diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b2271bde..0db38e72 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/mykso/myks
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c3e98a7e..30a98cc5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.7/go.mod h1:cwu0lG7PUMfa9snN8LXBig5y
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.9-0.20201210154907-fd9021fe5dad/go.mod h1:cXg6YxExXjJnVBQHBLXeUAgxn2UodCpnH306RInaBQk=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.4 h1:g2rn0vABPOOXmZUj+vbmUp0lPoXEMuhTpIluN0XL9UY=
+github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.4/go.mod h1:4ptaffx2x8+WTWXmUCuVU6aPUX1/Mz7zb5vbUoiM6w0=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 h1:n+5WquG0fcWoWp6xPWfHdbskMCQaFnG6PfBrh1Ky4HY=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0/go.mod h1:sl3t1tCWJFWoRz9R8WJCbQihKKwmorjAbSClcnxKAGw=
 github.com/go-gl/glfw v0.0.0-20190409004039-e6da0acd62b1/go.mod h1:vR7hzQXu2zJy9AVAgeJqvqgH9Q5CA+iKCZ2gyEVpxRU=
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.1/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.2/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/martian v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9I4somxYTbIHy5NJKHRl3wXiIaQGbYVAs8BPL6v8lEs=
 github.com/google/martian/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:y5Zk1BBys9G+gd6Jrk0W3cC1+ELVxBWuIGO+w/tUAp0=
 github.com/google/martian/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:y5Zk1BBys9G+gd6Jrk0W3cC1+ELVxBWuIGO+w/tUAp0=
@@ -139,9 +141,11 @@ github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+o
 github.com/kr/fs v0.1.0/go.mod h1:FFnZGqtBN9Gxj7eW1uZ42v5BccTP0vu6NEaFoC2HwRg=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/logrusorgru/aurora/v4 v4.0.0 h1:sRjfPpun/63iADiSvGGjgA1cAYegEWMPCJdUpJYn9JA=
 github.com/logrusorgru/aurora/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:lP0iIa2nrnT/qoFXcOZSrZQpJ1o6n2CUf/hyHi2Q4ZQ=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 h1:IeQXZAiQcpL9mgcAe1Nu6cX9LLw6ExEHKjN0VQdvPDY=
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZN
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190812154241-14fe0d1b01d4/go.mod h1:xMI15A0UPsDsEKsMN9yxemIoYk6Tm2C1GtYGdfGttqA=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 h1:73kH8U+JUqXU8lRuOHeVHaa/SZPifC7BkcraZVejAe8=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.4.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.1 h1:cO+d60CHkknCbvzEWxP0S9K6KqyTjrCNUy1LdQLCGPc=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.1/go.mod h1:Le6ESbR7hc+DP6Lt1THiV8CQSdkkNrd3R0XbEgp3ZBU=
diff --git a/internal/myks/application.go b/internal/myks/application.go
index 08df6cfe..77e81768 100644
--- a/internal/myks/application.go
+++ b/internal/myks/application.go
@@ -53,21 +53,18 @@ func NewApplication(e *Environment, name string, prototypeName string) (*Applica
 
 	prototype := filepath.Join(e.g.PrototypesDir, prototypeName)
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat(prototype); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("application prototype does not exist")
-	}
-
 	app := &Application{
 		Name:      name,
 		Prototype: prototype,
 		e:         e,
 	}
-	err := app.Init()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(prototype); err != nil {
+		return app, errors.New("application prototype does not exist")
 	}
 
-	return app, nil
+	err := app.Init()
+	return app, err
 }
 
 func (a *Application) Init() error {
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ func (a *Application) Init() error {
 
 	a.collectDataFiles()
 
-	dataYaml, err := a.renderDataYaml(append(a.e.g.extraYttPaths, a.yttDataFiles...))
+	dataYaml, err := a.renderDataYaml(concatenate(a.e.g.extraYttPaths, a.yttDataFiles))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -146,9 +143,9 @@ func (a *Application) Msg(step string, msg string) string {
 	return formattedMessage
 }
 
-func (a *Application) runCmd(purpose string, cmd string, stdin io.Reader, args []string) (CmdResult, error) {
+func (a *Application) runCmd(step, purpose, cmd string, stdin io.Reader, args []string) (CmdResult, error) {
 	return runCmd(cmd, stdin, args, func(cmd string, args []string) {
-		log.Debug().Msg(msgRunCmd(purpose, cmd, args))
+		log.Debug().Msg(a.Msg(step, msgRunCmd(purpose, cmd, args)))
 	})
 }
 
@@ -177,12 +174,12 @@ func (a *Application) mergeValuesYaml(valueFilesYaml string) (CmdResult, error)
 	}, "--data-values-file="+valueFilesYaml, "--data-values-inspect")
 }
 
-func (a *Application) ytt(step string, purpose string, paths []string, args ...string) (CmdResult, error) {
+func (a *Application) ytt(step, purpose string, paths []string, args ...string) (CmdResult, error) {
 	return a.yttS(step, purpose, paths, nil, args...)
 }
 
 func (a *Application) yttS(step string, purpose string, paths []string, stdin io.Reader, args ...string) (CmdResult, error) {
-	paths = append(a.e.g.extraYttPaths, paths...)
+	paths = concatenate(a.e.g.extraYttPaths, paths)
 	return runYttWithFilesAndStdin(paths, stdin, func(name string, args []string) {
 		log.Debug().Msg(a.Msg(step, msgRunCmd(purpose, name, args)))
 	}, args...)
diff --git a/internal/myks/environment.go b/internal/myks/environment.go
index a4345928..40f21400 100644
--- a/internal/myks/environment.go
+++ b/internal/myks/environment.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type Environment struct {
 	foundApplications map[string]string
 }
 
-func NewEnvironment(g *Globe, dir string) *Environment {
+func NewEnvironment(g *Globe, dir string) (*Environment, error) {
 	envDataFile := filepath.Join(dir, g.EnvironmentDataFileName)
 
 	env := &Environment{
@@ -48,11 +48,8 @@ func NewEnvironment(g *Globe, dir string) *Environment {
 
 	// Read an environment id from an environment data file.
 	// The environment data file must exist and contain an .environment.id field.
-	if err := env.setId(); err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return env
+	err := env.setId()
+	return env, err
 }
 
 func (e *Environment) Init(applicationNames []string) error {
@@ -316,7 +313,7 @@ func (e *Environment) ytt(purpose string, paths []string, args ...string) (CmdRe
 }
 
 func (e *Environment) yttS(purpose string, paths []string, stdin io.Reader, args ...string) (CmdResult, error) {
-	paths = append(e.g.extraYttPaths, paths...)
+	paths = concatenate(e.g.extraYttPaths, paths)
 	return runYttWithFilesAndStdin(paths, stdin, func(name string, args []string) {
 		log.Debug().Msg(e.Msg(msgRunCmd(purpose, name, args)))
 	}, args...)
diff --git a/internal/myks/globe.go b/internal/myks/globe.go
index 4554941c..1325b548 100644
--- a/internal/myks/globe.go
+++ b/internal/myks/globe.go
@@ -399,11 +399,14 @@ func (g *Globe) collectEnvironmentsInPath(searchPath string) {
 		if d != nil && d.IsDir() {
 			_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(path, g.EnvironmentDataFileName))
 			if err == nil {
-				env := NewEnvironment(g, path)
-				if env != nil {
+				env, err := NewEnvironment(g, path)
+				if err == nil {
 					g.environments[path] = env
 				} else {
-					log.Debug().Str("path", path).Msg("Unable to collect environment, might be base or parent environment. Skipping")
+					log.Debug().
+						Err(err).
+						Str("path", path).
+						Msg("Unable to collect environment, might be base or parent environment. Skipping")
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/myks/render.go b/internal/myks/render.go
index cf583b4c..712901e0 100644
--- a/internal/myks/render.go
+++ b/internal/myks/render.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (a *Application) prepareValuesFile(dirName string, resourceName string) (st
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	resourceValuesYaml, err := a.ytt(renderStepName, "collect data values file", append(a.yttDataFiles, valuesFiles...))
+	resourceValuesYaml, err := a.ytt(renderStepName, "collect data values file", concatenate(a.yttDataFiles, valuesFiles))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn().Err(err).Msg(a.Msg(renderStepName, "Unable to render resource values templates"))
 		return "", err
diff --git a/internal/myks/render_helm.go b/internal/myks/render_helm.go
index 00acae87..6b39e537 100644
--- a/internal/myks/render_helm.go
+++ b/internal/myks/render_helm.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (h *Helm) Render(_ string) (string, error) {
 			helmArgs = append(helmArgs, "--values", helmValuesFile)
 		}
 
-		res, err := h.app.runCmd("helm template chart", "helm", nil, append(helmArgs, commonHelmArgs...))
+		res, err := h.app.runCmd(helmStepName, "helm template chart", "helm", nil, append(helmArgs, commonHelmArgs...))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Msg(h.app.Msg(helmStepName, res.Stderr))
 			return "", err
diff --git a/internal/myks/sync.go b/internal/myks/sync.go
index a5f68840..9cdd2c95 100644
--- a/internal/myks/sync.go
+++ b/internal/myks/sync.go
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ func (a *Application) prepareSync() error {
 	yttFiles = append(yttFiles, appVendirDirs...)
 
 	if len(yttFiles) == 0 {
-		err := ErrNoVendirConfig
-		return err
+		return ErrNoVendirConfig
 	}
 
 	vendirConfig, err := a.ytt(syncStepName, "creating vendir config", yttFiles)
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func (a *Application) runVendirSync(targetDir string, vendirConfig string, vendi
 	if directory != "" {
 		args = append(args, "--directory="+directory)
 	}
-	res, err := a.runCmd("vendir sync", "vendir", strings.NewReader(vendirSecrets), args)
+	res, err := a.runCmd(syncStepName, "vendir sync", "vendir", strings.NewReader(vendirSecrets), args)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Str("stdout", res.Stdout).Str("stderr", res.Stderr).Msg(a.Msg(syncStepName, "Unable to sync vendir"))
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/myks/util.go b/internal/myks/util.go
index c139d07e..40a453a5 100644
--- a/internal/myks/util.go
+++ b/internal/myks/util.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func msgRunCmd(purpose string, cmd string, args []string) string {
 	return "Running \u001B[34m" + cmd + "\u001B[0m to: \u001B[3m" + purpose + "\u001B[0m\n\u001B[37m" + msg + "\u001B[0m"
 }
 
-func runYttWithFilesAndStdin(paths []string, stdin io.Reader, log func(name string, args []string), args ...string) (CmdResult, error) {
+func runYttWithFilesAndStdin(paths []string, stdin io.Reader, logFn func(name string, args []string), args ...string) (CmdResult, error) {
 	if stdin != nil {
 		paths = append(paths, "-")
 	}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func runYttWithFilesAndStdin(paths []string, stdin io.Reader, log func(name stri
 	}
 
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, args...)
-	return runCmd("ytt", stdin, cmdArgs, log)
+	return runCmd("ytt", stdin, cmdArgs, logFn)
 }
 
 func extract[T any](items []T, filterFunc func(cf T) bool) []T {
@@ -295,3 +295,12 @@ func extract[T any](items []T, filterFunc func(cf T) bool) []T {
 	}
 	return result
 }
+
+// Concatenates multiple slices of the same type together creating a new underlying array
+func concatenate[T any](slices ...[]T) []T {
+	result := []T{}
+	for _, slice := range slices {
+		result = append(result, slice...)
+	}
+	return result
+}