diff --git a/vars/createKubernetesCluster.groovy b/vars/createKubernetesCluster.groovy
index 24a052f..4843d8b 100644
--- a/vars/createKubernetesCluster.groovy
+++ b/vars/createKubernetesCluster.groovy
@@ -54,18 +54,7 @@
       mv ./kind $WORKSPACE/bin/kind
 
       # install voltctl
-      HOSTOS="\$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:"])"
-      HOSTARCH="\$(uname -m | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:"])"
-      if [ "\$HOSTARCH" == "x86_64" ]; then
-          HOSTARCH="amd64"
-      fi
-      if [ "${cfg.branch}" == "voltha-2.8" ]; then
-          VC_VERSION="1.6.11"
-      else
-          VC_VERSION="\$(curl --fail -sSL https://api.github.com/repos/opencord/voltctl/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed -e 's/^v//g')"
-      fi
-      curl -Lo $WORKSPACE/bin/voltctl https://github.com/opencord/voltctl/releases/download/v\$VC_VERSION/voltctl-\$VC_VERSION-\$HOSTOS-\$HOSTARCH
-      chmod +x $WORKSPACE/bin/voltctl
+      installVoltctl("${cfg.branch}")
 
       # start the kind cluster
       kind create cluster --name ${cfg.name} --config kind.cfg
diff --git a/vars/installVoltctl.groovy b/vars/installVoltctl.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d81c9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/installVoltctl.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# This keyword will install the voltctl based on the branch (e.g.: voltha-2.8 or master)
+def call(String branch) {
+  sh returnStdout: false, script: """
+    mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/bin
+    cd $WORKSPACE
+    if [ "${branch}" == "voltha-2.8" ]; then
+       VOLTCTL_VERSION=1.6.11
+    else
+       VOLTCTL_VERSION=\$(curl -sSL https://api.github.com/repos/opencord/voltctl/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed -e 's/^v//g')
+    fi
+    HOSTOS=\$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:"])
+    HOSTARCH=\$(uname -m | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:"])
+    if [ \$HOSTARCH == "x86_64" ]; then
+       HOSTARCH="amd64"
+    fi
+    curl -o $WORKSPACE/bin/voltctl -sSL https://github.com/opencord/voltctl/releases/download/v\${VOLTCTL_VERSION}/voltctl-\${VOLTCTL_VERSION}-\${HOSTOS}-\${HOSTARCH}
+    chmod 755 $WORKSPACE/bin/voltctl
+    voltctl version --clientonly
+  """
+}