diff --git a/binzx/otomi b/binzx/otomi
index f05c2354b8..bd4157c42e 100755
--- a/binzx/otomi
+++ b/binzx/otomi
@@ -181,18 +181,20 @@ vars=(
   OTOMI_SERVER
   OTOMI_TAG
   OTOMI_USERNAME
+  OTOMI_NON_INTERACTIVE
   PROFILE
   STATIC_COLORS
   SHELL
   TESTING
   TRACE
+  VERBOSITY
   VAULT_TOKEN
 )
 dump_vars "${vars[@]}"
 
 cat >>$tmp_env <<EOF
 OTOMI_CALLER_COMMAND=${BASH_SOURCE[0]##*/}
-OTOMI_IN_DOCKER=true
+IN_DOCKER=1
 EOF
 
 helm_config="$HOME/.config/helm"
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ if [[ $base_dir == *"otomi-core"* ]] || [[ $(pwd) == *"otomi-core"* ]]; then
   else
     executable="node --no-warnings --experimental-specifier-resolution=node --loader ts-node/esm ${stack_dir}/src/otomi.ts --"
   fi
-  echo "OTOMI_DEV=true" >>$tmp_env
+  echo "OTOMI_DEV=1" >>$tmp_env
 fi
 
 check_volume_path() {
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ if [[ $calling_args == 'server'* ]]; then
 fi
 
 mkdir -p /tmp/otomi
-if [ -n "$OTOMI_IN_DOCKER" ]; then
+if [ -n "$IN_DOCKER" ]; then
   $cmd
   status=$?
 elif [[ $calling_args == *'--get-yargs-completions'* ]]; then
diff --git a/src/common/envalid.ts b/src/common/envalid.ts
index ba6f879c9a..a7591d909c 100644
--- a/src/common/envalid.ts
+++ b/src/common/envalid.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const cleanSpec = {
   GCLOUD_SERVICE_KEY: json({ default: undefined }),
   KUBE_VERSION_OVERRIDE: str({ default: undefined }),
   OTOMI_DEV: bool({ default: false }),
-  OTOMI_IN_DOCKER: bool({ default: false }),
+  IN_DOCKER: bool({ default: false }),
   OTOMI_IN_TERMINAL: bool({ default: true }),
   STATIC_COLORS: bool({ default: false }),
   TESTING: bool({ default: false }),
diff --git a/src/common/gitea-push.ts b/src/common/gitea-push.ts
index fd38ba56fa..dc644e3f76 100644
--- a/src/common/gitea-push.ts
+++ b/src/common/gitea-push.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { $, cd, nothrow } from 'zx'
 import { terminal } from './debug'
 import { env } from './envalid'
 import { hfValues } from './hf'
-import { waitTillAvailable } from './utils'
+import { currDir, waitTillAvailable } from './utils'
 
 export const giteaPush = async (): Promise<void> => {
   const debug = terminal('Gitea Push')
@@ -15,22 +15,23 @@ export const giteaPush = async (): Promise<void> => {
   }
   const stage = hfVals.charts?.['cert-manager']?.stage === 'staging' ? ' -c http.sslVerify=false' : ' '
   debug.log(hfVals.cluster)
-  const clusterDomain = hfVals.cluster?.domainSuffix ?? debug.error('cluster.domainSuffix is not set')
-  process.exit(1)
+  const clusterDomain = hfVals.cluster?.domainSuffix
+  if (!clusterDomain) {
+    debug.error('cluster.domainSuffix is not set')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
   const giteaUrl = `gitea.${clusterDomain}`
 
   await waitTillAvailable(giteaUrl)
 
-  const giteaPassword =
-    hfVals.charts?.gitea?.adminPassword ?? hfVals.otomi?.adminPassword ?? debug.error('otomi.adminPassword is not set')
-  process.exit(1)
+  const giteaPassword = hfVals.charts?.gitea?.adminPassword ?? hfVals.otomi?.adminPassword
   const giteaUser = 'otomi-admin'
   const giteaOrg = 'otomi'
   const giteaRepo = 'values'
 
-  const currDir = process.cwd()
+  const currDirVal = await currDir()
 
-  cd(`${env.ENV_DIR}`)
+  cd(env.ENV_DIR)
   try {
     if (!existsSync('.git')) {
       await $`git init`
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ export const giteaPush = async (): Promise<void> => {
   } catch (error) {
     debug.error(error)
   } finally {
-    cd(currDir)
+    cd(currDirVal)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/utils.ts b/src/common/utils.ts
index 2be516a95e..a663c2a65f 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export const parser = yargs(process.argv.slice(3))
 export const getFilename = (path: string): string => fileURLToPath(path).split('/').pop()?.split('.')[0] as string
 
 export interface BasicArguments extends YargsArguments {
-  inDocker: boolean
   logLevel: string
   nonInteractive: boolean
   skipCleanup: boolean
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ export interface BasicArguments extends YargsArguments {
 export const defaultBasicArguments: BasicArguments = {
   _: [],
   $0: 'defaultBasicArgs',
-  inDocker: true,
   logLevel: 'WARN',
   nonInteractive: true,
   skipCleanup: false,
@@ -68,8 +66,11 @@ export const capitalize = (s: string): string =>
       .join(' ')) ||
   ''
 
-export const loadYaml = (path: string): any => {
-  if (!existsSync(path)) throw new Error(`${path} does not exists`)
+export const loadYaml = (path: string, opts?: { noError: boolean }): any => {
+  if (!existsSync(path)) {
+    if (opts?.noError) return null
+    throw new Error(`${path} does not exists`)
+  }
   return load(readFileSync(path, 'utf-8')) as any
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/yargs-opts.ts b/src/common/yargs-opts.ts
index 3a4067ce33..5b103ce527 100644
--- a/src/common/yargs-opts.ts
+++ b/src/common/yargs-opts.ts
@@ -113,14 +113,13 @@ export const basicOptions: { [key: string]: Options } = {
   verbose: {
     alias: 'v',
     count: true,
-    coerce: (val: number) =>
-      Math.min(
-        val,
-        Object.keys(logLevels)
-          .filter((logLevelVal) => !Number.isNaN(Number(logLevelVal)))
-          .map(Number)
-          .reduce((prev, curr) => Math.max(prev, curr)),
-      ),
+    coerce: (val: number) => {
+      const ll = Object.keys(logLevels)
+        .filter((logLevelVal) => !Number.isNaN(Number(logLevelVal)))
+        .map(Number)
+        .reduce((prev, curr) => Math.max(prev, curr))
+      return Math.min(Math.max(val, Number(process.env.VERBOSITY || '0')), ll)
+    },
   },
   'non-interactive': {
     alias: 'ni',
@@ -137,11 +136,6 @@ export const basicOptions: { [key: string]: Options } = {
     default: false,
     hidden: true,
   },
-  inDocker: {
-    boolean: true,
-    default: false,
-    hidden: true,
-  },
 }
 
 export const helmOptions = (parser: Argv): Argv => parser.options(helmOpts)
diff --git a/src/otomi.ts b/src/otomi.ts
index e74ad7404d..bfce3a12a7 100755
--- a/src/otomi.ts
+++ b/src/otomi.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { basicOptions } from './common/yargs-opts'
 const debug = terminal('global')
 const terminalScale = 0.75
 const isAutoCompletion = process.argv.includes('--get-yargs-completions')
-if (!env.OTOMI_IN_DOCKER && !isAutoCompletion) {
+if (!env.IN_DOCKER && !isAutoCompletion) {
   debug.error(process.argv)
   debug.error('Please run this script using the `otomi` entry script')
   process.exit(1)