diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b500073..e670f7a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 .SUFFIXES:
 
+# Use bash if available, otherwise fall back to default shell
+SHELL := $(shell which bash 2>/dev/null || echo /bin/sh)
+
 # Find all directories containing metadata.hcl
 FILES := $(shell find . -type f -name metadata.hcl)
 DIRS  := $(patsubst %/,%,$(patsubst ./%,%,$(dir $(FILES))))
 
-.PHONY: all clean check prereqs $(DIRS)
+ifeq ($(DIRS),)
+$(error No subdirectories with metadata.hcl files found)
+endif
+
+# Create push targets for each directory
+PUSH_TARGETS := $(addprefix push-,$(DIRS))
+
+.PHONY: all check prereqs push $(DIRS) $(PUSH_TARGETS)
 
 # Colours
 GREEN := \033[0;32m
@@ -15,6 +25,8 @@ NC    := \033[0m
 # Dry run flag
 DRY_RUN ?= false
 
+default: all
+
 # --------------------------
 # Prerequisite checks
 # --------------------------
@@ -32,29 +44,23 @@ prereqs:
 check: prereqs
 	@echo -e "$(BLUE)Performing bake --check for all projects...$(NC)"
 	@$(foreach dir,$(DIRS), \
-		echo -e "$(BLUE)[CHECK] $dir$(NC)"; \
+		echo -e "$(BLUE)[CHECK] $(dir) $(NC)"; \
 		docker buildx bake -f $(dir)/metadata.hcl -f docker-bake.hcl --check; \
 	)
 
 # --------------------------
 # Push all images
 # --------------------------
-push: all
-	@echo -e "$(BLUE)Performing bake --push for all projects...$(NC)"
-	@$(foreach dir,$(DIRS), \
-		echo -e "$(BLUE)[PUSH] $dir$(NC)"; \
-		if [ "$(DRY_RUN)" = "true" ]; then \
-			echo -e "$(GREEN)[DRY RUN] docker buildx bake -f $(dir)/metadata.hcl -f docker-bake.hcl --push$(NC)"; \
-		else \
-			docker buildx bake -f $(dir)/metadata.hcl -f docker-bake.hcl --push; \
-		fi; \
-	)
+push: prereqs $(PUSH_TARGETS)
+	@echo -e "$(GREEN)======================================================$(NC)"
+	@echo -e "$(GREEN)Push successful for all projects: $(DIRS)$(NC)"
+	@echo -e "$(GREEN)======================================================$(NC)"
 
 # --------------------------
 # Generic per-project push
 # Usage: make push-<project>
 # --------------------------
-push-%: prereqs
+$(PUSH_TARGETS): push-%: prereqs
 	@echo -e "$(BLUE)Performing bake --push for $*...$(NC)"
 ifeq ($(DRY_RUN),true)
 	@echo -e "$(GREEN)[DRY RUN] docker buildx bake -f $*/metadata.hcl -f docker-bake.hcl --push$(NC)"