diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index 1e165a1539ba..e1e682583914 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 SHELL = /bin/bash
 
 .PHONY: help install clean build
+ifndef VERBOSE
 .SILENT:
+endif
 all: install
 
 ifeq ($(PYTHON_VERSION),)
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ install:
 UV_VERSION = $(shell uv --version 2> /dev/null)
 install-uv:
 # Check if uv is installed
-ifdef UV_VERSION
+ifneq ($(UV_VERSION),)
 	echo "uv found $(UV_VERSION)"
 	echo "running uv update"
 	uv self update