diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy
index fe4d81c..811d642 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/software-upgrades.groovy
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
       """
       // forward ONOS and VOLTHA ports
       sh """
-      _TAG=onos-port-forward kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8101:8101&
-      _TAG=onos-port-forward kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8181:8181&
-      _TAG=voltha-port-forward kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n voltha svc/voltha-voltha-api 55555:55555&
+      _TAG=onos-port-forward bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8101:8101; done &"
+      _TAG=onos-port-forward bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n infra svc/voltha-infra-onos-classic-hs 8181:8181; done &"
+      _TAG=port-forward-voltha-api bash -c "while true; do kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n voltha svc/voltha-voltha-api 55555:55555; done &"
       """
       sh """
       sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 8101 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.opencord