diff --git a/libraries/k8s.robot b/libraries/k8s.robot
index c8cfd69..bb909d1 100644
--- a/libraries/k8s.robot
+++ b/libraries/k8s.robot
@@ -68,13 +68,18 @@
     [Documentation]    Uses kubectl to execute a command in the pod and return the output
     ${rc}    ${exec_pod_name}=    Run and Return Rc and Output
     ...    kubectl -n ${namespace} get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/name=${name} -o name
+    Log    ${exec_pod_name}
+    Should Not Be Empty    ${exec_pod_name}    Unable to parse pod name
+    ${rc}    ${output}=    Run and Return Rc and Output
+    ...    kubectl exec -i ${exec_pod_name} -n ${namespace} -- ${command}
+    Log    ${output}
+    [return]    ${output}
 
 Exec Pod And Return Output And RC
     [Arguments]    ${namespace}    ${name}    ${command}
     [Documentation]    Uses kubectl to execute a command in the pod and return the output
     ${rc}    ${exec_pod_name}=    Run and Return Rc and Output
     ...    kubectl get pods -n ${namespace} | grep ${name} | awk 'NR==1{print $1}'
-
     Log    ${exec_pod_name}
     Should Not Be Empty    ${exec_pod_name}    Unable to parse pod name
     ${rc}    ${output}=    Run and Return Rc and Output