diff --git a/conda-recipe/build.sh b/conda-recipe/build.sh
index 7b533bee36..951e76366b 100755
--- a/conda-recipe/build.sh
+++ b/conda-recipe/build.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 # activation scripts.
 export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,$PREFIX/lib"
 
-${PYTHON} setup.py clean --all
+if [ -e "_skbuild" ]; then
+    ${PYTHON} setup.py clean --all
+fi
 export CMAKE_GENERATOR="Ninja"
 SKBUILD_ARGS="-- -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=icpx"
 echo "${PYTHON} setup.py install ${SKBUILD_ARGS}"
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index 00dc5f7bc4..e17668fb61 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ requirements:
         - {{ compiler('dpcpp') }}  >=2022.1  # [not osx]
     host:
         - setuptools
-        - cython
         - cmake  >=3.21
-        - python
         - ninja
+        - git
+        - cython
+        - python
         - scikit-build
         - numpy
         - wheel
diff --git a/libsyclinterface/cmake/modules/GetLevelZeroHeaders.cmake b/libsyclinterface/cmake/modules/GetLevelZeroHeaders.cmake
index 2929c33298..fe109fc03a 100644
--- a/libsyclinterface/cmake/modules/GetLevelZeroHeaders.cmake
+++ b/libsyclinterface/cmake/modules/GetLevelZeroHeaders.cmake
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function(get_level_zero_headers)
 
         if(NOT result EQUAL 0)
             message(FATAL_ERROR
-                "Could not update Level Zero sources."
+                "Could not update Level Zero sources. Return code: ${result}"
             )
         endif()
     else()
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function(get_level_zero_headers)
 
         if(NOT result EQUAL 0)
             message(FATAL_ERROR
-                "Could not clone Level Zero sources from github.com/oneapi-src/level-zero."
+                "Could not clone Level Zero sources from github.com/oneapi-src/level-zero. Return code: ${result}"
             )
         endif()
     endif()
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function(get_level_zero_headers)
 
     if(NOT result EQUAL 0)
         message(FATAL_ERROR
-            "Could not get the name for the latest release."
+            "Could not get the name for the latest release. Return code: ${result}"
         )
     endif()
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function(get_level_zero_headers)
 
     if(NOT result EQUAL 0)
         message(FATAL_ERROR
-            "Could not checkout the latest release."
+            "Could not checkout the latest release. Return code: ${result}"
         )
     endif()