diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/triggers/test-k8s-deploy b/.gitea/workflows/triggers/test-k8s-deploy
index 519ff4ac..f3cf0624 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/triggers/test-k8s-deploy
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/triggers/test-k8s-deploy
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 Change this file to trigger running the test-k8s-deploy CI job
+Trigger test on PR branch
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-test.yml b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-test.yml
index 5fbf46d0..50151f65 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-test.yml
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-test.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ services:
       CERC_TEST_PARAM_1: ${CERC_TEST_PARAM_1:-FAILED}
     volumes:
       - test-data:/data
+      - test-config:/config:ro
     ports:
       - "80"
 
 volumes:
   test-data:
+  test-config:
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-test-container/run.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-test-container/run.sh
index da0af7d5..01fb874b 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-test-container/run.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-test-container/run.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,20 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$CERC_TEST_PARAM_1" ]; then
   echo "Test-param-1: ${CERC_TEST_PARAM_1}"
 fi
+
+if [ -d "/config" ]; then
+  echo "/config: EXISTS"
+  for f in /config/*; do
+    if [[ -f "$f" ]] || [[ -L "$f" ]]; then
+      echo "$f:"
+      cat "$f"
+      echo ""
+      echo ""
+    fi
+  done
+else
+  echo "/config: does NOT EXIST"
+fi
+
 # Run nginx which will block here forever
 /usr/sbin/nginx -g "daemon off;"
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
index b2622820..ffde91c2 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from python_on_whales import DockerClient, DockerException
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import Deployer, DeployerException, DeployerConfigGenerator
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
+from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
 
 
 class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -29,60 +30,69 @@ class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
         self.type = type
 
     def up(self, detach, services):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.compose.up(detach=detach, services=services)
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.compose.up(detach=detach, services=services)
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def down(self, timeout, volumes):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.compose.down(timeout=timeout, volumes=volumes)
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.compose.down(timeout=timeout, volumes=volumes)
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def update(self):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.compose.restart()
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.compose.restart()
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def status(self):
-        try:
-            for p in self.docker.compose.ps():
-                print(f"{p.name}\t{p.state.status}")
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                for p in self.docker.compose.ps():
+                    print(f"{p.name}\t{p.state.status}")
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def ps(self):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.compose.ps()
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.compose.ps()
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def port(self, service, private_port):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.compose.port(service=service, private_port=private_port)
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.compose.port(service=service, private_port=private_port)
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def execute(self, service, command, tty, envs):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.compose.execute(service=service, command=command, tty=tty, envs=envs)
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.compose.execute(service=service, command=command, tty=tty, envs=envs)
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.compose.logs(services=services, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=stream)
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.compose.logs(services=services, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=stream)
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def run(self, image: str, command=None, user=None, volumes=None, entrypoint=None, env={}, ports=[], detach=False):
-        try:
-            return self.docker.run(image=image, command=command, user=user, volumes=volumes,
-                                   entrypoint=entrypoint, envs=env, detach=detach, publish=ports, publish_all=len(ports) == 0)
-        except DockerException as e:
-            raise DeployerException(e)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                return self.docker.run(image=image, command=command, user=user, volumes=volumes,
+                                       entrypoint=entrypoint, envs=env, detach=detach, publish=ports, publish_all=len(ports) == 0)
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
 
 
 class DockerDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py
index de68154b..29afcf13 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py
@@ -85,54 +85,39 @@ def create_deploy_context(
 def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False):
     global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
     deploy_context = ctx.obj
-    if not global_context.dry_run:
-        cluster_context = deploy_context.cluster_context
-        container_exec_env = _make_runtime_env(global_context)
-        for attr, value in container_exec_env.items():
-            os.environ[attr] = value
-        if global_context.verbose:
-            print(f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, extra_args: {services_list}")
-        for pre_start_command in cluster_context.pre_start_commands:
-            _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, pre_start_command)
-        deploy_context.deployer.up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
-        for post_start_command in cluster_context.post_start_commands:
-            _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, post_start_command)
-        _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.deployer, container_exec_env)
+    cluster_context = deploy_context.cluster_context
+    container_exec_env = _make_runtime_env(global_context)
+    for attr, value in container_exec_env.items():
+        os.environ[attr] = value
+    if global_context.verbose:
+        print(f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, extra_args: {services_list}")
+    for pre_start_command in cluster_context.pre_start_commands:
+        _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, pre_start_command)
+    deploy_context.deployer.up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
+    for post_start_command in cluster_context.post_start_commands:
+        _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, post_start_command)
+    _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.deployer, container_exec_env)
 
 
 def down_operation(ctx, delete_volumes, extra_args_list):
-    global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
-    if not global_context.dry_run:
-        if global_context.verbose:
-            print("Running compose down")
-        timeout_arg = None
-        if extra_args_list:
-            timeout_arg = extra_args_list[0]
-        # Specify shutdown timeout (default 10s) to give services enough time to shutdown gracefully
-        ctx.obj.deployer.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes)
+    timeout_arg = None
+    if extra_args_list:
+        timeout_arg = extra_args_list[0]
+    # Specify shutdown timeout (default 10s) to give services enough time to shutdown gracefully
+    ctx.obj.deployer.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes)
 
 
 def status_operation(ctx):
-    global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
-    if not global_context.dry_run:
-        if global_context.verbose:
-            print("Running compose status")
-        ctx.obj.deployer.status()
+    ctx.obj.deployer.status()
 
 
 def update_operation(ctx):
-    global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
-    if not global_context.dry_run:
-        if global_context.verbose:
-            print("Running compose update")
-        ctx.obj.deployer.update()
+    ctx.obj.deployer.update()
 
 
 def ps_operation(ctx):
     global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
     if not global_context.dry_run:
-        if global_context.verbose:
-            print("Running compose ps")
         container_list = ctx.obj.deployer.ps()
         if len(container_list) > 0:
             print("Running containers:")
@@ -187,15 +172,11 @@ def exec_operation(ctx, extra_args):
 
 
 def logs_operation(ctx, tail: int, follow: bool, extra_args: str):
-    global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
     extra_args_list = list(extra_args) or None
-    if not global_context.dry_run:
-        if global_context.verbose:
-            print("Running compose logs")
-        services_list = extra_args_list if extra_args_list is not None else []
-        logs_stream = ctx.obj.deployer.logs(services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True)
-        for stream_type, stream_content in logs_stream:
-            print(stream_content.decode("utf-8"), end="")
+    services_list = extra_args_list if extra_args_list is not None else []
+    logs_stream = ctx.obj.deployer.logs(services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True)
+    for stream_type, stream_content in logs_stream:
+        print(stream_content.decode("utf-8"), end="")
 
 
 @command.command()
@@ -463,7 +444,7 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_en
                                                               tty=False,
                                                               envs=container_exec_env)
                         waiting_for_data = False
-                    if ctx.debug:
+                    if ctx.debug and not waiting_for_data:
                         print(f"destination output: {destination_output}")
 
 
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer_factory.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer_factory.py
index 959c1b7a..2d01729e 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer_factory.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer_factory.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.deploy_k8s import K8sDeployer, K8sDeployerCon
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.compose.deploy_docker import DockerDeployer, DockerDeployerConfigGenerator
 
 
-def getDeployerConfigGenerator(type: str):
+def getDeployerConfigGenerator(type: str, deployment_context):
     if type == "compose" or type is None:
         return DockerDeployerConfigGenerator(type)
     elif type == constants.k8s_deploy_type or type == constants.k8s_kind_deploy_type:
-        return K8sDeployerConfigGenerator(type)
+        return K8sDeployerConfigGenerator(type, deployment_context)
     else:
         print(f"ERROR: deploy-to {type} is not valid")
 
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployment_create.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployment_create.py
index 44824766..bb9eab40 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployment_create.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployment_create.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def create_operation(deployment_command_context, spec_file, deployment_dir, netw
     deployment_context = DeploymentContext()
     deployment_context.init(deployment_dir_path)
     # Call the deployer to generate any deployer-specific files (e.g. for kind)
-    deployer_config_generator = getDeployerConfigGenerator(deployment_type)
+    deployer_config_generator = getDeployerConfigGenerator(deployment_type, deployment_context)
     # TODO: make deployment_dir_path a Path above
     deployer_config_generator.generate(deployment_dir_path)
     call_stack_deploy_create(deployment_context, [network_dir, initial_peers, deployment_command_context])
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
index 045d1893..e1f729c5 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -81,69 +81,84 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
         self.apps_api = client.AppsV1Api()
         self.custom_obj_api = client.CustomObjectsApi()
 
-    def up(self, detach, services):
-
-        if self.is_kind():
-            # Create the kind cluster
-            create_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name, self.deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.kind_config_filename))
-            # Ensure the referenced containers are copied into kind
-            load_images_into_kind(self.kind_cluster_name, self.cluster_info.image_set)
-        self.connect_api()
-
+    def _create_volume_data(self):
         # Create the host-path-mounted PVs for this deployment
         pvs = self.cluster_info.get_pvs()
         for pv in pvs:
             if opts.o.debug:
                 print(f"Sending this pv: {pv}")
-            pv_resp = self.core_api.create_persistent_volume(body=pv)
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print("PVs created:")
-                print(f"{pv_resp}")
+            if not opts.o.dry_run:
+                pv_resp = self.core_api.create_persistent_volume(body=pv)
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print("PVs created:")
+                    print(f"{pv_resp}")
 
         # Figure out the PVCs for this deployment
         pvcs = self.cluster_info.get_pvcs()
         for pvc in pvcs:
             if opts.o.debug:
                 print(f"Sending this pvc: {pvc}")
-            pvc_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_persistent_volume_claim(body=pvc, namespace=self.k8s_namespace)
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print("PVCs created:")
-                print(f"{pvc_resp}")
+
+            if not opts.o.dry_run:
+                pvc_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_persistent_volume_claim(body=pvc, namespace=self.k8s_namespace)
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print("PVCs created:")
+                    print(f"{pvc_resp}")
 
         # Figure out the ConfigMaps for this deployment
         config_maps = self.cluster_info.get_configmaps()
         for cfg_map in config_maps:
             if opts.o.debug:
                 print(f"Sending this ConfigMap: {cfg_map}")
-            cfg_rsp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_config_map(
-                body=cfg_map,
-                namespace=self.k8s_namespace
-            )
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print("ConfigMap created:")
-                print(f"{cfg_rsp}")
+            if not opts.o.dry_run:
+                cfg_rsp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_config_map(
+                    body=cfg_map,
+                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+                )
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print("ConfigMap created:")
+                    print(f"{cfg_rsp}")
 
+    def _create_deployment(self):
         # Process compose files into a Deployment
         deployment = self.cluster_info.get_deployment(image_pull_policy=None if self.is_kind() else "Always")
         # Create the k8s objects
         if opts.o.debug:
             print(f"Sending this deployment: {deployment}")
-        deployment_resp = self.apps_api.create_namespaced_deployment(
-            body=deployment, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
-        )
-        if opts.o.debug:
-            print("Deployment created:")
-            print(f"{deployment_resp.metadata.namespace} {deployment_resp.metadata.name} \
-                  {deployment_resp.metadata.generation} {deployment_resp.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}")
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            deployment_resp = self.apps_api.create_namespaced_deployment(
+                body=deployment, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+            )
+            if opts.o.debug:
+                print("Deployment created:")
+                print(f"{deployment_resp.metadata.namespace} {deployment_resp.metadata.name} \
+                    {deployment_resp.metadata.generation} {deployment_resp.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}")
 
         service: client.V1Service = self.cluster_info.get_service()
-        service_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_service(
-            namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
-            body=service
-        )
         if opts.o.debug:
-            print("Service created:")
-            print(f"{service_resp}")
+            print(f"Sending this service: {service}")
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            service_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_service(
+                namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+                body=service
+            )
+            if opts.o.debug:
+                print("Service created:")
+                print(f"{service_resp}")
+
+    def up(self, detach, services):
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            if self.is_kind():
+                # Create the kind cluster
+                create_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name, self.deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.kind_config_filename))
+                # Ensure the referenced containers are copied into kind
+                load_images_into_kind(self.kind_cluster_name, self.cluster_info.image_set)
+            self.connect_api()
+        else:
+            print("Dry run mode enabled, skipping k8s API connect")
+
+        self._create_volume_data()
+        self._create_deployment()
 
         if not self.is_kind():
             ingress: client.V1Ingress = self.cluster_info.get_ingress()
@@ -151,13 +166,14 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
             if ingress:
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print(f"Sending this ingress: {ingress}")
-                ingress_resp = self.networking_api.create_namespaced_ingress(
-                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
-                    body=ingress
-                )
-                if opts.o.debug:
-                    print("Ingress created:")
-                    print(f"{ingress_resp}")
+                if not opts.o.dry_run:
+                    ingress_resp = self.networking_api.create_namespaced_ingress(
+                        namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+                        body=ingress
+                    )
+                    if opts.o.debug:
+                        print("Ingress created:")
+                        print(f"{ingress_resp}")
             else:
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print("No ingress configured")
@@ -390,8 +406,9 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
 class K8sDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
     type: str
 
-    def __init__(self, type: str) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, type: str, deployment_context) -> None:
         self.type = type
+        self.deployment_context = deployment_context
         super().__init__()
 
     def generate(self, deployment_dir: Path):
@@ -399,7 +416,7 @@ class K8sDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
         if self.type == "k8s-kind":
             # Check the file isn't already there
             # Get the config file contents
-            content = generate_kind_config(deployment_dir)
+            content = generate_kind_config(deployment_dir, self.deployment_context)
             if opts.o.debug:
                 print(f"kind config is: {content}")
             config_file = deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.kind_config_filename)
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
index 607a598f..e386b353 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ def _get_host_paths_for_volumes(parsed_pod_files):
             volumes = parsed_pod_file["volumes"]
             for volume_name in volumes.keys():
                 volume_definition = volumes[volume_name]
-                host_path = volume_definition["driver_opts"]["device"]
-                result[volume_name] = host_path
+                if volume_definition and "driver_opts" in volume_definition:
+                    host_path = volume_definition["driver_opts"]["device"]
+                    result[volume_name] = host_path
     return result
 
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ def _make_absolute_host_path(data_mount_path: Path, deployment_dir: Path) -> Pat
         return Path.cwd().joinpath(deployment_dir.joinpath("compose").joinpath(data_mount_path)).resolve()
 
 
-def _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files, deployment_dir):
+def _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files, deployment_dir, deployment_context):
     volume_definitions = []
     volume_host_path_map = _get_host_paths_for_volumes(parsed_pod_files)
     # Note these paths are relative to the location of the pod files (at present)
@@ -178,10 +179,11 @@ def _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files, deployment_dir):
                             print(f"volumne_name: {volume_name}")
                             print(f"map: {volume_host_path_map}")
                             print(f"mount path: {mount_path}")
-                        volume_definitions.append(
-                            f"  - hostPath: {_make_absolute_host_path(volume_host_path_map[volume_name], deployment_dir)}\n"
-                            f"    containerPath: {get_node_pv_mount_path(volume_name)}\n"
-                        )
+                        if volume_name not in deployment_context.spec.get_configmaps():
+                            volume_definitions.append(
+                                f"  - hostPath: {_make_absolute_host_path(volume_host_path_map[volume_name], deployment_dir)}\n"
+                                f"    containerPath: {get_node_pv_mount_path(volume_name)}\n"
+                            )
     return (
         "" if len(volume_definitions) == 0 else (
             "  extraMounts:\n"
@@ -237,13 +239,13 @@ def envs_from_environment_variables_map(map: Mapping[str, str]) -> List[client.V
 #  extraMounts:
 #  - hostPath: /path/to/my/files
 #    containerPath: /files
-def generate_kind_config(deployment_dir: Path):
+def generate_kind_config(deployment_dir: Path, deployment_context):
     compose_file_dir = deployment_dir.joinpath("compose")
     # TODO: this should come from the stack file, not this way
     pod_files = [p for p in compose_file_dir.iterdir() if p.is_file()]
     parsed_pod_files_map = parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names(pod_files)
     port_mappings_yml = _generate_kind_port_mappings(parsed_pod_files_map)
-    mounts_yml = _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files_map, deployment_dir)
+    mounts_yml = _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files_map, deployment_dir, deployment_context)
     return (
         "kind: Cluster\n"
         "apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4\n"
diff --git a/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh b/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
index de1a5f10..04008217 100755
--- a/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
+++ b/tests/k8s-deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ if [ ! "$create_file_content" == "create-command-output-data"  ]; then
     echo "deploy create test: FAILED"
     exit 1
 fi
+
+# Add a config file to be picked up by the ConfigMap before starting.
+echo "dbfc7a4d-44a7-416d-b5f3-29842cc47650" > $test_deployment_dir/data/test-config/test_config
+
 echo "deploy create output file test: passed"
 # Try to start the deployment
 $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir start
@@ -117,6 +121,16 @@ else
     echo "deployment config test: FAILED"
     delete_cluster_exit
 fi
+
+# Check that the ConfigMap is mounted and contains the expected content.
+log_output_4=$( $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir logs )
+if [[ "$log_output_4" == *"/config/test_config:"* ]] && [[ "$log_output_4" == *"dbfc7a4d-44a7-416d-b5f3-29842cc47650"* ]]; then
+    echo "deployment ConfigMap test: passed"
+else
+    echo "deployment ConfigMap test: FAILED"
+    delete_cluster_exit
+fi
+
 # Stop then start again and check the volume was preserved
 $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir stop
 # Sleep a bit just in case
@@ -125,8 +139,8 @@ sleep 20
 $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir start
 wait_for_pods_started
 wait_for_log_output
-log_output_4=$( $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir logs )
-if [[ "$log_output_4" == *"Filesystem is old"* ]]; then
+log_output_5=$( $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir logs )
+if [[ "$log_output_5" == *"Filesystem is old"* ]]; then
     echo "Retain volumes test: passed"
 else
     echo "Retain volumes test: FAILED"