -vvvv -n $CONDA_ENV pre-commit install
-	conda run -vvvv -n $CONDA_ENV pip install ipykernel
+	conda run -v -n ${CONDA_ENV} pip install --upgrade pip
+	conda run -v -n ${CONDA_ENV} pip install -r src/pipeline/requirements/training/requirements-dev.txt
+	conda run -v -n ${CONDA_ENV} pip install -r src/pipeline/requirements/version_control/requirements.txt
+	conda run -v -n ${CONDA_ENV} pre-commit install
+	conda run -v -n ${CONDA_ENV} pip install ipykernel
 	echo "TO ACTIVATE ENVIRONMENT, USE THE FOLLOWING COMMAND"
-	echo "conda activate $CONDA_ENV"
+	echo "conda activate ${CONDA_ENV}"
 
 
 .PHONY: dev-pyenv