diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index 26ad9a7865a105..4d26f1346f4815 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def generate_device_manifest(
 
     Args:
         include_zap_submod: Include ZAP commit in manifest
-        write_manifest_file: Serialize manifest
+        write_manifest_file: Serialize manifest in file and tree
     Returns:
         Dict containing MD5 of device dir zap files.
     """
@@ -258,32 +258,34 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
         ci_manifest = generate_device_manifest(_DEVICE_FOLDER)
         with open(_CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME, "r", encoding="utf-8") as ci_manifest_file:
             cached_manifest = json.loads(ci_manifest_file.read())
-            for device in ci_manifest:
-                if device != "zap_commit":
-                    try:
-                        if cached_manifest[device] != ci_manifest[device]:
-                            print("MISMATCH INPUT - "+fix_instructions)
-                            exit(1)
-                        else:
-                            zzz_dir = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT, device)
-                            device_md5_file = os.path.join(zzz_dir, _CI_DEVICE_MANIFEST_NAME)
-                            if not os.path.exists(device_md5_file):
-                                print("MISSING RESULT - "+fix_instructions)
-                                exit(1)
-                            else:
-                                with open(device_md5_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as md5_file:
-                                    md5 = md5_file.read()
-                                    if ci_manifest[device] != md5:
-                                        print("MISMATCH OUTPUT - "+fix_instrucitons)
-                                        exit(1)
-                    except KeyError:
-                        print("MISSING DEVICE CACHE - "+fix_instructions)
-                        exit(1)
-                if device == "zap_commit" and False:
-                    # Disabled for now, ci_manifest above created without include_zap_submod, fails in CI env.
+        for device in ci_manifest:
+            if device != "zap_commit":
+                try:
                     if cached_manifest[device] != ci_manifest[device]:
-                        print("BAD ZAP VERSION - "+fix_instructions)
+                        print("MISMATCH INPUT - "+fix_instructions)
                         exit(1)
+                    else:
+                        zzz_dir = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT, device)
+                        device_md5_file = os.path.join(zzz_dir, _CI_DEVICE_MANIFEST_NAME)
+                        if not os.path.exists(device_md5_file):
+                            print("MISSING RESULT - "+fix_instructions)
+                            exit(1)
+                        else:
+                            with open(device_md5_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as md5_file:
+                                md5 = md5_file.read()
+                                if ci_manifest[device] != md5:
+                                    print("MISMATCH OUTPUT - "+fix_instrucitons)
+                                    exit(1)
+                except KeyError:
+                    print("MISSING DEVICE CACHE - "+fix_instructions)
+                    exit(1)
+                    # Disabled; should check:
+                    #   Current branch when writing manifest
+                    #   Master in CI
+                    if device == "zap_commit" and False:
+                        if cached_manifest[device] != ci_manifest[device]:
+                            print("BAD ZAP VERSION - "+fix_instructions)
+                            exit(1)
         print("Cached ZAP output is up to date!")
         exit(0)