diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index d5a3a117b..545c07bf9 100755
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -765,10 +765,10 @@ pipeline {
                                                 git commit -m "Update pipeline-lib branch to self''' +
                                                   (cachedCommitPragma('Test-skip-build', 'true') == 'true' ? '' :
                                                            '\n\nSkip-unit-tests: true') + '''" Jenkinsfile
-                                                git push -f origin $branch_name:$branch_name
                                             else
                                                 git show
                                             fi
+                                            git push -f origin $branch_name:$branch_name
                                             sleep 10'''
                                 sh label: 'Delete local test branch',
                                    script: '''dir="daos-''' + env.TEST_BRANCH.replaceAll('/', '-') + '''"
diff --git a/vars/daosPackagesVersion.groovy b/vars/daosPackagesVersion.groovy
index 3232ec25d..d59666f65 100644
--- a/vars/daosPackagesVersion.groovy
+++ b/vars/daosPackagesVersion.groovy
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ String call(String distro, String next_version) {
     String target_branch = env.CHANGE_TARGET ? env.CHANGE_TARGET : env.BRANCH_NAME
     String _distro = distro
 
+    println('daosPackagesVersion(' + _distro + ', ' + next_version + ')')
+
     // build parameter (CI_RPM_TEST_VERSION) has highest priority, followed by commit pragma
     // TODO: this should actually be determined from the PR-repos artifacts
     String version = rpmTestVersion()
@@ -52,14 +54,19 @@ String call(String distro, String next_version) {
     }
 
     if (target_branch =~ testBranchRE()) {
+        println(target_branch + ' =~ ' + testBranchRE())
         // weekly-test just wants the latest for the branch
         if (rpm_version_cache != '' && rpm_version_cache != 'locked') {
+            println('1: rpm_version_cache == ' + rpm_version_cache )
+            println('1: rpmDistValue(' + _distro + ') == ' + rpmDistValue(_distro))
             return rpm_version_cache + rpmDistValue(_distro)
         }
         if (rpm_version_cache == '') {
             // no cached value and nobody's getting it
             rpm_version_cache = 'locked'
+            println('calling daosLatestVersion(' + next_version + ', ' + _distro + ')')
             rpm_version_cache = daosLatestVersion(next_version, _distro)
+            println('rpm_version_cache == ' + rpm_version_cache)
         } else {
             // somebody else is getting it, wait for them
             Integer i = 30
@@ -71,8 +78,11 @@ String call(String distro, String next_version) {
                 rpm_version_cache = daosLatestVersion(next_version, _distro)
             }
         }
+        println('2: rpm_version_cache == ' + rpm_version_cache )
+        println('2: rpmDistValue(' + _distro + ') == ' + rpmDistValue(_distro))
         return rpm_version_cache + rpmDistValue(_distro)
     }
+    println(target_branch + ' !~ ' + testBranchRE())
 
     /* what's the query to get the highest 1.0.x package?
     if (target_branch == "weekly-testing-1.x") {