diff --git a/dist/bootstrap/index.js b/dist/bootstrap/index.js
index 0dff3e8..8410758 100644
--- a/dist/bootstrap/index.js
+++ b/dist/bootstrap/index.js
@@ -5674,7 +5674,7 @@ function run() {
         const juju_channel = core.getInput("juju-channel");
         const juju_bundle_channel = core.getInput("juju-bundle-channel");
         const juju_crashdump_channel = core.getInput("juju-crashdump-channel");
-        const lxd_channel = core.getInput("lxd-channel");
+        const lxd_channel = (provider === "lxd" && ![null, ""].includes(channel)) ? channel : core.getInput("lxd-channel");
         const microk8s_group = get_microk8s_group();
         let bootstrap_constraints = core.getInput("bootstrap-constraints");
         const microk8s_addons = core.getInput("microk8s-addons");
@@ -5730,10 +5730,9 @@ function run() {
             yield exec.exec("mkdir", ["-p", juju_dir]);
             let bootstrap_command = `juju bootstrap --debug --verbose ${provider} ${bootstrap_options}`;
             if (provider === "lxd") {
-                if ([null, ""].includes(channel) == false) {
-                    yield snap(`refresh lxd --channel=${channel}`);
-                }
+                core.startGroup("Preparing LXD Provider");
                 group = "lxd";
+                core.endGroup();
             }
             else if (provider === "microk8s") {
                 core.startGroup("Install microk8s");
@@ -5783,10 +5782,12 @@ function run() {
                 bootstrap_constraints = `${bootstrap_constraints} allocate-public-ip=true`;
             }
             else if (credentials_yaml != "") {
+                core.startGroup(`Preparing Provider ${provider} credentials`);
                 yield exec.exec("bash", ["-c", `echo "${credentials_yaml}" | base64 -d > ${juju_dir}/credentials.yaml`], options);
                 if (clouds_yaml != "") {
                     yield exec.exec("bash", ["-c", `echo "${clouds_yaml}" | base64 -d > ${juju_dir}/clouds.yaml`], options);
                 }
+                core.endGroup();
             }
             else {
                 core.setFailed(`Custom provider set without credentials: ${provider}`);
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/index.ts b/src/bootstrap/index.ts
index ceeda95..743ca65 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/index.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap/index.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ async function run() {
     const juju_channel = core.getInput("juju-channel");
     const juju_bundle_channel = core.getInput("juju-bundle-channel");
     const juju_crashdump_channel = core.getInput("juju-crashdump-channel")
-    const lxd_channel = core.getInput("lxd-channel");
+    
+    const lxd_channel = (provider === "lxd" && ! [null, ""].includes(channel)) ? channel : core.getInput("lxd-channel");
+
     const microk8s_group = get_microk8s_group();
     let bootstrap_constraints = core.getInput("bootstrap-constraints");
     const microk8s_addons = core.getInput("microk8s-addons")
@@ -252,10 +254,9 @@ async function run() {
         await exec.exec("mkdir", ["-p", juju_dir]);
         let bootstrap_command = `juju bootstrap --debug --verbose ${provider} ${bootstrap_options}`
         if (provider === "lxd") {
-            if ([null, ""].includes(channel) == false){
-                await snap(`refresh lxd --channel=${channel}`);
-	        }
+            core.startGroup("Preparing LXD Provider");
             group = "lxd";
+            core.endGroup();
         } else if (provider === "microk8s") {
             core.startGroup("Install microk8s");
             if ([null, ""].includes(channel) == false){
@@ -300,10 +301,12 @@ async function run() {
             bootstrap_command = `${bootstrap_command} --bootstrap-series=${os_series} --metadata-source=/tmp/simplestreams --model-default network=test --model-default external-network=external`
             bootstrap_constraints = `${bootstrap_constraints} allocate-public-ip=true`
         } else if (credentials_yaml != "") {
+            core.startGroup(`Preparing Provider ${provider} credentials`);
             await exec.exec("bash", ["-c", `echo "${credentials_yaml}" | base64 -d > ${juju_dir}/credentials.yaml`], options);
             if (clouds_yaml != "" ) {
                 await exec.exec("bash", ["-c", `echo "${clouds_yaml}" | base64 -d > ${juju_dir}/clouds.yaml`], options);
             }
+            core.endGroup();
         } else {
             core.setFailed(`Custom provider set without credentials: ${provider}`);
             return