diff --git a/containers/iam-rucio-sync/sync_iam_rucio.py b/containers/iam-rucio-sync/sync_iam_rucio.py
index 2443bf7..c93aae6 100644
--- a/containers/iam-rucio-sync/sync_iam_rucio.py
+++ b/containers/iam-rucio-sync/sync_iam_rucio.py
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ def make_gridmap_compatible(self, certificate):
 
         # get all users from IAM
         iam_users = syncer.get_list_of_users(access_token)
+        logging.info(f"Syncing {len(iam_users)} users retrieved from IAM.")
 
         # DEBUG user output to file
         if debug:
diff --git a/infrastructure/cluster/flux/rucio/rucio-cronjobs.yaml b/infrastructure/cluster/flux/rucio/rucio-cronjobs.yaml
index 21b1a82..f79e819 100644
--- a/infrastructure/cluster/flux/rucio/rucio-cronjobs.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/cluster/flux/rucio/rucio-cronjobs.yaml
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ spec:
           restartPolicy: OnFailure 
           containers:
             - name: iam-sync
-              image: ghcr.io/vre-hub/vre-iam-rucio-sync:v1.0.0-rc.2
-              volumeMounts:
-              - name: rucio-cfg
-                mountPath: /opt/rucio/etc/
-              - name: daemons-rucio-x509up
-                mountPath: /tmp/
+              image: ghcr.io/vre-hub/vre-iam-rucio-sync:v1.0.0-rc.2-82-aea1b65
               env:
               - name: IAM_SERVER
                 value: "https://iam-escape.cloud.cnaf.infn.it/"
@@ -34,22 +29,17 @@ spec:
                   secretKeyRef:
                     name: rucio-admin-iam-client
                     key: admin-client_id
+              # For clarity/completeness the client_id value is can be passed via a secret/env var,
+              # but it is already passed as a value within the `iam-sync.conf` file.
               tty: true
               imagePullPolicy: Always
               command:
               - /bin/sh
               - -c
-              - date; echo Hello from iam-rucio-sync container; 
-                pwd; ls;rucio whoami; 
+              - date; echo '* Hello from iam-rucio-sync container *'; 
+                pwd; ls; 
                 echo $IAM_SERVER; echo $IAM_CLIENT_ID; echo $IAM_CLIENT_SECRET; python3 /home/sync_iam_rucio.py; 
                 echo '* Sync to IAM * Done!'
-          volumes:
-            - name: rucio-cfg
-              secret:
-                secretName: escape-service-account
-            - name: daemons-rucio-x509up
-              secret:
-                secretName: daemons-rucio-x509up
 # ---
 # apiVersion: batch/v1
 # kind: CronJob