diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 8613585..01a5459 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -86,11 +86,21 @@ spec:
             steps {
                 container('kubectl') {
                     script {
+                        // Print container info for diagnostics
+                        sh 'echo "Running in $(hostname) with kubectl version: $(kubectl version --client)"'
+                        
                         withCredentials([file(credentialsId: "${KUBE_CONFIG_ID}", variable: 'KUBE_CONFIG')]) {
-                            writeFile file: 'kubeconfig', text: KUBE_CONFIG
+                            // Copy kubeconfig to a location with proper permissions
+                            sh 'mkdir -p ~/.kube'
+                            sh 'cp $KUBE_CONFIG ~/.kube/config'
+                            sh 'chmod 600 ~/.kube/config'
+                            
+                            // Apply deployment with proper error handling
                             sh """
-                            kubectl apply -f deploy/kubernetes/dev.yaml --kubeconfig=kubeconfig
-                            kubectl set image deployment/backend backend=${REGISTRY_URL}/${IMAGE_NAME}:dev-${env.SHORT_SHA} -n nam-backend-dev --kubeconfig=kubeconfig
+                            set -xe
+                            kubectl apply -f deploy/kubernetes/dev.yaml
+                            kubectl set image deployment/backend backend=${REGISTRY_URL}/${IMAGE_NAME}:dev-${env.SHORT_SHA} -n nam-backend-dev
+                            kubectl rollout status deployment/backend -n nam-backend-dev --timeout=60s
                             """
                         }
                     }