diff --git a/manifester/commands.py b/manifester/commands.py
index 0e60ff0..cb3d6c2 100644
--- a/manifester/commands.py
+++ b/manifester/commands.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def delete(allocations, all_, remove_manifest_file):
             )
             if remove_manifest_file:
                 manifester_directory = (
-                    Path(os.environ["MANIFESTER_DIRECTORY"])
+                    Path(os.environ["MANIFESTER_DIRECTORY"]).resolve()
                     if "MANIFESTER_DIRECTORY" in os.environ
                     else Path()
                 )
diff --git a/manifester/helpers.py b/manifester/helpers.py
index 775ab83..1dfccd1 100644
--- a/manifester/helpers.py
+++ b/manifester/helpers.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def login(self, **kwargs):
 
     def logout(self):
         """Revoke Vault auth token and remove it from .env file."""
-        # Teardown - Setting dymmy token in env file
+        # Teardown - Setting dummy token in env file
         _envdata = re.sub(
             ".*VAULT_TOKEN_FOR_DYNACONF=.*", "# VAULT_TOKEN_FOR_DYNACONF=myroot", self.envdata
         )
diff --git a/manifester/settings.py b/manifester/settings.py
index b56c583..2e9182f 100644
--- a/manifester/settings.py
+++ b/manifester/settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from dynaconf import LazySettings, Validator
+from dynaconf import Dynaconf, Validator
 
 settings_file = "manifester_settings.yaml"
 MANIFESTER_DIRECTORY = Path()
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
     Validator("simple_content_access", default="enabled"),
     Validator("username_prefix", len_min=3),
 ]
-settings = LazySettings(
+settings = Dynaconf(
     settings_file=str(settings_path.absolute()),
     ENVVAR_PREFIX_FOR_DYNACONF="MANIFESTER",
     load_dotenv=True,
     validators=validators,
 )
-settings.validators.validate()
+# settings.validators.validate()
diff --git a/scripts/vault_login.py b/scripts/vault_login.py
index 709ab2f..e95f506 100755
--- a/scripts/vault_login.py
+++ b/scripts/vault_login.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# This Enables and Disables individuals OIDC token to access secrets from vault
+"""Enables and Disables an OIDC token to access secrets from HashiCorp Vault."""
 import sys
 
 from manifester.helpers import Vault
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     with Vault() as vclient:
-        if sys.argv[-1] == '--login':
+        if sys.argv[-1] == "--login":
             vclient.login()
-        elif sys.argv[-1] == '--status':
+        elif sys.argv[-1] == "--status":
             vclient.status()
         else:
             vclient.logout()