diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b5c9eddb1..c5456268b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ variables:
   CACHE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL: "fastest"
   FF_USE_FASTZIP: "true"
   PUSHGATEWAY_URL: "http://zombienet-prometheus-pushgateway.managed-monitoring:9091/metrics/job/zombie-metrics"
+  DEBUG: "zombie,zombie::network-node,zombie::kube::client::logs"
 
 cache:
   - key:
@@ -249,26 +250,26 @@ zombienet-upgrade-node:
       --local-dir="${LOCAL_DIR}"
       --test="0001-upgrade-node.zndsl"
 
-paras:
-  extends:
-    - .zombienet-common
-  variables:
-    GH_DIR: "https://github.com/paritytech/zombienet/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/tests/paras"
+# paras:
+#   extends:
+#     - .zombienet-common
+#   variables:
+#     GH_DIR: "https://github.com/paritytech/zombienet/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/tests/paras"
 
-  before_script:
-    - echo "Zombienet Paras smoke test"
-    - echo "paritypr/zombienet:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
-    - echo "${GH_DIR}"
-    - export DEBUG=zombie
-    - export ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE="docker.io/paritypr/polkadot-debug:master"
-    - export BIFROST_COL_IMAGE=docker.io/bifrostnetwork/bifrost:latest
-    - export MOONBEAM_COL_IMAGE=docker.io/purestake/moonbeam:v0.26
-    - export OAK_COL_IMAGE=docker.io/oaknetwork/turing:latest
+#   before_script:
+#     - echo "Zombienet Paras smoke test"
+#     - echo "paritypr/zombienet:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
+#     - echo "${GH_DIR}"
+#     - export DEBUG=zombie
+#     - export ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE="docker.io/paritypr/polkadot-debug:master"
+#     - export BIFROST_COL_IMAGE=docker.io/bifrostnetwork/bifrost:latest
+#     - export MOONBEAM_COL_IMAGE=docker.io/purestake/moonbeam:v0.26
+#     - export OAK_COL_IMAGE=docker.io/oaknetwork/turing:latest
 
-  script:
-    - /home/nonroot/zombie-net/scripts/ci/run-test-local-env-manager.sh
-      --local-dir="${LOCAL_DIR}"
-      --test="paras.zndsl"
+#   script:
+#     - /home/nonroot/zombie-net/scripts/ci/run-test-local-env-manager.sh
+#       --local-dir="${LOCAL_DIR}"
+#       --test="paras.zndsl"
 
 # db-snapshot:
 #  extends:
diff --git a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/network.ts b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/network.ts
index bfb0f8115..6b3732fe6 100644
--- a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/network.ts
+++ b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/network.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,16 @@ export class Network {
   async dumpLogs(showLogPath = true): Promise<string> {
     const logsPath = this.tmpDir + "/logs";
     // create dump directory in local temp
-    if (!fs.existsSync(logsPath)) fs.mkdirSync(logsPath);
+    try {
+      await fs.promises.access(
+        logsPath,
+        fs.promises.constants.R_OK | fs.promises.constants.W_OK,
+      );
+    } catch {
+      // create dir
+      await fs.promises.mkdir(logsPath);
+    }
+
     const paraNodes: NetworkNode[] = Object.values(this.paras).reduce(
       (memo: NetworkNode[], value) => memo.concat(value.nodes),
       [],
@@ -170,9 +179,7 @@ export class Network {
 
     const dumpsNodes = this.relay.concat(paraNodes);
     await Promise.allSettled(
-      dumpsNodes.map((node) => {
-        this.client.dumpLogs(this.tmpDir, node.name);
-      }),
+      dumpsNodes.map((node) => this.client.dumpLogs(this.tmpDir, node.name)),
     );
 
     if (showLogPath)
diff --git a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/providers/k8s/kubeClient.ts b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/providers/k8s/kubeClient.ts
index f27d41258..d5a884389 100644
--- a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/providers/k8s/kubeClient.ts
+++ b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/providers/k8s/kubeClient.ts
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ export class KubeClient extends Client {
     return result.stdout.split(",");
   }
 
-  async dumpLogs(path: string, podName: string) {
+  async dumpLogs(path: string, podName: string): Promise<void> {
     const dstFileName = `${path}/logs/${podName}.log`;
     const logs = await this.getNodeLogs(podName);
     await fs.writeFile(dstFileName, logs);