diff --git a/vars/buildTestDeploy.groovy b/vars/buildTestDeploy.groovy
index cc458d5ea42d78c5613d0dc43512b9ae3da93324..4d15ad18132f2f676cc824d49a65edea2bc10105 100644
--- a/vars/buildTestDeploy.groovy
+++ b/vars/buildTestDeploy.groovy
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def transformIntoStep(ArrayList<String> dependencyList, String buildName, String
     stage(buildName) {
       node('Docker') {
         // we need root access inside the container and access to the dummy pcie devices of the host
-        def dockerArgs = "-u 0 --device=/dev/mtcadummys0 --device=/dev/mtcadummys1 --device=/dev/mtcadummys2 --device=/dev/mtcadummys3 --device=/dev/llrfdummys4 --device=/dev/noioctldummys5 --device=/dev/pcieunidummys6 -v /var/run/lock/mtcadummy:/var/run/lock/mtcadummy"
+        def dockerArgs = "-u 0 --privileged --device=/dev/mtcadummys0 --device=/dev/mtcadummys1 --device=/dev/mtcadummys2 --device=/dev/mtcadummys3 --device=/dev/llrfdummys4 --device=/dev/noioctldummys5 --device=/dev/pcieunidummys6 -v /var/run/lock/mtcadummy:/var/run/lock/mtcadummy"
         docker.image("builder:${label}").inside(dockerArgs) {
           script {
             helper.doBuildTestDeploy(dependencyList, label, buildType, gitUrl)
diff --git a/vars/helper.groovy b/vars/helper.groovy
index 488a4e51ca69cd0a92633e1b0ad98eb633082ff1..4c80233441f829cebfb8137f8a649aad9850dd4c 100644
--- a/vars/helper.groovy
+++ b/vars/helper.groovy
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def doBuild(String label, String buildType) {
       sudo -u msk_jenkins mkdir -p /scratch/install
       cd /scratch/build-${JOB_NAME}
       sudo -u msk_jenkins cmake /scratch/source -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${buildType} -DSUPPRESS_AUTO_DOC_BUILD=true \${CMAKE_EXTRA_ARGS}
-      sudo -u msk_jenkins make \${MAKEOPTS}
+      sudo -u msk_jenkins make ${env.MAKEOPTS}
     """
   }
   script {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def doTest(String label, String buildType) {
   sh """
     cd /scratch/build-${JOB_NAME}
     if [ -z "\${CTESTOPTS}" ]; then
-      CTESTOPTS="\${MAKEOPTS}"
+      CTESTOPTS="${env.MAKEOPTS}"
     fi
     sudo -u msk_jenkins ctest --no-compress-output \${CTESTOPTS} -T Test -V || true
     sudo -u msk_jenkins sed -i Testing/*/Test.xml -e 's_\\(^[[:space:]]*<Name>\\)\\(.*\\)\\(</Name>\\)\$_\\1${label}.${buildType}.\\2\\3_'