diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-bootstrap-salt-cluster-devops.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-bootstrap-salt-cluster-devops.groovy
index 6b9370e..f4c8765 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-bootstrap-salt-cluster-devops.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-bootstrap-salt-cluster-devops.groovy
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@
                 """)
             }
 
-            if (env.TCP_QA_REFS) {
-                stage("Update working dir to patch ${TCP_QA_REFS}") {
-                    shared.update_working_dir()
-                }
-            }
-
             stage("Create an environment ${ENV_NAME} in disabled state") {
                 // deploy_hardware.xml
                 shared.run_cmd("""\
@@ -103,7 +97,7 @@
             }
 
           } catch (e) {
-              common.printMsg("Job is failed", "red")
+              common.printMsg("Job is failed: " + e.message, "red")
               throw e
           } finally {
             // TODO(ddmitriev): analyze the "def currentResult = currentBuild.result ?: 'SUCCESS'"
diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-cicd.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-cicd.groovy
index 538f5ea..d067e07 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-cicd.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-cicd.groovy
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
                 error "'STACK_INSTALL' must contain one or more comma separated stack names for [deploy_openstack] pipeline"
             }
 
-            if (env.TCP_QA_REFS) {
-                stage("Update working dir to patch ${TCP_QA_REFS}") {
-                    shared.update_working_dir()
-                }
-            }
-
             // Install core and cicd
             def stack
             def timeout
@@ -66,7 +60,7 @@
             }
 
         } catch (e) {
-            common.printMsg("Job is failed", "red")
+            common.printMsg("Job is failed: " + e.message, "red")
             throw e
         } finally {
             // TODO(ddmitriev): analyze the "def currentResult = currentBuild.result ?: 'SUCCESS'"
diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-platform.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-platform.groovy
index 78e363f..54bc43d 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-platform.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-deploy-platform.groovy
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
                 error "'STACK_INSTALL' must contain one or more comma separated stack names for [deploy_openstack] pipeline"
             }
 
-            if (env.TCP_QA_REFS) {
-                stage("Update working dir to patch ${TCP_QA_REFS}") {
-                    shared.update_working_dir()
-                }
-            }
-
             // Install the cluster
             def stack
             def timeout
@@ -66,7 +60,7 @@
             }
 
         } catch (e) {
-            common.printMsg("Job is failed", "red")
+            common.printMsg("Job is failed:" + e.message, "red")
             throw e
         } finally {
             // TODO(ddmitriev): analyze the "def currentResult = currentBuild.result ?: 'SUCCESS'"
diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-run-pytest.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-run-pytest.groovy
index 5d7bd8d..553b8a2 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-run-pytest.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-run-pytest.groovy
@@ -36,16 +36,9 @@
     dir("${PARENT_WORKSPACE}") {
         try {
 
-            if (env.TCP_QA_REFS) {
-                stage("Update working dir to patch ${TCP_QA_REFS}") {
-                    shared.update_working_dir()
-                }
-            }
-
             stage("Run tests") {
                 def steps = shared.get_steps_list(PASSED_STEPS)
                 def sources = """\
-                    cd ${PARENT_WORKSPACE}
                     export ENV_NAME=${ENV_NAME}
                     . ./tcp_tests/utils/env_salt"""
                 if (steps.contains('k8s')) {
@@ -59,7 +52,7 @@
                 def installed = steps.collect {"""\
                     export ${it}_installed=true"""}.join("\n")
 
-                shared.run_sh(sources + installed + """
+                shared.run_cmd(sources + installed + """
                     export TESTS_CONFIGS=${ENV_NAME}_salt_deployed.ini
                     export MANAGER=devops  # use 'hardware' fixture to manage fuel-devops environment
                     export salt_master_host=\$SALT_MASTER_IP  # skip salt_deployed fixture
@@ -75,7 +68,7 @@
             }
 
         } catch (e) {
-            common.printMsg("Job is failed", "red")
+            common.printMsg("Job is failed" + e.message, "red")
             throw e
         } finally {
             // TODO(ddmitriev): analyze the "def currentResult = currentBuild.result ?: 'SUCCESS'"
diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-testrail-report.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-testrail-report.groovy
index e7ffe92..333547a 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/swarm-testrail-report.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/swarm-testrail-report.groovy
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@
     }
     dir("${PARENT_WORKSPACE}") {
         try {
-
-            if (env.TCP_QA_REFS) {
-                stage("Update working dir to patch ${TCP_QA_REFS}") {
-                    shared.update_working_dir()
-                }
-            }
-
             def report_name = ''
             def testSuiteName = ''
             def methodname = ''
@@ -118,7 +111,7 @@
             }
 
         } catch (e) {
-            common.printMsg("Job is failed", "red")
+            common.printMsg("Job is failed: " + e.message, "red")
             throw e
         } finally {
             // reporting is failed for some reason