diff --git a/robot/resources/lib/python/cli_helpers.py b/robot/resources/lib/python/cli_helpers.py
index 3bf1e1bc..ef604f1d 100644
--- a/robot/resources/lib/python/cli_helpers.py
+++ b/robot/resources/lib/python/cli_helpers.py
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ def _cmd_run(cmd, timeout=30):
         return output
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Error:\nreturn code: {exc.returncode} "
-                f"\nOutput: {exc.output}") from exc
+        f"\nOutput: {exc.output}") from exc
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return_code, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmd)
+        logger.info(f"Error:\nreturn code: {return_code}\nOutput: "
+        f"{exc.output.decode('utf-8') if type(exc.output) is bytes else exc.output}")
+        raise
 
 def _run_with_passwd(cmd):
-    p = pexpect.spawn(cmd)
-    p.expect(".*")
-    p.sendline('\r')
-    p.wait()
-    cmd = p.read()
+    child = pexpect.spawn(cmd)
+    child.expect(".*")
+    child.sendline('\r')
+    child.wait()
+    cmd = child.read()
     return cmd.decode()
diff --git a/robot/resources/lib/python/utility_keywords.py b/robot/resources/lib/python/utility_keywords.py
index b45e2c41..6a5c2c14 100644
--- a/robot/resources/lib/python/utility_keywords.py
+++ b/robot/resources/lib/python/utility_keywords.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import uuid
 import docker
 
 from neo3 import wallet
+from common import SIMPLE_OBJ_SIZE, ASSETS_DIR
+from cli_helpers import _cmd_run
 from robot.api.deco import keyword
 from robot.api import logger
 from robot.libraries.BuiltIn import BuiltIn
-from common import *
-from cli_helpers import _cmd_run
 
 
 ROBOT_AUTO_KEYWORDS = False
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ def make_up(services=['']):
     if services != ['']:
         for service in services:
             cmd = f'make up/{service}'
-            _cmd_run(cmd, timeout=80)
+            logger.info(f"Cmd: {cmd}")
+            _cmd_run(cmd)
     else:
         cmd = f'make up/basic; make update.max_object_size val={SIMPLE_OBJ_SIZE}'
+        logger.info(f"Cmd: {cmd}")
         _cmd_run(cmd, timeout=80)
 
     os.chdir(test_path)
@@ -76,5 +78,6 @@ def make_down():
     os.chdir(dev_path)
 
     cmd = 'make down; make clean'
-    _cmd_run(cmd)
+    logger.info(f"Cmd: {cmd}")
+    _cmd_run(cmd, timeout=60)
     os.chdir(test_path)