diff --git a/.github/actions/create-conda-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-conda-env/action.yml
index 250c7f8d..5410ae50 100644
--- a/.github/actions/create-conda-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/create-conda-env/action.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ runs:
           if [[ "${{ inputs.install-collateral }}" == 'true' ]]; then
             echo "Add extra toolchain collateral to RISC-V install area"
             conda activate ${{ env.conda-env-name-no-time }}-$(date --date "${{ env.workflow-timestamp }}" +%Y%m%d)-riscv-tools
-            ./scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh riscv-tools
+            ./scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh riscv-tools -p $CONDA_PREFIX/riscv-tools
             conda deactivate
             conda activate ${{ env.conda-env-name-no-time }}-$(date --date "${{ env.workflow-timestamp }}" +%Y%m%d)-esp-tools
-            ./scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh esp-tools
+            ./scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh esp-tools -p $CONDA_PREFIX/esp-tools
             conda deactivate
           fi
         fi
diff --git a/scripts/build-setup.sh b/scripts/build-setup.sh
index 0fc71ad6..fb4dc782 100755
--- a/scripts/build-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-setup.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,16 @@ if do_skip "2"; then
 fi
 
 if do_skip "3"; then
-    $RDIR/scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh $FORCE_FLAG $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE
+    if do_skip "1"; then
+        PREFIX=$CONDA_PREFIX/$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE
+    else
+        if [ -z "$RISCV" ] ; then
+            error "ERROR: If conda initialization skipped, \$RISCV variable must be defined."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        PREFIX=$RISCV
+    fi
+    $RDIR/scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh $TOOLCHAIN_TYPE -p $PREFIX
 fi
 
 if do_skip "4"; then
diff --git a/scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh b/scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh
index 1769f4db..1bc54297 100755
--- a/scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-toolchain-extra.sh
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ usage() {
     echo "   esp-tools: if set, builds esp-tools toolchain used for the hwacha vector accelerator"
     echo ""
     echo "Options"
-    echo "   --prefix PREFIX       : Install destination. If unset, defaults to $CONDA_PREFIX/riscv-tools"
-    echo "                           or $CONDA_PREFIX/esp-tools"
+    echo "   --prefix -p PREFIX    : Install destination."
     echo "   --clean-after-install : Run make clean in calls to module_make and module_build"
-    echo "   --force -f            : Skip prompt checking for conda"
-    echo "   --skip-validate       : DEPRECATED: Same functionality as --force"
     echo "   --help -h             : Display this message"
     exit "$1"
 }
@@ -50,9 +47,6 @@ do
             CLEANAFTERINSTALL="true" ;;
         riscv-tools | esp-tools)
             TOOLCHAIN=$1 ;;
-        --force | -f | --skip-validate)
-            FORCE=true;
-            ;;
         * )
             error "invalid option $1"
             usage 1 ;;
@@ -60,15 +54,8 @@ do
     shift
 done
 
-if [ "$FORCE" = false ]; then
-    if [ -z ${CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV+x} ]; then
-        error "ERROR: No conda environment detected. Did you activate the conda environment (e.x. 'conda activate chipyard')?"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-fi
-
 if [ -z "$RISCV" ] ; then
-    RISCV="$CONDA_PREFIX/$TOOLCHAIN"
+    error "ERROR: Prefix not given. If conda is sourced, do you mean $CONDA_PREFIX/$TOOLCHAIN?"
 fi
 
 XLEN=64
@@ -108,7 +95,7 @@ echo '==> Installing espresso logic minimizer'
     git submodule update --init --checkout generators/constellation
     cd generators/constellation
     scripts/install-espresso.sh $RISCV
-)   
+)
 
 # Common tools (not in any particular toolchain dir)