diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 115d04d..d54854b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ build:
 deploy: build
 	@if [ ! -f .env ]; then cp .env.example .env; fi
 	@echo "Cleaning up existing deployment if any..."
-	-podman kube down k8s/deployment.yaml >/dev/null 2>&1
+	-podman kube down k8s/deployment.yaml
 	@echo "Generating merged deployment with ConfigMap..."
-	@kubectl create configmap mkm-admin-config --from-env-file=.env --dry-run=client -o yaml > k8s/merged_deployment.yaml
+	kubectl create configmap mkm-admin-config --from-env-file=.env --dry-run=client -o yaml > k8s/merged_deployment.yaml
 	@echo "---" >> k8s/merged_deployment.yaml
 	@cat k8s/deployment.yaml >> k8s/merged_deployment.yaml
 	@echo "Deploying via podman kube play..."
-	podman kube play k8s/merged_deployment.yaml
+	podman kube play k8s/merged_deployment.yaml  # Remove the pipe to stderr to see full output
 	@rm k8s/merged_deployment.yaml
 
 stop: