# Limited scope for vPOD verify jobs running on armband-virtual
[[ ! "${JOB_NAME}" =~ verify-deploy-virtual-arm64 ]] || EXTRA_ARGS='-e'
+# turn on DEBUG mode
+[[ ${CI_DEBUG,,} == true ]] && EXTRA_ARGS="-D ${EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
+
# construct the command
DEPLOY_COMMAND="${WORKSPACE}/ci/deploy.sh \
-l ${LAB_NAME} -p ${POD_NAME} -s ${DEPLOY_SCENARIO} \