diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 872f6e3..7f06766 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,13 +100,15 @@ if (USE_CUDA AND NOT APPLE)
         set(USE_CUDA OFF)
     endif()
 endif()
-if(USE_CUDA)
+
+if(NOT USE_CUDA)
     message(STATUS "Compiling for CPU only")
+else()
+    message(STATUS "CUDA found, compiling for CPU and GPU")
 endif()
 # Find required packages
 # Attempt to find pybind11 automatically
 find_package(pybind11 CONFIG QUIET)
-
 # If pybind11 is not found, use Python to find it
 if(NOT pybind11_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "pybind11 not found automatically, attempting to locate with Python")
@@ -155,7 +157,6 @@ endif()
 
 # Include directories
 include_directories(${pybind11_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gbrl/src/cpp)
-
 # Graphviz
 if (GRAPHVIZ_FOUND)
     add_definitions(-DUSE_GRAPHVIZ)
@@ -198,7 +199,6 @@ set(CPP_SOURCES
 
 pybind11_add_module(gbrl_cpp MODULE ${CPP_SOURCES} ${CUDA_SOURCES})
 target_compile_definitions(gbrl_cpp PRIVATE MODULE_NAME="gbrl_cpp")
-
 # Platform-specific settings and linking
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
     target_link_libraries(gbrl_cpp PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_CXX)
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
index 9dd547d..10f3a1c 100755
--- a/docs/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Quickstart
 ==========
 
 Prerequisites
------------
+-------------
 
 python3.9 or higher 
 
@@ -49,7 +49,17 @@ After installation, set the necessary environment variables:
 CUDA
 ~~~~ 
 
-Ensure that ``CUDA_HOME`` is set. 
+GBRL compiles CUDA and requires NVCC. Ensure that ``CUDA_HOME`` is set. Verify that NVCC exists by running the command
+
+.. code-block:: console
+   
+   nvcc --version
+
+.. note:: 
+
+   CUDA installation via anaconda may not install the full CUDAToolkit. 
+   Run ``conda install cuda -c nvidia`` to install the full CUDAToolkit.
+
 For integration with Microsoft Visual Studio, copy the following files:
 
 .. code-block:: console
diff --git a/gbrl/src/cpp/node.cpp b/gbrl/src/cpp/node.cpp
index ea76bc1..5bfdcea 100755
--- a/gbrl/src/cpp/node.cpp
+++ b/gbrl/src/cpp/node.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ TreeNode::TreeNode(int *sample_indices, const int n_samples, const int n_num_fea
             sample_indices(sample_indices), n_samples(n_samples), n_num_features(n_num_features), n_cat_features(n_cat_features),
             output_dim(output_dim), policy_dim(policy_dim), depth(depth), node_idx(node_idx), feature_value(0.0),
             feature_idx(0){
-            if (depth > 0){
-                this->split_conditions = new splitCondition[depth];
-                for (int d = 0; d < depth; d++){
-                    this->split_conditions[d].categorical_value = nullptr;
-                }
-            }
+    if (depth > 0){
+        this->split_conditions = new splitCondition[depth];
+        for (int d = 0; d < depth; d++){
+            this->split_conditions[d].categorical_value = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 TreeNode::~TreeNode(){
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d7c6ffc..0819771 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import setuptools
 import platform
+import shutil
 from setuptools import setup, Extension
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from distutils import log
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ def finalize_options(self):
         self.cmake_verbose = os.getenv('DEBUG', '0') == '1'
 
     def run(self):
+        for folder_name in ['build', 'dist', 'gbrl.egg-info']:
+            folder_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), folder_name)
+            if os.path.exists(folder_path):
+                log.info(f"Cleaning up existing '{folder_name}' folder...")
+                shutil.rmtree(folder_path)
         try:
             subprocess.check_output(['cmake', '--version'])
         except OSError:
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
             '-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=' + extdir,
             '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=' + sys.executable,
             '-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=' + sysconfig.get_path('include'),
-            '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=' + cfg
+            '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=' + cfg,
         ]   
         if sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBRARY') is not None:
             cmake_args.append('-DPYTHON_LIBRARY=' + sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBRARY'))
@@ -108,5 +114,4 @@ def move_built_library(self, build_temp):
     },
     packages=['gbrl'],
     include_package_data=True,
-    # packages=setuptools.find_packages(where='gbrl'),
 )