diff --git a/cli/recipe/lint.go b/cli/recipe/lint.go
index 25425230..8a34329f 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/lint.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/lint.go
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ package recipe
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/formatter"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client/stack"
-	loader "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client/stack"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/tagcmp"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
@@ -23,30 +20,18 @@ var recipeLintCommand = &cli.Command{
 	Aliases:   []string{"l"},
 	ArgsUsage: "<recipe>",
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-		recipeName := internal.ValidateRecipe(c)
-
-		pattern := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/compose**yml", config.APPS_DIR, recipeName)
-		composeFiles, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		opts := stack.Deploy{Composefiles: composeFiles}
-		compose, err := loader.LoadComposefile(opts, make(map[string]string))
-		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
-		}
+		recipe := internal.ValidateRecipe(c)
 
 		expectedVersion := false
-		if compose.Version == "3.8" {
+		if recipe.Config.Version == "3.8" {
 			expectedVersion = true
 		}
 
 		envSampleProvided := false
-		envSample := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/.env.sample", config.APPS_DIR, recipeName)
+		envSample := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/.env.sample", config.APPS_DIR, recipe.Name)
 		if _, err := os.Stat(envSample); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			envSampleProvided = true
-		}
-		if err != nil {
+		} else if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
@@ -56,7 +41,7 @@ var recipeLintCommand = &cli.Command{
 		allImagesTagged := true
 		noUnstableTags := true
 		semverLikeTags := true
-		for _, service := range compose.Services {
+		for _, service := range recipe.Config.Services {
 			if service.Name == "app" {
 				serviceNamedApp = true
 			}