diff --git a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/processing_tasks.py b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/processing_tasks.py
index fbef6e9..4ce85e61 100644
--- a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/processing_tasks.py
+++ b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/processing_tasks.py
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 def log_task(text: str):
     logging.info(text)
 
-@task()
-def extract_discovery_items_from_payload(ti, **kwargs):
-    discovery_items = ti.dag_run.conf.get("discovery_items")
+@task
+def extract_discovery_items_from_payload(ti, payload=None, **kwargs):
+    discovery_items = ti.dag_run.conf.get("discovery_items") if not payload else payload.get("discovery_items")
     return discovery_items
 
-@task()
+@task
 def remove_thumbnail_asset(ti):
     payload = deepcopy(ti.dag_run.conf)
     assets = payload.get("assets", {})
diff --git a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py
index f3ddc22..6eab6cc 100644
--- a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py
+++ b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from datetime import timedelta
-
 from airflow.models.variable import Variable
 from airflow.operators.python import BranchPythonOperator, PythonOperator
 import json
diff --git a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py
index 51b8404..6c5f1fc 100644
--- a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py
+++ b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import pendulum
 from airflow import DAG
 from airflow.models.param import Param
-from airflow.decorators import task
 from veda_data_pipeline.groups.discover_group import discover_from_s3_task, get_files_task
 from airflow.operators.dummy_operator import DummyOperator as EmptyOperator
 from veda_data_pipeline.groups.collection_group import collection_task_group
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
     end = EmptyOperator(task_id="end")
 
     mutated_payloads = start >> collection_task_group() >> remove_thumbnail_asset()
-    discovery_items = extract_discovery_items_from_payload(mutated_payloads)
+    discovery_items = extract_discovery_items_from_payload(payload=mutated_payloads)
     discover = discover_from_s3_task.partial(payload=mutated_payloads).expand(event=discovery_items)
     get_files = get_files_task(payload=discover)
     build_stac = build_stac_task.expand(payload=get_files)
diff --git a/sm2a/Makefile b/sm2a/Makefile
index 6efc19f..b092e3c 100644
--- a/sm2a/Makefile
+++ b/sm2a/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ info_message = \
 
 count_down = \
 	@echo "Spinning up the system please wait..."; \
-	secs=40; \
-	while [ $secs -gt 0 ]; do \
+	secs=40 ;\
+	while [ $$secs -gt 0 ]; do \
 		printf "%d\033[0K\r" "$$secs"; \
 		sleep 1; \
 		secs=$$((secs - 1)); \
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ all: sm2a-local-init sm2a-local-run
 
 refresh: sm2a-local-build sm2a-local-run
 
+count_down_test:
+	$(count_down)
+
 sm2a-local-run: sm2a-local-stop
 	@echo "Running SM2A"
 	docker compose up -d
@@ -36,7 +39,6 @@ sm2a-local-run: sm2a-local-stop
 	@echo "To use local SM2A with AWS update ${SM2A_FOLDER}/sm2a-local-config/.env AWS credentials"
 
 sm2a-local-init:
-	cp sm2a-local-config/env_example sm2a-local-config/.env
 	cp -r ../dags .
 	docker compose run --rm airflow-cli db init
 	docker compose run --rm airflow-cli users create --email airflow@example.com --firstname airflow --lastname airflow --password airflow --username airflow --role Admin