diff --git a/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy b/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
index 8bfe467..8766678 100644
--- a/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
   timeout(time: 12, unit: 'HOURS') {
     node() {
       try{
-        def branches = BRANCHES.tokenize(',')
+        if (BRANCHES.equals("*") || BRANCHES.contains('*')) {
+          branches = git.getBranchesForGitRepo(SOURCE_URL, BRANCHES)
+        } else {
+          branches = BRANCHES.tokenize(',')
+        }
         def pollBranches = []
         for (i=0; i < branches.size(); i++) {
             pollBranches.add([name:branches[i]])
diff --git a/k8s-upgrade-pipeline.groovy b/k8s-upgrade-pipeline.groovy
index fe7d189..224040f 100644
--- a/k8s-upgrade-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/k8s-upgrade-pipeline.groovy
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
    def nodeShortName = target.tokenize(".")[0]
    firstTarget = salt.getFirstMinion(pepperEnv, originalTarget)
 
-   status = salt.cmdRun(pepperEnv, firstTarget, "kubectl get no | grep ${nodeShortName} | awk '{print \$2}'"
+   status = salt.cmdRun(pepperEnv, firstTarget, "kubectl get no ${nodeShortName} | tail -n+2 | awk '{print \$2}'"
    )['return'][0].values()[0].replaceAll('Salt command execution success',''
    ).replaceAll(',SchedulingDisabled','').trim()
 
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@
 
     stage("Rebooting ${target}") {
         debian.osReboot(pepperEnv, target)
+        /*
+            * Kubernetes controller manager will mark kubernetes node as NotReady
+            * only after 40 seconds of it's downtime.
+            * Let's wait for 60 sec to be sure that node will reach it's
+            * correct status.
+        */
+        sleep(60)
         common.retry(times, delay) {
             if(!isNodeReady(pepperEnv, target)) {
                 error("Node still not in Ready state...")
@@ -345,11 +352,9 @@
 }
 
 def executeConformance(pepperEnv, target, k8s_api, mcp_repo) {
-    stage("Running conformance tests") {
-        def image = buildImageURL(pepperEnv, target, mcp_repo)
-        print("Using image: " + image)
-        runConformance(pepperEnv, target, k8s_api, image)
-    }
+    def image = buildImageURL(pepperEnv, target, mcp_repo)
+    print("Using image: " + image)
+    runConformance(pepperEnv, target, k8s_api, image)
 }
 
 def containerDinstalled(pepperEnv, target) {
@@ -669,21 +674,23 @@
             def daemonsetMap = buildDaemonsetMap(pepperEnv, ctl_node)
 
             if (CONFORMANCE_RUN_BEFORE.toBoolean()) {
-                def target = CTL_TARGET
-                def mcp_repo = ARTIFACTORY_URL
-                def k8s_api = TEST_K8S_API_SERVER
-                firstTarget = salt.getFirstMinion(pepperEnv, target)
-                def containerd_enabled = containerDenabled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
-                def containerd_installed = containerDinstalled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
-                def conformance_pod_ready = conformancePodDefExists(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
-                if (containerd_enabled && containerd_installed && conformance_pod_ready) {
-                    def config = ['master': pepperEnv,
-                                  'target': firstTarget,
-                                  'junitResults': false,
-                                  'autodetect': true]
-                    test.executeConformance(config)
-                } else {
-                    executeConformance(pepperEnv, firstTarget, k8s_api, mcp_repo)
+                stage("Perform conformance run before upgrade") {
+                    def target = CTL_TARGET
+                    def mcp_repo = ARTIFACTORY_URL
+                    def k8s_api = TEST_K8S_API_SERVER
+                    firstTarget = salt.getFirstMinion(pepperEnv, target)
+                    def containerd_enabled = containerDenabled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
+                    def containerd_installed = containerDinstalled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
+                    def conformance_pod_ready = conformancePodDefExists(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
+                    if (containerd_enabled && containerd_installed && conformance_pod_ready) {
+                        def config = ['master': pepperEnv,
+                                      'target': firstTarget,
+                                      'junitResults': false,
+                                      'autodetect': true]
+                        test.executeConformance(config)
+                    } else {
+                        executeConformance(pepperEnv, firstTarget, k8s_api, mcp_repo)
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -812,21 +819,23 @@
             printVersionInfo(pepperEnv, ctl_node)
 
             if (CONFORMANCE_RUN_AFTER.toBoolean()) {
-                def target = CTL_TARGET
-                def mcp_repo = ARTIFACTORY_URL
-                def k8s_api = TEST_K8S_API_SERVER
-                firstTarget = salt.getFirstMinion(pepperEnv, target)
-                def containerd_enabled = containerDenabled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
-                def containerd_installed = containerDinstalled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
-                def conformance_pod_ready = conformancePodDefExists(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
-                if (containerd_enabled && containerd_installed && conformance_pod_ready) {
-                    def config = ['master': pepperEnv,
-                                  'target': firstTarget,
-                                  'junitResults': false,
-                                  'autodetect': true]
-                    test.executeConformance(config)
-                } else {
-                    executeConformance(pepperEnv, firstTarget, k8s_api, mcp_repo)
+                stage("Perform conformance run after upgrade") {
+                    def target = CTL_TARGET
+                    def mcp_repo = ARTIFACTORY_URL
+                    def k8s_api = TEST_K8S_API_SERVER
+                    firstTarget = salt.getFirstMinion(pepperEnv, target)
+                    def containerd_enabled = containerDenabled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
+                    def containerd_installed = containerDinstalled(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
+                    def conformance_pod_ready = conformancePodDefExists(pepperEnv, firstTarget)
+                    if (containerd_enabled && containerd_installed && conformance_pod_ready) {
+                        def config = ['master': pepperEnv,
+                                      'target': firstTarget,
+                                      'junitResults': false,
+                                      'autodetect': true]
+                        test.executeConformance(config)
+                    } else {
+                        executeConformance(pepperEnv, firstTarget, k8s_api, mcp_repo)
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } catch (Throwable e) {
diff --git a/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy b/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
index de24a41..fa6e89e 100644
--- a/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
+++ b/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
             def updatePipelines = ''
             def updateLocalRepos = ''
             def reclassSystemBranch = ''
+            def reclassSystemBranchDefault = gitTargetMcpVersion
+            if (gitTargetMcpVersion != 'proposed') {
+                reclassSystemBranchDefault = "origin/${gitTargetMcpVersion}"
+            }
             def driteTrainParamsYaml = env.getProperty('DRIVE_TRAIN_PARAMS')
             if (driteTrainParamsYaml) {
                 def driteTrainParams = readYaml text: driteTrainParamsYaml
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@
                 updateClusterModel = driteTrainParams.get('UPDATE_CLUSTER_MODEL', false).toBoolean()
                 updatePipelines = driteTrainParams.get('UPDATE_PIPELINES', false).toBoolean()
                 updateLocalRepos = driteTrainParams.get('UPDATE_LOCAL_REPOS', false).toBoolean()
-                reclassSystemBranch = driteTrainParams.get('RECLASS_SYSTEM_BRANCH', gitTargetMcpVersion)
+                reclassSystemBranch = driteTrainParams.get('RECLASS_SYSTEM_BRANCH', reclassSystemBranchDefault)
             } else {
                 // backward compatibility for 2018.11.0
                 saltMastURL = env.getProperty('SALT_MASTER_URL')
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@
                 updateClusterModel = env.getProperty('UPDATE_CLUSTER_MODEL').toBoolean()
                 updatePipelines = env.getProperty('UPDATE_PIPELINES').toBoolean()
                 updateLocalRepos = env.getProperty('UPDATE_LOCAL_REPOS').toBoolean()
-                reclassSystemBranch = gitTargetMcpVersion
+                reclassSystemBranch = reclassSystemBranchDefault
             }
 
             python.setupPepperVirtualenv(venvPepper, saltMastURL, saltMastCreds)