diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3e6a265f1df2e148a157a62df3d63a9451c6debb..40577888949c5ffe2fee8c546ea72838f93c5385 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,21 +56,25 @@ publish-testing-repository:
   script:
     - apt update && apt install -y sshpass
     - |
-        set -e
+        echo "Testing permissions"
+        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF
+          pwd
+          ls -l
+        EOF
         echo "Uploading new files to temporary folder Testing-new..."
-        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF || exit 1
+        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF
           mkdir Testing-new
           put -r vnf-catalog/* Testing-new
         EOF
         
         echo "Switching directories..."
-        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF || exit 1
+        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF
           rename Testing Testing-old
           rename Testing-new Testing
         EOF
         
         echo "Cleaning up temporary folder Testing-new..."
-        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF || exit 1
+        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF
           rmdir Testing-new
         EOF
   when: manual  # This job is run on demand
@@ -92,19 +96,18 @@ publish-ondemand-repository:
   script:
     - apt update && apt install -y sshpass
     - |
-        set -e
         DESTINATION_FOLDER="${ONDEMAND_DESTINATION_FOLDER:-Stable}"
         TEMP_FOLDER="${DESTINATION_FOLDER}-new"
         BACKUP_FOLDER="${DESTINATION_FOLDER}-old"
         
         echo "Uploading files to temporary folder $TEMP_FOLDER in FTP ..."
-        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF || exit 1
+        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF
           mkdir $TEMP_FOLDER
           put -r vnf-catalog/* $TEMP_FOLDER
         EOF
         
         echo "Switching directories..."
-        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF || exit 1
+        sshpass -p "$VNF_CATALOG_CREDENTIALS" sftp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" -P $SFTP_PORT $SFTP_USER@$SFTP_SERVER << EOF
           rename $DESTINATION_FOLDER $BACKUP_FOLDER
           rename $TEMP_FOLDER $DESTINATION_FOLDER
         EOF