diff --git a/dashboard.sh b/dashboard.sh
index 9875d50..fcdb779 100755
--- a/dashboard.sh
+++ b/dashboard.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,20 @@ FLASK_PORT="${FLASK_PORT:-5050}"
 LOG_FILE="/home/$(whoami)/logs/systemdashboard_flask.log"
 USERNAME="$(whoami)"
 
+# Ensure log directory exists
+LOG_DIR="$(dirname "$LOG_FILE")"
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+
 # Check for Miniconda3 and Anaconda3
 CONDA_PATHS=("/home/$USERNAME/miniconda3" "/home/$USERNAME/anaconda3")
 CONDA_FOUND=false
 
+# Find which Conda is installed and set $CONDA_EXECUTABLE
 for CONDA_PATH in "${CONDA_PATHS[@]}"; do
     if [ -d "$CONDA_PATH" ]; then
         CONDA_FOUND=true
+        CONDA_EXECUTABLE="$CONDA_PATH/bin/conda"
+        CONDA_SETUP_SCRIPT="$CONDA_PATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
         break
     fi
 done
@@ -31,9 +38,6 @@ if [ "$CONDA_FOUND" = false ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Derive the path to the Conda setup script
-CONDA_SETUP_SCRIPT="$CONDA_PATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
-
 # Check if Conda setup script exists
 if [ ! -f "$CONDA_SETUP_SCRIPT" ]; then
     log_message "Conda setup script not found at $CONDA_SETUP_SCRIPT."
@@ -44,19 +48,20 @@ fi
 source "$CONDA_SETUP_SCRIPT"
 
 # Define Conda environment name
-CONDA_ENV_NAME="systemdashboard"
+CONDA_ENV_NAME="dashboard"
 
+echo "Conda environment name: $CONDA_ENV_NAME"
+echo $CONDA_EXECUTABLE
 # Check if the Conda environment exists and create it if not
-if ! conda env list | grep -q "$CONDA_ENV_NAME"; then
+if ! conda info --envs | awk '{print $1}' | grep -q "^$CONDA_ENV_NAME$"; then
     log_message "Conda environment '$CONDA_ENV_NAME' not found. Creating it..."
     conda create -n "$CONDA_ENV_NAME" python=3.10 -y
-    log_message "Activating Conda environment '$CONDA_ENV_NAME'."
-    conda activate "$CONDA_ENV_NAME"
-    log_message "Installing required packages."
-    pip install -r "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE"
+
+    log_message "Activating Conda environment '$CONDA_ENV_NAME' and installing requirements."
+    # Use `conda run` to execute commands in the environment
+    conda run -n "$CONDA_ENV_NAME" pip install -r "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE"
 else
     log_message "Activating existing Conda environment '$CONDA_ENV_NAME'."
-    conda activate "$CONDA_ENV_NAME"
 fi
 
 # Continue with the rest of your script
@@ -71,11 +76,16 @@ if ! pgrep -f "flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=$FLASK_PORT" > /dev/null; then
     # git pull in FLASK_APP_PATH directory
     current_dir=$(pwd)
     cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
-    git stash && git pull
+    if ! git pull; then
+        log_message "Failed to pull updates from Git repository."
+        cd "$current_dir"
+        exit 1
+    fi
     cd "$current_dir"
 
     log_message "Starting Flask app..."
-    flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port="$FLASK_PORT" &
+    # Ensure environment activation and `flask` command
+    bash -c "source $CONDA_SETUP_SCRIPT && conda activate $CONDA_ENV_NAME && flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=$FLASK_PORT" &>> "$LOG_FILE" &
 else
     log_message "Flask app is already running."
 fi
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ca16e84..8c187f7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Flask==2.3.3
 psutil==5.9.5
 gunicorn
-speetest-cli
 flask-sqlalchemy
-flask-login
\ No newline at end of file
+flask-login
+flask-session
\ No newline at end of file