diff --git a/jhub/01-create-cluster.nu b/jhub/01-create-cluster.nu
index c3fd3bf..96d429c 100644
--- a/jhub/01-create-cluster.nu
+++ b/jhub/01-create-cluster.nu
@@ -28,20 +28,25 @@ print $"[ INFO ] Creating cluster: ($cluster.name)"
 # Wait for cluster creation, or error on timeout
 let timeout = 20min
 let start = date now
-let check_status = {|| (openstack coe cluster show $cluster.name -f yaml | from yaml).status }
+let check_status = {||
+  (openstack coe cluster show $cluster.name -f yaml | from yaml).status
+}
+
 mut ready = false
-mut status = null
+mut status: string = ""
 
 print $"[ INFO ] Waiting for cluster creation with timeout ($timeout)"
 
 while not $ready and ((date now) - $start) < $timeout {
   $status = do $check_status
   $ready = $status == "CREATE_COMPLETE"
-  if status == "CREATE_FAILED" {
-    print "[ ERROR ] Cluster creation failed!";
+
+  if $status == "CREATE_FAILED" {
+    print "[ ERROR ] Cluster creation failed!"
     break
   }
-  print $"[ INFO ] Time elapsed ((date now) - $start)"
+
+  print $"[ INFO ] Status: ($status); time elapsed: ((date now) - $start)"
   sleep 30sec
 }
 
diff --git a/jhub/06-create-nodegroup.nu b/jhub/06-create-nodegroup.nu
index d081b62..7a91589 100644
--- a/jhub/06-create-nodegroup.nu
+++ b/jhub/06-create-nodegroup.nu
@@ -23,24 +23,29 @@ print $"[ INFO ] Creating nodegroup ($nodegroup.name)"
 # Wait for nodegroup creation, or error on timeout
 let timeout = 10min
 let start = date now
-let check_status = {|| (openstack coe nodegroup show $cluster_name $nodegroup.name -f yaml | from yaml).status }
+let check_status = {||
+  (openstack coe nodegroup show $cluster_name $nodegroup.name -f yaml | from yaml).status
+}
+
 mut ready = false
-mut status = null
+mut status: string = ""
 
 print $"[ INFO ] Wait for nodegroup creation with timeout ($timeout)"
 
 while not $ready and ((date now) - $start) < $timeout {
   $status = do $check_status
   $ready = $status == "CREATE_COMPLETE"
+
   if $status == "CREATE_FAILED" {
-    print "[ ERROR ] Nodegroup creation failed!";
+    print "[ ERROR ] Nodegroup creation failed!"
     break
   }
-  print $"[ INFO ] Time elapsed: ((date now) - $start)"
+
+  print $"[ INFO ] Status: ($status); time elapsed: ((date now) - $start)"
   sleep 30sec
 }
 
 if not $ready {
-  print $"[ [ ERROR ] Failed to create healthy nodegroup in ($timeout)"
+  print $"[ ERROR ] Failed to create healthy nodegroup in ($timeout)"
   exit 1
 }
diff --git a/jhub/teardown.nu b/jhub/teardown.nu
index cbf6c87..c69ed14 100644
--- a/jhub/teardown.nu
+++ b/jhub/teardown.nu
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def main [
   let values_nfs = $env.jupyterhub.shared_volume.values_path
   let home_volume_id = (open $values_nfs | get -o openstack.volumeId)
 
-  def run [cmd: string, dry_run: bool] {
+  def run-cmd [cmd: string, dry_run: bool] {
     if $dry_run {
       print $"[ DRY RUN ] ($cmd)"
     } else {
@@ -71,20 +71,20 @@ def main [
   print $"[ INFO ] Cluster: ($cluster)"
   print $"[ INFO ] DNS record: ($fqdn)"
 
-  run "kubectl get pv -A | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 -d ' ' > /tmp/pv.out" $dry_run
-  run "openstack volume list | grep -f /tmp/pv.out || true" $dry_run
+  run-cmd "kubectl get pv -A | tail -n +2 | cut -f 1 -d ' ' > /tmp/pv.out" $dry_run
+  run-cmd "openstack volume list | grep -f /tmp/pv.out || true" $dry_run
 
-  run $"openstack coe cluster delete ($cluster)" $dry_run
+  run-cmd $"openstack coe cluster delete ($cluster)" $dry_run
   wait-for-cluster-delete $cluster $dry_run $timeout
 
   print $"[ INFO ] After cluster deletion completes for ($cluster), verify PV-backed volumes:"
-  run "openstack volume list | grep -f /tmp/pv.out || true" $dry_run
+  run-cmd "openstack volume list | grep -f /tmp/pv.out || true" $dry_run
 
-  run $"openstack recordset delete ($zone) ($fqdn)" $dry_run
+  run-cmd $"openstack recordset delete ($zone) ($fqdn)" $dry_run
 
   if $home_volume_id != null {
     if $delete_home_volume {
-      run $"openstack volume delete ($home_volume_id)" $dry_run
+      run-cmd $"openstack volume delete ($home_volume_id)" $dry_run
     } else {
       print $"[ WARN ] Preserving home NFS volume: ($home_volume_id)"
       print $"[ INFO ] Delete manually with: openstack volume delete ($home_volume_id)"