diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3b0fd05f..a93fbc957 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ UID = $(shell id -u)
 GID = $(shell id -g)
 PIP=${PWD}/venv/bin/pip
 PYTHON=${PWD}/venv/bin/python
+VENV := $(shell [ -d "${PWD}/venv" ] && echo "exists" || echo "missing")
 DOCKERCMD=docker
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD=docker-compose
 DOCKER_BUILD=$(DOCKERCMD) build
@@ -27,9 +28,24 @@ VERSION := community
 ADDONS=${PWD}/addons,${PWD}/odoo/addons,${PWD}/extra-addons
 BACKUP=${CDN}/raw/branch/main/backup/${VERSION}/odoo18-main_2025-01-15_08-05-47.zip
 
-##### Native  Deployment#########
+AUTOMATION_PATH=${PWD}/automation
 
-install:
+########### Automation #########
+deploy-native:
+	@echo "Not implemented"
+##### Virtual Environment #####
+
+check-virtualenv: 
+	@if [ "$(VENV)" = "missing" ]; then \
+		echo "Creating virtual environment..."; \
+		python3 -m venv venv; \
+		echo "Installing pip dependencies..."; \
+		$(PIP) install --upgrade pip; \
+	else \
+		echo "Skipping Creating virtual environment..."; \
+	fi;
+##### Native  Deployment#########
+install: check-virtualenv
 	sudo apt update -y && \
 	sudo apt install -y python3-pip libldap2-dev libpq-dev libsasl2-dev postgresql-client libreoffice && \
 	${PIP} install --no-input -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages
@@ -53,9 +69,12 @@ run_test:
 	${PYTHON} odoo-bin --test-tags :TestAccountMove.test_out_invoice_auto_post_monthly,TestAccountMove.test_included_tax --log-level=test --test-enable -d testdb-${TAG}  --stop-after-init --config=${CONFIG}
 	${PYTHON} odoo-bin db --config=${CONFIG} drop testdb-${TAG} 
 restore_database: 
-	@read -p "Enter the database name: " DBNAME; \
+	@read -p "Backup Path [default: ${PWD}/deployment/backup/backup.zip]: " InputbackupDB; \
+	BackupDB=$${InputbackupDB:-${PWD}/deployment/backup/backup.zip}; \
+	read -p "Enter the database name: " DBNAME; \
 	echo "Restoring database: $$DBNAME"; \
-	${PYTHON} odoo-bin db  --config=${CONFIG} load $$DBNAME ${PWD}/deployment/backup/backup.zip
+	${PYTHON} odoo-bin db --config=${CONFIG} load "$$DBNAME" "$$BackupDB"
+
 
 ##### Docker Deployment #########
 run_test_docker: 
@@ -105,4 +124,3 @@ clean_up:
 		-print0 | sudo xargs -0 rm -rf {} && \
 	sudo rm -rf ${DEPLOY_PATH}/etc/*
 	
-