diff --git a/github_action_xcat_test.pl b/github_action_xcat_test.pl
index ac5866ed8..77f5e145b 100644
--- a/github_action_xcat_test.pl
+++ b/github_action_xcat_test.pl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sub runcmd
     my $rc = 0;
     $::RUNCMD_RC = 0;
     my $outref = [];
-    print "[[MG]] About to execute $cmd";
+    print "    [[MG]] About to execute $cmd\n";
     @$outref = `$cmd 2>&1`;
     if ($?)
     {
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ sub build_xcat_core{
 #--------------------------------------------------------
 sub install_xcat{
 
-    my @cmds = ("pwd",
-               "cd ./../../xcat-core && sudo ./mklocalrepo.sh",
+    my @cmds = ("sudo pwd",
+               "sudo cd ./../../xcat-core && sudo ./mklocalrepo.sh",
                "sudo chmod 777 /etc/apt/sources.list",
                "sudo echo \"deb [arch=amd64 allow-insecure=yes] http://xcat.org/files/xcat/repos/apt/devel/xcat-dep bionic main\" >> /etc/apt/sources.list",
                "sudo echo \"deb [arch=ppc64el allow-insecure=yes] http://xcat.org/files/xcat/repos/apt/devel/xcat-dep bionic main\" >> /etc/apt/sources.list",
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ sub install_xcat{
     @output = runcmd("cd $dir");
     if($::RUNCMD_RC){
         print RED "[MG] cd to $dir ...[Failed]\n";
+        print "[MG] RC was $::RUNCMD_RC\n";
         print "[MG] error message:\n";
         print Dumper \@output;
     }
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ sub install_xcat{
     @output = runcmd("cd $dir");
     if($::RUNCMD_RC){
         print RED "[MG] cd to $dir ...[Failed]\n";
+        print "[MG] RC was $::RUNCMD_RC\n";
         print "[MG] error message:\n";
         print Dumper \@output;
     }
@@ -358,11 +360,11 @@ sub install_xcat{
 
     my $workspace = $ENV{RUNNER_WORKSPACE};
     @output = runcmd("cd $workspace");
-    print "[MG] {4} running cd $workspace\n";
+    print "[MG] {4} RUNNER_WORKSPACE running cd $workspace\n";
+    print "[MG] RC was $::RUNCMD_RC\n";
     print "[MG] cd output:\n";
     print Dumper \@output;
 
-    print "[MG] RUNNER_WORKSPACE=$workspace\n";
     foreach my $cmd (@cmds){
         print "[install_xcat] running $cmd\n";
         @output = runcmd("$cmd");