diff --git a/testnet/launcher/gateway/docker.go b/testnet/launcher/gateway/docker.go
index b9dc38c397..22453d4fcc 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/gateway/docker.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/gateway/docker.go
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ func (n *DockerGateway) Start() error {
 		"--nodePortWS", fmt.Sprintf("%d", n.cfg.tenNodeWSPort),
 		"--nodeHost", n.cfg.tenNodeHost,
 		"--dbType", "sqlite",
-		"--logPath", "sys_out",
+		"--logPath", "gateway_logs.log",
+		"--verbose", "true",
 		"--rateLimitUserComputeTime", fmt.Sprintf("%d", n.cfg.rateLimitUserComputeTime),
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/Dockerfile b/tools/walletextension/Dockerfile
index 5a25543b06..c9843ea1c2 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/walletextension/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
 # Lightweight final build stage. Includes bare minimum to start wallet extension
 FROM alpine:3.18
 
+
+# Set a writable working directory
+WORKDIR /home/obscuro
+RUN mkdir -p /home/obscuro && chmod -R 777 /home/obscuro
+
 # copy over the gateway executable
 COPY --from=build-wallet /home/obscuro/go-obscuro/tools/walletextension/bin /home/obscuro/go-obscuro/tools/walletextension/bin