diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index b0861e63..8b712480 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ jobs:
 
   - task: Cache@2
     displayName: Cache NuGet packages
+    condition: >-
+      and(
+        succeeded(),
+        eq(variables['UPDATE_DEPENDENTS'], 'false')
+      )    
     inputs:
       key: 'nuget | "$(Agent.OS)" | **/packages.lock.json, !bin/**'
       restoreKeys: |
@@ -344,7 +349,11 @@ jobs:
 
           Find-ReplaceInFile -filePath $fileToReplace -sourceString $sourceString -targetString $instrumentKey
     displayName: Replace intrument key
-    condition: succeeded()
+    condition: >-
+      and(
+        succeeded(),
+        eq(variables['UPDATE_DEPENDENTS'], 'false')
+      )
 
   - task: CopyFiles@1
     condition: >-
@@ -415,7 +424,7 @@ jobs:
         eq(variables['System.PullRequest.PullRequestId'], ''),
         eq(variables['UPDATE_DEPENDENTS'], 'false')
       )
-    displayName: Push nanoff NuGet package to NuGet
+    displayName: Push nanoff dotnet tool to NuGet
     continueOnError: true
     inputs:
       command: push
@@ -433,7 +442,7 @@ jobs:
         eq(variables['System.PullRequest.PullRequestId'], ''),
         eq(variables['UPDATE_DEPENDENTS'], 'false')
       )    
-    displayName: Push library NuGet package to NuGet
+    displayName: Push NuGet package with library to NuGet
     continueOnError: true
     inputs:
       command: push
@@ -462,6 +471,7 @@ jobs:
       action: create
       isDraft: false
       addChangeLog: true
+      changeLogType: issueBased
       changeLogLabels: |
         [
           { "label" : "Type: bug", "displayName" : "Bugs fixed", "state" : "closed" },
@@ -475,6 +485,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: PowerShell@2
     condition: >-
       or(
+        eq(variables['System.PullRequest.PullRequestId'], ''),
         eq(variables['UPDATE_DEPENDENTS'], 'true'),
         eq(variables['run_update_dependents'], 'true')
       )
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/update-dependents.ps1 b/azure-pipelines/update-dependents.ps1
index 399824d8..399db064 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/update-dependents.ps1
+++ b/azure-pipelines/update-dependents.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # compute authorization header in format "AUTHORIZATION: basic 'encoded token'"
 # 'encoded token' is the Base64 of the string "nfbot:personal-token"
-$auth = "basic $([System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes("nfbot:$env:GH_TOKEN"))))"
+$auth = "basic $([System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes("nfbot:$env:GH_TOKEN")))"
 
 # init/reset these
 $commitMessage = ""
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ $commitMessage += "`n[version update]`n`n"
 # better add this warning line               
 $commitMessage += "### :warning: This is an automated update. Merge only after all tests pass. :warning:`n"
 
-Write-Debug "Git branch" 
-
-# create branch to perform updates
-git branch $newBranchName
-
-Write-Debug "Checkout branch" 
-
-# checkout branch
-git checkout $newBranchName
-
 # check if anything was changed
 $repoStatus = "$(git status --short --porcelain)"
 
 if ($repoStatus -ne "")
 {
+    Write-Debug "Git branch" 
+
+    # create branch to perform updates
+    git branch $newBranchName
+
+    Write-Debug "Checkout branch" 
+
+    # checkout branch
+    git checkout $newBranchName
+
     Write-Debug "Add changes" 
 
     # commit changes
@@ -114,5 +114,5 @@ if ($repoStatus -ne "")
 }
 else
 {
-    Write-Host "Nothing udpate at nanoFramework.Tools.FirmwareFlasher."
+    Write-Host "Nothing udpate at $repoName."
 }