diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
index e82e19b60..e129a64ef 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ function(FIND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY)
     else()
         get_filename_component(CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}" ABSOLUTE)
         IS_WOLFSSL_SOURCE("${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}" FOUND_WOLFSSL)
-        if("${FOUND_WOLFSSL}")
-            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable:")
+        if( FOUND_WOLFSSL )
+            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable: ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}")
+            set(${OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY} ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+            return()
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "WOLFSSL_ROOT Environment Variable defined, but path not found:")
             message(STATUS "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}")
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_benchmark/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_benchmark/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
index e82e19b60..e129a64ef 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_benchmark/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_benchmark/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ function(FIND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY)
     else()
         get_filename_component(CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}" ABSOLUTE)
         IS_WOLFSSL_SOURCE("${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}" FOUND_WOLFSSL)
-        if("${FOUND_WOLFSSL}")
-            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable:")
+        if( FOUND_WOLFSSL )
+            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable: ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}")
+            set(${OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY} ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+            return()
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "WOLFSSL_ROOT Environment Variable defined, but path not found:")
             message(STATUS "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}")
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_client/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_client/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
index e82e19b60..e129a64ef 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_client/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_client/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ function(FIND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY)
     else()
         get_filename_component(CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}" ABSOLUTE)
         IS_WOLFSSL_SOURCE("${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}" FOUND_WOLFSSL)
-        if("${FOUND_WOLFSSL}")
-            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable:")
+        if( FOUND_WOLFSSL )
+            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable: ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}")
+            set(${OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY} ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+            return()
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "WOLFSSL_ROOT Environment Variable defined, but path not found:")
             message(STATUS "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}")
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_server/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_server/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
index e82e19b60..e129a64ef 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_server/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_server/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ function(FIND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY)
     else()
         get_filename_component(CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}" ABSOLUTE)
         IS_WOLFSSL_SOURCE("${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}" FOUND_WOLFSSL)
-        if("${FOUND_WOLFSSL}")
-            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable:")
+        if( FOUND_WOLFSSL )
+            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable: ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}")
+            set(${OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY} ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+            return()
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "WOLFSSL_ROOT Environment Variable defined, but path not found:")
             message(STATUS "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}")
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_test/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_test/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
index e82e19b60..e129a64ef 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_test/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_test/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ function(FIND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY)
     else()
         get_filename_component(CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}" ABSOLUTE)
         IS_WOLFSSL_SOURCE("${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}" FOUND_WOLFSSL)
-        if("${FOUND_WOLFSSL}")
-            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable:")
+        if( FOUND_WOLFSSL )
+            message(STATUS "Found WOLFSSL_ROOT via Environment Variable: ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR}")
+            set(${OUTPUT_FOUND_WOLFSSL_DIRECTORY} ${CURRENT_SEARCH_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+            return()
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "WOLFSSL_ROOT Environment Variable defined, but path not found:")
             message(STATUS "$ENV{WOLFSSL_ROOT}")