diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 82e54bc81..04a919398 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ steps:
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:/bin
     - rm $GO_VERSION_FILE
     - ln -s /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2
+    - id
     - make backup-restore-test
     concurrency: 1
     concurrency_group: 'vtop/backup-restore-test'
diff --git a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
index c85ccd331..d4dba2e7b 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ function setupKindConfig() {
 }
 
 # Test setup
+IDINFO=$(id)
+echo "Running user info: $IDINFO"
 STARTING_DIR="$PWD"
 echo "Make temporary directory for the test"
-mkdir -p -m 777 ./vtdataroot/backup
+mkdir -p -m 770 ./vtdataroot/backup
 echo "Building the docker image"
 docker build -f build/Dockerfile.release -t vitess-operator-pr:latest .
 echo "Setting up the kind config"