diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e89beca8b..6b6fe43aac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,17 +2,25 @@ ACTIVATE := . .venv/bin/activate
 
 define run_checks
 	exit_code=0; \
+	echo "Before all => $$exit_code"; \
+	poetry --version; \
 	cd $1; \
 	echo "Running poetry check"; \
 	poetry check || exit_code=$$?;\
+	echo "Ran poetry - got $$? -> val = $$exit_code"; \
 	echo "Running mypy"; \
 	mypy . --exclude '/\.venv/' || exit_code=$$?; \
+	echo "Ran mypy - got $$? -> val = $$exit_code"; \
 	echo "Running ruff"; \
 	ruff check . || exit_code=$$?; \
+	echo "Ran ruff - got $$? -> val = $$exit_code"; \
 	echo "Running black"; \
 	black --check . || exit_code=$$?; \
+	echo "Ran black - got $$? -> val = $$exit_code"; \
 	echo "Running yamllint"; \
 	yamllint . || exit_code=$$?; \
+	echo "Ran yamllint - got $$? -> val = $$exit_code"; \
+	echo "Before check => $$exit_code"; \
 	if [ $$exit_code -eq 1 ]; then \
 		echo "\033[0;31mOne or more checks failed with exit code $$exit_code\033[0m"; \
 	else \