diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index 2049da05e48656..6b2dce58d98669 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def splash() -> None:
         """)
     print(splashText)
 
+configFile = f"{_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH}/config.yaml"
 
 def load_config() -> None:
     config = dict()
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ def load_config() -> None:
     config["esp32"] = dict()
     config["silabs-thread"] = dict()
 
-    configFile = f"{_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH}/config.yaml"
     if (os.path.exists(configFile)):
         configStream = open(configFile, 'r')
         config = yaml.load(configStream, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
@@ -295,11 +295,14 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
             if device.endswith(target_file_ext):
                 device_name = device[:-len(target_file_ext)]
                 for platform, platform_meta in cd_platforms_meta.items():
+                    # shutil.rmitem(configFile)
                     directory = platform_meta['build_dir']
                     label = platform_meta['platform_label']
                     output_dir = os.path.join(_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, directory)
                     command = './chef.py -czbr -d {} -t {}'.format(device_name, options.build_target)
+                    print('-' * 64)
                     print(f"Building {command}")
+                    print('-' * 64)
                     subprocess.check_call(command, cwd=_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, shell=True)
                     archive_name = f"{label}-chef-{device_name}-wifi-rpc"
                     archive_full_name = archive_prefix + archive_name + archive_suffix