diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/bbsim-tests.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/bbsim-tests.groovy
index ae5c58a..4530de8 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/bbsim-tests.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/bbsim-tests.groovy
@@ -642,8 +642,10 @@
                             enter("execute_test (target=$target)")
                             execute_test(target, workflow, testLogging, teardown, flags)
                         }
+                        // groovylint-disable-next-line CatchException
                         catch (Exception err) {
-                            println("** ${iam}: EXCEPTION ${err}")
+                            String iamexc = getIam(name)
+                            println("** ${iamexc}: EXCEPTION ${err}")
                         }
                         finally {
                             leave("execute_test (target=$target)")
diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.12/bbsim-tests.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.12/bbsim-tests.groovy
index 522d7f7..3909c4e 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.12/bbsim-tests.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.12/bbsim-tests.groovy
@@ -637,13 +637,14 @@
 ** Executing test ${target} on workflow ${workflow} with logging ${testLogging} and extra flags ${flags}
 ** -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 """)
-
                         try {
                             enter("execute_test (target=$target)")
                             execute_test(target, workflow, testLogging, teardown, flags)
                         }
+                        // groovylint-disable-next-line CatchException
                         catch (Exception err) {
-                            println("** ${iam}: EXCEPTION ${err}")
+                            String iamexc = getIam(name)
+                            println("** ${iamexc}: EXCEPTION ${err}")
                         }
                         finally {
                             leave("execute_test (target=$target)")
diff --git a/vars/pgrep_proc.groovy b/vars/pgrep_proc.groovy
index a1d49e5..ca3ab0b 100644
--- a/vars/pgrep_proc.groovy
+++ b/vars/pgrep_proc.groovy
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         process(proc, args)
     }
     catch (Exception err) {  // groovylint-disable-line CatchException
-        ans = False
+        ans = false
         println("** ${iam}: EXCEPTION ${err}")
         throw err
     }
diff --git a/vars/pkill_proc.groovy b/vars/pkill_proc.groovy
index 2ac7bde..398444a 100644
--- a/vars/pkill_proc.groovy
+++ b/vars/pkill_proc.groovy
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         process(proc, args)
     }
     catch (Exception err) { // groovylint-disable-line CatchException
-        ans = False
+        ans = false
         println("** ${iam}: EXCEPTION ${err}")
         throw err
     }