diff --git a/jjb/voltha-e2e/voltha-2.8.yaml b/jjb/voltha-e2e/voltha-2.8.yaml
index 4713a1a..994a79d 100644
--- a/jjb/voltha-e2e/voltha-2.8.yaml
+++ b/jjb/voltha-e2e/voltha-2.8.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
           extraHelmFlags: '--set onu=2,pon=2 --set kafka.externalAccess.enabled=true,kafka.externalAccess.service.type=NodePort,kafka.externalAccess.service.nodePorts[0]=30201,kafka.externalAccess.service.domain=127.0.0.1'
           olts: 2
           timeout: 180
-          logLevel: 'INFO'
+          logLevel: 'DEBUG'
           testTargets: |
             - target: voltha-pm-data-multiolt-kind-att
               workflow: att
diff --git a/vars/installVoltctl.groovy b/vars/installVoltctl.groovy
index cfc525d..93963c3 100644
--- a/vars/installVoltctl.groovy
+++ b/vars/installVoltctl.groovy
@@ -58,17 +58,18 @@
 
       umask 022
 
-      declare volt_dir='~/.volt'
-      declare volt_cfg='~/.volt/config'
+      declare volt_dir=\$HOME/.volt
+      declare volt_cfg=\$HOME/.volt/config
 
       echo
-      echo "** Fixing perms: \$volt_cfg"
-      mkdir -p "\$volt_dir"
-      chmod -R u+w,go-rwx "\$volt_dir"
-      chmod u=rwx "\$volt_dir"
-      touch "\$volt_cfg"
-      /bin/ls -l "\$volt_dir"
+      echo "** Fixing perms: \$volt_cfg
+      mkdir -p \$volt_dir
+      chmod -R u+w,go-rwx \$volt_dir
+      chmod u=rwx \$volt_dir
+      touch \$volt_cfg
+      /bin/ls -l \$volt_dir
 """)
+
     leave('fixPerms')
     return
 }