diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index 79559f27a2eb8b..0a2d3a4dedb848 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
             zzz_dir = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT, device)
             device_md5_file = os.path.join(zzz_dir, _CI_DEVICE_MANIFEST_NAME)
             if device not in cached_device_manifest:
-                flush_print(f"NOT IN MANIFEST {device}: {fix_instructions}")
+                flush_print(f"MANIFEST MISSING {device}: {fix_instructions}")
             elif cached_device_manifest[device] != device_md5:
                 flush_print(f"MANIFEST MISMATCH {device}: {fix_instructions}")
                 exit(1)
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
                 with open(device_md5_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as md5_file:
                     output_cached_md5 = md5_file.read()
                 if output_cached_md5 != device_md5:
-                    flush_print(f"MISMATCH OUTPUT {device}: {fix_instrucitons}")
+                    flush_print(f"OUTPUT MISMATCH {device}: {fix_instrucitons}")
                     exit(1)
         if False:
             # TODO
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
             #   Current branch when writing manifest
             #   Master in CI
             flush_print("BAD ZAP VERSION:  "+fix_instructions)
-            exit(1) # should only warn in output and not stop builds
+            # should only warn in output and not stop builds
         flush_print("Cached ZAP output is up to date!")
         exit(0)