diff --git a/pkg/devfile/devfile.go b/pkg/devfile/devfile.go
index 92e468ce0c2..31cbb2fcd9f 100644
--- a/pkg/devfile/devfile.go
+++ b/pkg/devfile/devfile.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package devfile
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/devfile/library/v2/pkg/devfile"
 	"github.com/devfile/library/v2/pkg/devfile/parser"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/odo/pkg/devfile/validate"
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/odo/pkg/log"
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ func parseDevfile(args parser.ParserArgs) (parser.DevfileObj, error) {
 // ParseAndValidateFromFile reads, parses and validates  devfile from a file
 // if there are warning it logs them on stdout
 func ParseAndValidateFromFile(devfilePath string) (parser.DevfileObj, error) {
-	return parseDevfile(parser.ParserArgs{Path: devfilePath})
+	return parseDevfile(parser.ParserArgs{
+		Path:             devfilePath,
+		FlattenedDevfile: pointer.Bool(false),
+	})
 }
 
 // ParseAndValidateFromFileWithVariables reads, parses and validates  devfile from a file
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ func ParseAndValidateFromFileWithVariables(devfilePath string, variables map[str
 	return parseDevfile(parser.ParserArgs{
 		Path:              devfilePath,
 		ExternalVariables: variables,
+		FlattenedDevfile:  pointer.Bool(false),
 	})
 }