diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 931a67c..36f2f99 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
         runAsUser: 0
+    - name: git-sync
+      image: alpine/git
+      command: 
+        - cat
     - name: jnlp
       image: jenkins/inbound-agent:latest
       args: ['\$(JENKINS_SECRET)', '\$(JENKINS_NAME)']
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@
                                                      usernameVariable: 'GIT_USER',
                                                      passwordVariable: 'GIT_PASS')]) {
                         sh """
-                        git clone https://${GIT_USER}:"${GIT_PASS}"@gitbucket.heaerie.com/git/agalyadoss/ledger.git
+                        git clone https://${GIT_USER}:${GIT_PASS}@gitbucket.heaerie.com/git/agalyadoss/ledger.git
                         cd ledger && git checkout main
                         
                         git config user.name "Jenkins CI"
diff --git a/k8s/pod-with-chrome-profile.yaml b/k8s/pod-with-chrome-profile.yaml
index 96d2325..280ed98 100644
--- a/k8s/pod-with-chrome-profile.yaml
+++ b/k8s/pod-with-chrome-profile.yaml
@@ -5,15 +5,56 @@
   labels:
     app: robot-tests
 spec:
+  initContainers:
+    - name: git-sync
+      image: alpine/git
+      command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+      args:
+        - |
+          set -e
+          if [ -z "${GIT_REPO}" ]; then
+            echo "GIT_REPO not set; skipping clone"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          mkdir -p /workspace/src
+          if [ -d /workspace/src/.git ]; then
+            cd /workspace/src
+            git fetch --all --prune
+            git reset --hard origin/${GIT_REF:-main}
+          else
+            git clone --branch ${GIT_REF:-main} ${GIT_REPO} /workspace/src
+          fi
+      env:
+        - name: GIT_REPO
+          value: "https://github.com/yourorg/yourrepo.git"
+        - name: GIT_REF
+          value: "main"
+      volumeMounts:
+        - name: workspace
+          mountPath: /workspace
+
   containers:
     - name: robot-runner
       image: python:3.11-slim
       command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
       args:
-        - mkdir -p /workspace && cd /workspace && \
-          python -m venv venv && . venv/bin/activate && pip install robotframework selenium robotframework-seleniumlibrary webdriver-manager && \
-          # run tests (adjust as needed)
-          robot -d results tests || true
+        - |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          # use workspace/src if populated by initContainer, otherwise use /workspace
+          WORKDIR=/workspace/src
+          if [ ! -d "$WORKDIR" ]; then WORKDIR=/workspace; fi
+          cd "$WORKDIR"
+          python -m venv venv
+          . venv/bin/activate
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install robotframework selenium robotframework-seleniumlibrary webdriver-manager || true
+          mkdir -p results
+          # export chrome profile dir if mounted
+          if [ -d /workspace/results/chrome-profile ]; then
+            export CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=/workspace/results/chrome-profile
+          fi
+          robot -d results tests || RC=$?
+          exit ${RC-0}
       volumeMounts:
         - name: chrome-profile
           mountPath: /workspace/results/chrome-profile