diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 061dc1ca..101d56b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd Pilot
           mkdir -p etc/grid-security
+          echo $HOSTCERT_BASE64 | wc
+          echo $HOSTKEY_BASE64 | wc
+          base64 --version
+          echo $HOSTCERT_BASE64 | base64 --decode
+          echo $HOSTKEY_BASE64 | base64 --decode
           echo $HOSTCERT_BASE64 | base64 --decode > etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem
           echo $HOSTKEY_BASE64 | base64 --decode > etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem
           chmod 440 etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem
           chmod 400 etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem
+          ls -l etc/grid-security
       - name: tests
         run: |
           cd Pilot
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     container: python:3.9.17-slim
-
+    
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -99,6 +105,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install cvmfs
           sudo cvmfs_config setup
+          ls /cvmfs/
+          ls /cvmfs/lhcb.cern.ch/
           ls /cvmfs/lhcb.cern.ch/lhcbdirac
       - name: Retrieve the secret and decode it to a file
         env: