diff --git a/scripts/compile-requirements.sh b/scripts/compile-requirements.sh
index a8710c8b44..2af6d8e920 100755
--- a/scripts/compile-requirements.sh
+++ b/scripts/compile-requirements.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-#!/bin/bash
-
 # Check if an argument is provided
 if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <path>"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <path for output file>"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -12,14 +10,12 @@ fi
 OUT_FILE="$1"
 
 # Check if the path is absolute or relative
-if [[ "$path" == /* ]]; then
+if [[ "$OUT_FILE" == /* ]]; then
     echo "Absolute path provided: $OUT_FILE"
 else
     echo "Relative path provided: $PWD/$OUT_FILE"
     OUT_FILE="$PWD/$OUT_FILE"
 fi
-
-[ -z "$OUT_FILE" ] && echo "Error output file not provided" && exit 1
 echo "Writing frozen requirements to: $OUT_FILE"
 echo "Log python version: $(python --version)"
 
@@ -36,7 +32,6 @@ workon pip-fixed-venv  > /dev/null 2>&1
 pip3 install pip-tools > /dev/null 2>&1
 pip3 install setuptools --upgrade
 
-
 pip-compile --allow-unsafe --build-isolation --strip-extras \
     --output-file $OUT_FILE \
     --build-isolation \