diff --git a/python/pep518.go b/python/pep518.go
index b9d4154..e7fd083 100644
--- a/python/pep518.go
+++ b/python/pep518.go
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 package python
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func pep518Proc(path string) {
 	tomlContent := readPyProjectToml(path)
+	if tomlContent == "" {
+		return
+	}
 
 	if isUv(path) {
 		uvProc(path)
@@ -17,12 +22,11 @@ func pep518Proc(path string) {
 }
 
 func readPyProjectToml(path string) string {
-	// read the whole file at once
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(path, "pyproject.toml"))
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(path, "pyproject.toml"))
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		log.Error(err.Error())
+		return ""
 	}
-
 	return string(b)
 }
 
diff --git a/python/pip.go b/python/pip.go
index 76648af..f9e6242 100644
--- a/python/pip.go
+++ b/python/pip.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package python
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -11,14 +10,12 @@ import (
 func pipProc(path string) {
 	log.Info("Found 'requirements.txt'. Creating virtual environment using 'pip' & 'venv' module.")
 
-	var cmd *exec.Cmd
-
 	// create virtual env
-	cmd = exec.Command("python3", "-m", "venv", ".venv")
+	cmd := exec.Command("python3", "-m", "venv", ".venv")
 	cmd.Dir = path
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err.Error()))
+		log.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 	log.Debug(string(out))
 
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ func pipProc(path string) {
 	cmd.Dir = path
 	out, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err.Error()))
+		log.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 	log.Debug(string(out))
 }
diff --git a/python/pipenv.go b/python/pipenv.go
index 7e7ef47..fd737e5 100644
--- a/python/pipenv.go
+++ b/python/pipenv.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package python
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ func pipenvProc(path string) {
 	cmd.Dir = path
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err.Error()))
+		log.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 	log.Debug(string(out))
 }
diff --git a/python/poetry.go b/python/poetry.go
index 2eea9ca..ae94b35 100644
--- a/python/poetry.go
+++ b/python/poetry.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package python
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ func poetryProc(path string) {
 	log.Info("Found 'pyproject.toml'. Creating virtual environment using 'Poetry'.")
 
 	// Make sure .venv will be in project
-	if !fileExists("poetry.toml") {
+	if !fileExists(filepath.Join(path, "poetry.toml")) {
 		cmd := exec.Command("poetry", "config", "--local", "virtualenvs.in-project", "true")
 		cmd.Dir = path
 		out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err.Error()))
+			log.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 		log.Debug(string(out))
 	}
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func poetryProc(path string) {
 	cmd.Dir = path
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err.Error()))
+		log.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 	log.Debug(string(out))
 }
diff --git a/python/run.go b/python/run.go
index 1a8bb2c..1569d1c 100644
--- a/python/run.go
+++ b/python/run.go
@@ -8,21 +8,16 @@ import (
 func getPythonCommand(path string) string {
 	if dirExists(filepath.Join(path, "./.venv")) {
 		return filepath.Join(path, ".venv/bin/python")
-	} else {
-		return "python"
 	}
+	return "python"
 }
 
 // GetPythonRunCommand Returns an *exec.Cmd to be handled with the provided "scriptName.py" using the python binary from virtual environment
 func GetPythonRunCommand(path string, scriptName string) *exec.Cmd {
-	pythonPath := getPythonCommand(path)
-	return exec.Command(pythonPath, scriptName)
+	return exec.Command(getPythonCommand(path), scriptName)
 }
 
 // ExecutePython Executes the provided "scriptName.py" using the python binary from virtual environment
 func ExecutePython(path string, scriptName string) ([]byte, error) {
-	// run python job
-	pythonPath := getPythonCommand(path)
-	cmd := exec.Command(pythonPath, scriptName)
-	return cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	return GetPythonRunCommand(path, scriptName).CombinedOutput()
 }
diff --git a/python/uv.go b/python/uv.go
index 8ffbe23..a40b4fb 100644
--- a/python/uv.go
+++ b/python/uv.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package python
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ func uvProc(path string) {
 	cmd.Dir = path
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err.Error()))
+		log.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 	log.Debug(string(out))
 }