diff --git a/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins b/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
index ed6bbdd..ae2422c 100644
--- a/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
+++ b/build-k8s-lenz.jenkins
@@ -139,14 +139,24 @@ pipeline {
                 container (jsNodeID) {
                     script {
                         sh """
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Installing required packages"
                             apt-get update
                             DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive TZ=Etc/UTC apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y rpm
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Setting up ROOT user build permissions"
+                            mkdir -p /root/.npm/_logs /root/.npmrc
+                            chmod 755 /root 
+                            chown -R 1000:1000 /root/.npm /root/.npmrc
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Changing user to node"
                             su - node
-                            mkdir -p "${workspace}/lens/.npm-cache/_logs"
-                            npm config set cache "${workspace}/lens/.npm-cache"
-                            npm config set loglevel verbose
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Setting up NODE user build permissions"
+                            mkdir -p "/home/node/.npm"
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Configuring NODE"
+                            npm config set prefix="/home/node/.npm"
+                            npm config set unsafe-perm true
                             npm cache verify
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Changing directory"
                             cd "${workspace}/lens"
+                            printf '%s\\n' "Building..."
                             make build
                         """
                     }