diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4eec593..4e4bfe1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ templates/basic/terraform.tfvars
 templates/.test_azuredevops
 templates/.test_github
 .vscode/settings.json
-/ALZ
\ No newline at end of file
+/ALZ
+.tools
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ALZ/Public/Deploy-Accelerator.ps1 b/src/ALZ/Public/Deploy-Accelerator.ps1
index 77a0ac4..38d4bcc 100644
--- a/src/ALZ/Public/Deploy-Accelerator.ps1
+++ b/src/ALZ/Public/Deploy-Accelerator.ps1
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ function Deploy-Accelerator {
 
     $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
 
-    if(-not $skip_requirements_check) {
+    if($skip_requirements_check.IsPresent) {
+        Write-InformationColored "WARNING: Skipping the software requirements check..." -ForegroundColor Yellow -InformationAction Continue
+    } else {
         Write-InformationColored "Checking the software requirements for the Accelerator..." -ForegroundColor Green -InformationAction Continue
         Test-Tooling
-    } else {
-        Write-InformationColored "Skipping the software requirements check..." -ForegroundColor Yellow -InformationAction Continue
     }
 
-    Write-InformationColored "Getting ready to deploy the accelerator with you..." -ForegroundColor Green -InformationAction Continue
+    Write-InformationColored "Getting ready to deploy the accelerator with you..." -ForegroundColor Green -NewLineBefore -InformationAction Continue
 
     if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Accelerator setup", "modify")) {