diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index 7bfc506e0e55e3..725d8d4b65254c 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def check_python_version() -> None:
         exit(1)
 
 
-def check_zap_master() -> str:
+def check_zap(master=False) -> str:
     """Produces hash of ZAP submodule in branch master
     This will need to be replaced with stateful shell once it supports output
     The branch should be taken as a parameter
@@ -128,20 +128,21 @@ def generate_device_manifest(
     devices_manifest = ci_manifest["devices"]
     for device_name in _DEVICE_LIST:
         device_file_path = os.path.join(_DEVICE_FOLDER, device_name + ".zap")
+        file_md5 = hashlib.md5()
         with open(device_file_path, "rb") as device_file:
-            file_md5 = hashlib.md5()
             while data := device_file.read(128 * 32):
                 file_md5.update(data)
-            device_file_md5 = file_md5.hexdigest()
-            devices_manifest[device_name] = device_file_md5
-            flush_print(f"Current digest for {device_name} : {device_file_md5}")
+        device_file_md5 = file_md5.hexdigest()
+        devices_manifest[device_name] = device_file_md5
+        flush_print(f"Current digest for {device_name} : {device_file_md5}")
         if write_manifest_file:
-            device_zzz_dir_root = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT, device_name)
-            device_zzz_md5_file = os.path.join(device_zzz_dir_root, _CI_DEVICE_MANIFEST_NAME)
+            device_zzz_md5_file = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT,
+                                               device_name,
+                                               _CI_DEVICE_MANIFEST_NAME)
             with open(device_zzz_md5_file, "w+", encoding="utf-8") as md5file:
                 md5file.write(device_file_md5)
     if include_zap_submod:
-        ci_manifest["zap_commit"] = check_zap_master()
+        ci_manifest["zap_commit"] = check_zap()
     if write_manifest_file:
         with open(_CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME, "w+", encoding="utf-8") as ci_manifest_file:
             ci_manifest_file.write(json.dumps(ci_manifest, indent=4)+"\n")
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     if options.validate_zzz:
         flush_print(f"Validating\n{_CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME}\n{_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT}\n",
                     with_border=True)
-        fix_instructions = f"""
+        fix_instructions = textwrap.dedent(f"""
 
         Cached files out of date!
         Please:
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
           ./examples/chef/chef.py --generate_zzz
           git add {_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT}
           git add {_CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME}
-        Ensure you are running with the latest version of ZAP from master!"""
+        Ensure you are running with the latest version of ZAP from master!""")
         ci_manifest = generate_device_manifest()
         with open(_CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME, "r", encoding="utf-8") as ci_manifest_file:
             cached_manifest = json.loads(ci_manifest_file.read())