diff --git a/docker/local-emulator/qemu/build-image.sh b/docker/local-emulator/qemu/build-image.sh
index 1b082d82c..5a8c4071b 100755
--- a/docker/local-emulator/qemu/build-image.sh
+++ b/docker/local-emulator/qemu/build-image.sh
@@ -662,9 +662,8 @@ for arch in "${TARGET_ARCHS[@]}"; do
   download_cloud_image "$arch" "$local_base"
   if [ "${SKIP_DOCKER_BUILD:-0}" = "1" ]; then
     log "SKIP_DOCKER_BUILD=1: reusing pre-built Docker bundle"
-    local expected_bundle="$IMAGE_DIR/emulator-${arch}-docker-images.tar.gz"
-    if [ ! -f "$expected_bundle" ]; then
-      err "Pre-built bundle not found: $expected_bundle"
+    if [ ! -f "$IMAGE_DIR/emulator-${arch}-docker-images.tar.gz" ]; then
+      err "Pre-built bundle not found: $IMAGE_DIR/emulator-${arch}-docker-images.tar.gz"
       exit 1
     fi
   else
diff --git a/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/emulator.ts b/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/emulator.ts
index 9088bbc3f..942b436cd 100644
--- a/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/emulator.ts
+++ b/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/emulator.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ function emulatorScriptsDir(): string {
 
 // npm pack strips the execute bit from non-`bin` files, so restore it here.
 function ensureExecutable(scriptsDir: string): string {
-  try { chmodSync(join(scriptsDir, "run-emulator.sh"), 0o755); } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+  try {
+    chmodSync(join(scriptsDir, "run-emulator.sh"), 0o755);
+  } catch {
+    // best-effort
+  }
   return scriptsDir;
 }