diff --git a/messages/init/messages.go b/messages/init/messages.go
index 3c3e5cd3e..da18e8c94 100644
--- a/messages/init/messages.go
+++ b/messages/init/messages.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 	EdgeApplicationsInitFlagYes           = "Answers all yes/no interactions automatically with yes"
 	EdgeApplicationsInitFlagNo            = "Answers all yes/no interactions automatically with no"
 	WebAppInitContentOverridden           = "This application was already configured. Do you want to override the previous configuration? <yes | no> (default: no) "
-	WebAppInitCmdSuccess                  = "Template successfully fetched and configured\n"
+	WebAppInitCmdSuccess                  = "Template successfully configured\n"
 	InitGettingTemplates                  = "\nGetting presets available (Some dependencies may need to be installed)\n"
 	InitGettingVulcan                     = "\nGetting templates available\n"
 	InitProjectQuestion                   = "Your application's name: "
diff --git a/messages/sync/messages.go b/messages/sync/messages.go
index 7c15c00fd..639665225 100644
--- a/messages/sync/messages.go
+++ b/messages/sync/messages.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ const (
 	SYNCMESSAGECACHE  = "Adding out of sync cache '%s' to your azion.json file\n"
 	SYNCMESSAGEORIGIN = "Adding out of sync origin '%s' to your azion.json file\n"
 	SYNCMESSAGEENV    = "Adding out of sync variable '%s' to your azion account\n"
+	SYNCUPDATEENV     = "Updating remote variable '%s' with local details\n"
 	HELPFLAG          = "Displays more information about the sync command"
 	CONFDIRFLAG       = "Relative path to where your custom azion.json and args.json files are stored"
 	ENVFLAG           = "Relative path to where your custom .env file is stored"
+	VARIABLESETSECRET = "Setting secret to true due to the variable key using one of the following words: 'PASSWORD', 'PWD', 'SECRET', 'HASH', 'ENCRYPTED', 'PASSCODE', 'AUTH', 'TOKEN', 'SECRET'\n"
 )
diff --git a/messages/variables/messages.go b/messages/variables/messages.go
index 8ac8b68c0..d3dfd46f2 100644
--- a/messages/variables/messages.go
+++ b/messages/variables/messages.go
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ var (
 	AskValue      = "Enter the Variable's value:"
 	AskSecret     = "Enter the Variable's secret:"
 	AskVariableID = "Enter the Variable's variable ID:"
+
+	VariableSetSecret = "Setting secret to true due to the variable key using one of the following words: 'PASSWORD', 'PWD', 'SECRET', 'HASH', 'ENCRYPTED', 'PASSCODE', 'AUTH', 'TOKEN', 'SECRET'\n"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/create/variables/variables.go b/pkg/cmd/create/variables/variables.go
index 67521a93e..83d3aad66 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/create/variables/variables.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/create/variables/variables.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	words = []string{"PASSWORD", "PWD", "SECRET", "HASH", "ENCRYPTED", "PASSCODE", "AUTH", "TOKEN", "SECRET"}
+)
+
 type Fields struct {
 	Key      string
 	Value    string
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ func NewCmd(f *cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 					return utils.ErrorUnmarshalReader
 				}
 			} else {
-				err := createRequestFromFlags(cmd, fields, &request)
+				err := createRequestFromFlags(cmd, f, fields, &request)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ func NewCmd(f *cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func createRequestFromFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, fields *Fields, request *api.Request) error {
+func createRequestFromFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, f *cmdutil.Factory, fields *Fields, request *api.Request) error {
 	if !cmd.Flags().Changed("key") {
 		answers, err := utils.AskInput(msg.AskKey)
 
@@ -105,6 +109,11 @@ func createRequestFromFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, fields *Fields, request *api.Req
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", msg.ErrorSecretFlag, fields.Secret)
 		}
 		request.SetSecret(secret)
+	} else {
+		if utils.ContainSubstring(fields.Key, words) {
+			logger.FInfo(f.IOStreams.Out, msg.VariableSetSecret)
+			request.SetSecret(true)
+		}
 	}
 
 	request.SetKey(fields.Key)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/deploy/deploy.go b/pkg/cmd/deploy/deploy.go
index e89b3d8ca..99a6e8688 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/deploy/deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/deploy/deploy.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (cmd *DeployCmd) Run(f *cmdutil.Factory) error {
 
 	if Local {
 		deployLocal := deploy.NewDeployCmd(f)
-		return deployLocal.ExternalRun(f, ProjectConf, Sync)
+		return deployLocal.ExternalRun(f, ProjectConf, Env, Sync, Auto, SkipBuild)
 	}
 
 	msgs := []string{}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/deploy.go b/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/deploy.go
index 78809f9d2..1f06be9dd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/deploy.go
@@ -97,9 +97,12 @@ func NewCmd(f *cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	return NewCobraCmd(NewDeployCmd(f))
 }
 
-func (cmd *DeployCmd) ExternalRun(f *cmdutil.Factory, configPath string, shouldSync bool) error {
+func (cmd *DeployCmd) ExternalRun(f *cmdutil.Factory, configPath string, env string, shouldSync, auto, skipBuild bool) error {
 	ProjectConf = configPath
 	Sync = shouldSync
+	Env = env
+	Auto = auto
+	SkipBuild = skipBuild
 	return cmd.Run(f)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/requests.go b/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/requests.go
index ae3b0a7d0..d31e3b611 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/requests.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/deploy_remote/requests.go
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ func (cmd *DeployCmd) doFunction(clients *Clients, ctx context.Context, conf *co
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cmd *DeployCmd) doApplication(
-	client *apiapp.Client,
-	ctx context.Context,
-	conf *contracts.AzionApplicationOptions,
-	msgs *[]string) error {
+func (cmd *DeployCmd) doApplication(client *apiapp.Client, ctx context.Context, conf *contracts.AzionApplicationOptions, msgs *[]string) error {
 	if conf.Application.ID == 0 {
 		var projName string
 		for {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/init/init.go b/pkg/cmd/init/init.go
index 561584c26..4f7d2644a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/init/init.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/init/init.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	vulcanPkg "github.com/aziontech/azion-cli/pkg/vulcan"
 	"github.com/aziontech/azion-cli/utils"
 	thoth "github.com/aziontech/go-thoth"
+	"github.com/briandowns/spinner"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -230,12 +232,21 @@ func (cmd *initCmd) Run(c *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	s := spinner.New(spinner.CharSets[7], 100*time.Millisecond)
+	s.Suffix = " Fetching selected template..."
+	s.FinalMSG = "Template successfully fetched\n"
+	if !cmd.f.Debug {
+		s.Start() // Start the spinner
+	}
+
 	err = cmd.git.Clone(SAMPLESURL, tempDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Debug("Error while cloning the repository", zap.Error(err))
 		return err
 	}
 
+	s.Stop()
+
 	oldPath := path.Join(tempDir, "templates", templateOptionsMap[answerTemplate].Path)
 	newPath := path.Join(pathWorkingDirHere, cmd.name)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/sync/tasks.go b/pkg/cmd/sync/tasks.go
index 2bd458c86..a377c7fa6 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/sync/tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/sync/tasks.go
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aziontech/azion-cli/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/aziontech/azion-cli/pkg/contracts"
 	"github.com/aziontech/azion-cli/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/aziontech/azion-cli/utils"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 var (
-	opts *contracts.ListOptions
-	ctx  context.Context = context.Background()
+	opts  *contracts.ListOptions
+	ctx   context.Context = context.Background()
+	words                 = []string{"PASSWORD", "PWD", "SECRET", "HASH", "ENCRYPTED", "PASSCODE", "AUTH", "TOKEN", "SECRET"}
 )
 
 func SyncLocalResources(f *cmdutil.Factory, info contracts.SyncOpts, synch *SyncCmd) error {
@@ -154,6 +156,19 @@ func (synch *SyncCmd) syncEnv(f *cmdutil.Factory) error {
 
 	for _, variable := range resp {
 		if v := envs[variable.GetKey()]; v != "" {
+			updateRequest := &varApi.Request{}
+			updateRequest.SetKey(variable.GetKey())
+			updateRequest.SetValue(v)
+			updateRequest.Uuid = variable.GetUuid()
+			if utils.ContainSubstring(variable.GetKey(), words) {
+				logger.FInfo(f.IOStreams.Out, msg.VARIABLESETSECRET)
+				updateRequest.SetSecret(true)
+			}
+			_, err := client.Update(ctx, updateRequest)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			logger.FInfoFlags(synch.Io.Out, fmt.Sprintf(msg.SYNCUPDATEENV, variable.GetKey()), synch.F.Format, synch.F.Out)
 			delete(envs, variable.GetKey())
 		}
 	}
@@ -162,13 +177,16 @@ func (synch *SyncCmd) syncEnv(f *cmdutil.Factory) error {
 		createReq := &varApi.Request{}
 		createReq.Key = key
 		createReq.Value = value
+		if utils.ContainSubstring(key, words) {
+			logger.FInfo(f.IOStreams.Out, msg.VARIABLESETSECRET)
+			createReq.SetSecret(true)
+		}
 		_, err := client.Create(ctx, *createReq)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Debug("Error while creating variables during sync process", zap.Error(err))
 			return err
 		}
-		logger.FInfoFlags(
-			synch.Io.Out, fmt.Sprintf(msg.SYNCMESSAGEENV, key), synch.F.Format, synch.F.Out)
+		logger.FInfoFlags(synch.Io.Out, fmt.Sprintf(msg.SYNCMESSAGEENV, key), synch.F.Format, synch.F.Out)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/utils/helpers.go b/utils/helpers.go
index 560a5c3bd..39f49159b 100644
--- a/utils/helpers.go
+++ b/utils/helpers.go
@@ -643,3 +643,12 @@ func FileExists(filename string) bool {
 	}
 	return !info.IsDir()
 }
+
+func ContainSubstring(word string, words []string) bool {
+	for _, item := range words {
+		if item == word || strings.Contains(word, item) {
+			return true // Return immediately if a match is found
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}