diff --git a/custom_bin/erase-flash b/custom_bin/erase-flash
index a9ca12a..cb65bbf 100644
--- a/custom_bin/erase-flash
+++ b/custom_bin/erase-flash
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 echo -e "\nErasing flash on $ESPPORT\n"
-esptool --port $ESPPORT --baud $ESPBAUD --chip $ESPTARGET erase_flash
+# esptool --port $ESPPORT --baud $ESPBAUD --chip $ESPTARGET erase_flash
+idf.py erase-flash
 echo -e "\nAll done :3\n"
diff --git a/custom_bin/flashmonitor b/custom_bin/flashmonitor
index d0a4ffe..984ddb9 100644
--- a/custom_bin/flashmonitor
+++ b/custom_bin/flashmonitor
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ echo -e "\nFlashing and Monitoring for $ESPTARGET on $ESPPORT\n"
 
 # if tehre is no CMakeLists.txt in cwd, setup to defaults with idf.py set-target and not setup as that goes through menuconfig
 if [ ! -f "./CMakeLists.txt" ]; then
-    idf.py set-target $ESPTARGET
+    # run the setup tool instead
+    setup
 fi
 
 idf.py --preview flash monitor
diff --git a/custom_bin/setup b/custom_bin/setup
index 6d42293..b1e720f 100644
--- a/custom_bin/setup
+++ b/custom_bin/setup
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 echo -e "\nSetting up for $ESPTARGET\n"
 idf.py --preview set-target $ESPTARGET
+idf.py --preview update-dependencies
 idf.py --preview menuconfig
 echo -e "\nAll done :3\n"
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