diff --git a/azure.yaml b/azure.yaml
index d1b333dc..e3ad5b8e 100644
--- a/azure.yaml
+++ b/azure.yaml
@@ -12,14 +12,25 @@ hooks:
   postprovision:
     posix:
       shell: sh
-      continueOnError: false
+      continueOnError: true
       interactive: true
       run: infra/hooks/postprovision.sh
     windows:
       shell: pwsh
-      continueOnError: false
+      continueOnError: true
       interactive: true
       run: infra/hooks/postprovision.ps1
+  postdeploy:
+    posix:
+      shell: sh
+      continueOnError: true
+      interactive: true
+      run: infra/hooks/postdeploy.sh
+    windows:
+      shell: pwsh
+      continueOnError: true
+      interactive: true
+      run: infra/hooks/postdeploy.ps1
 infra:
     provider: "bicep"
 
diff --git a/infra/hooks/postdeploy.ps1 b/infra/hooks/postdeploy.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81da64a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/hooks/postdeploy.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env pwsh
+
+Write-Host "--- ☑️ 1. Starting postdeploy ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Setup to run notebooks
+python -m pip install -r ./src/api/requirements.txt > $null
+Write-Host "---- ✅ 3. Installed required dependencies ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Run notebooks to populate data
+jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/customer_info/create-cosmos-db.ipynb > $null
+jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/product_info/create-azure-search.ipynb > $null
+Write-Host "---- ✅ 4. Completed populating data ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+Write-Host "--- ✅ Completed postdeploy ---"
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diff --git a/infra/hooks/postdeploy.sh b/infra/hooks/postdeploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..be32d4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/hooks/postdeploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "--- ☑️ Starting postpdeploy ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Setup to run notebooks
+python -m pip install -r ./src/api/requirements.txt > /dev/null
+python -m pip install ipython ipykernel > /dev/null      # Install ipython and ipykernel
+ipython kernel install --name=python3 --user > /dev/null # Configure the IPython kernel
+jupyter kernelspec list > /dev/null                      # Verify kernelspec list isn't empty
+echo "---- ✅ 3. Installed required dependencies ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Run notebooks to populate data
+echo "Populating data ...."
+jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/customer_info/create-cosmos-db.ipynb > /dev/null
+jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/product_info/create-azure-search.ipynb > /dev/null
+echo "---- ✅ 4. Completed populating data ---"
+
+echo "--- ✅ Completed postdeploy ---"
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diff --git a/infra/hooks/postprovision.ps1 b/infra/hooks/postprovision.ps1
index bf6d99bc..237016b5 100644
--- a/infra/hooks/postprovision.ps1
+++ b/infra/hooks/postprovision.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env pwsh
 
-Write-Host "Starting postprovisioning..."
+Write-Host "--- ☑️ 1. Starting postprovisioning ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Retrieve service names, resource group name, and other values from environment variables
 
 # Retrieve service names, resource group name, and other values from environment variables
 $resourceGroupName = $env:AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP
@@ -23,25 +26,24 @@ Write-Host "azureSearchEndpoint: $azureSearchEndpoint"
 
 # Ensure all required environment variables are set
 if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($resourceGroupName) -or [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($openAiService) -or [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($subscriptionId)) {
-    Write-Host "One or more required environment variables are not set."
+    Write-Host "🅇 One or more required environment variables are not set."
     Write-Host "Ensure that AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP, AZURE_OPENAI_NAME, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID are set."
     exit 1
 }
 
-# Set additional environment variables expected by app 
-# --- Removed these since they are already set in azd env refresh ---
-# azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION $AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION # 2023-03-15-preview
-# azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION # gpt-35-turbo
-# azd env set AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT $AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT
-
 # Output environment variables to .env file using azd env get-values
 azd env get-values > .env
-Write-Host "Script execution completed successfully."
+#Write-Host "--- ✅ 2. Set environment variables ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Setup to run notebooks
+#python -m pip install -r ./src/api/requirements.txt > $null
+#Write-Host "---- ✅ 3. Installed required dependencies ---"
 
-Write-Host 'Installing dependencies from "requirements.txt"'
-python -m pip install -r ./src/api/requirements.txt > $null
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# Run notebooks to populate data
+#jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/customer_info/create-cosmos-db.ipynb > $null
+#jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/product_info/create-azure-search.ipynb > $null
+#Write-Host "---- ✅ 4. Completed populating data ---"
 
-# populate data
-Write-Host "Populating data ...."
-jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/customer_info/create-cosmos-db.ipynb > $null
-jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/product_info/create-azure-search.ipynb > $null
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+Write-Host "--- ✅ Completed postprovisioning ---"
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diff --git a/infra/hooks/postprovision.sh b/infra/hooks/postprovision.sh
index 0967fc67..940b9602 100755
--- a/infra/hooks/postprovision.sh
+++ b/infra/hooks/postprovision.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "--- ☑️ Starting postprovisioning ---"
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
 # Retrieve service names, resource group name, and other values from environment variables
 resourceGroupName=$AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP
 searchService=$AZURE_SEARCH_NAME
@@ -14,33 +17,11 @@ if [ -z "$resourceGroupName" ] || [ -z "$searchService" ] || [ -z "$openAiServic
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Set additional environment variables expected by app
-# --- Removed these since they are already set in azd env refresh ---
-# azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION $AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION # 2023-03-15-preview
-# azd env set AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT # gpt-35-turbo
-# azd env set AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT $AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT
-
-
 # Output environment variables to .env file using azd env get-values
 azd env get-values >.env
+echo "--- ✅ 2. Set environment variables ---"
 
-echo "--- ✅ | 1. Post-provisioning - env configured ---"
-
-# Setup to run notebooks
-echo 'Installing dependencies from "requirements.txt"'
-python -m pip install -r ./src/api/requirements.txt > /dev/null
-python -m pip install ipython ipykernel > /dev/null      # Install ipython and ipykernel
-ipython kernel install --name=python3 --user > /dev/null # Configure the IPython kernel
-jupyter kernelspec list > /dev/null                      # Verify kernelspec list isn't empty
-echo "--- ✅ | 2. Post-provisioning - ready execute notebooks ---"
 
-echo "Populating data ...."
-jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/customer_info/create-cosmos-db.ipynb > /dev/null
-jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 data/product_info/create-azure-search.ipynb > /dev/null
-echo "--- ✅ | 3. Post-provisioning - populated data ---"
 
-#echo "Running evaluations ...."
-#jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 evaluations/evaluate-chat-flow-sdk.ipynb
-#jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 evaluations/evaluate-chat-flow-custom-no-sdk.ipynb
-#jupyter nbconvert --execute --to python --ExecutePreprocessor.timeout=-1 evaluations/evaluate-chat-flow-custom.ipynb
-#echo "--- ✅ | 4. Post-provisioning - ran evaluations ---"
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+echo "--- ✅ Completed postprovisioning ---"
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
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