diff --git a/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/lint.py b/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/lint.py
index 3000f2b..7fae4ce 100644
--- a/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/lint.py
+++ b/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/lint.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 
 
 def _format_validation_msg(error: ValidationError):
-    import pdb
-
-    pdb.set_trace()
     return cleandoc(
         f"""
         In recipe.yaml: \n{indent(error.message, " " * 12 + "> ")}
diff --git a/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/render.py b/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/render.py
index 591434b..8270433 100644
--- a/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/render.py
+++ b/src/rattler_build_conda_compat/render.py
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ def get_used_vars(self, force_top_level=False, force_global=False):
         if "target_platform" in self.config.variant and self.noarch:
             used_vars.remove("target_platform")
 
+        # # if "channel_targets" not in self.config.variant:
+        # used_vars.remove("channel_targets")
+
         return set(used_vars)
 
     def get_used_variant(self) -> Dict:
@@ -145,7 +148,15 @@ def get_used_variant(self) -> Dict:
         return used_variant_key_normalized
 
     def get_used_loop_vars(self, force_top_level=False, force_global=False):
-        return self.get_used_vars(force_top_level, force_global)
+        # return self.get_used_vars(force_top_level, force_global)
+
+        return {
+            var
+            for var in self.get_used_vars(
+                force_top_level=force_top_level, force_global=force_global
+            )
+            if var in self.get_loop_vars()
+        }
 
     def get_section(self, name):
         if not self._rendered: