diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index bfd2f68cb9de23..7b09137b8664a6 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
         flush_print(f"Generating files in {_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT} for all devices")
         for device_name in _DEVICE_LIST:
             flush_print(f"Generating files for {device_name}")
-            device_out_dir = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT, device_name)
-            os.mkdir(device_out_dir)
-            device_out_dir = os.path.join(device_out_dir, "zap-generated")
-            os.mkdir(device_out_dir)
+            device_out_dir = os.path.join(_CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT,
+                                          device_name,
+                                          "zap-generated")
+            os.makedirs(device_out_dir)
             shell.run_cmd(textwrap.dedent(f"""\
             {_REPO_BASE_PATH}/scripts/tools/zap/generate.py \
             {_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH}/devices/{device_name}.zap -o {device_out_dir}"""))
diff --git a/examples/chef/cimanifest.json b/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
index bd7a8e787dfa5e..4392775765dc48 100644
--- a/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
+++ b/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "devices": {
-    "lighting-app": "81a1262e611fab1a71ac4129b91cec0f"
-  },
-  "zap_commit": "TEMP DISABLED"
+    "devices": {
+        "lighting-app": "81a1262e611fab1a71ac4129b91cec0f"
+    },
+    "zap_commit": "TEMP DISABLED"
 }