diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/config.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/config.sh
index dbb3793e..7cea49c1 100644
--- a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/config.sh
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/config.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export IMAGE_QUAGGA=${IMAGE_QUAGGA:-docker.io/cumulusnetworks/quagga:CL3.3.2}
 export IMAGE_DRYDOCK_CLI=${IMAGE_DRYDOCK_CLI:-quay.io/airshipit/drydock:d93d6d5a0a370ced536180612d1ade708e29cd47}
 export IMAGE_DOCKER_REGISTRY=${IMAGE_DOCKER_REGISTRY:-"docker.io/registry:2"}
 export PROMENADE_DEBUG=${PROMENADE_DEBUG:-0}
+export PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL=${PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL:-tmp_bin}
 export REGISTRY_DATA_DIR=${REGISTRY_DATA_DIR:-/mnt/registry}
 export VIRSH_POOL=${VIRSH_POOL:-airship}
 export VIRSH_POOL_PATH=${VIRSH_POOL_PATH:-/var/lib/libvirt/airship}
diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/build-scripts.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/build-scripts.sh
index 5f5a1ca7..4e237700 100755
--- a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/build-scripts.sh
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/build-scripts.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ then
     KEYS_PATH=""
 fi
 
+PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL="$(basename $PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL)"
+PROMENADE_TMP="${TEMP_DIR}/${PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL}"
+mkdir -p $PROMENADE_TMP
+chmod 777 $PROMENADE_TMP
+
+DOCKER_SOCK="/var/run/docker.sock"
+sudo chmod o+rw $DOCKER_SOCK
+
 log Building scripts
 docker run --rm -t \
     -w /config \
@@ -33,6 +41,11 @@ docker run --rm -t \
     -v "${GATE_DEPOT}:/gate" \
     -v "${CERT_DEPOT}:/certs" \
     -v "${SCRIPT_DEPOT}:/scripts" \
+    -v "${PROMENADE_TMP}:/${PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL}" \
+    -v "${DOCKER_SOCK}:${DOCKER_SOCK}" \
+    -e "DOCKER_HOST=unix:/${DOCKER_SOCK}" \
+    -e "PROMENADE_TMP=${PROMENADE_TMP}" \
+    -e "PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL=/${PROMENADE_TMP_LOCAL}" \
     -e "PROMENADE_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${PROMENADE_ENCRYPTION_KEY}" \
     ${DOCKER_RUN_OPTS[*]} \
     "${IMAGE_PROMENADE_CLI}" \
@@ -42,3 +55,4 @@ docker run --rm -t \
                 -o /scripts \
                 /config/*.yaml ${CERTS_PATH} ${KEYS_PATH}
 
+sudo chmod o-rw $DOCKER_SOCK
diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/validate-kube.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/validate-kube.sh
index 15dc4833..a6e45911 100755
--- a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/validate-kube.sh
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/validate-kube.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function upload_script() {
   # Copies script to genesis VM
   rsync_cmd "$BASH_SOURCE" "$GENESIS_NAME:/root/airship/"
   set -o pipefail
-  ssh_cmd_raw "$GENESIS_NAME" "GATE_DEBUG=${GATE_DEBUG} NUM_NODES=$1 /root/airship/${BASENAME}" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+  ssh_cmd_raw "$GENESIS_NAME" "KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG} GATE_DEBUG=${GATE_DEBUG} NUM_NODES=$1 /root/airship/${BASENAME}" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
   set +o pipefail
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ if [[ -n "$GATE_UTILS" ]]; then
   upload_script $NUM_NODES
 else
 set +e
+  KUBECONFIG="${KUBECONFIG:-/etc/kubernetes/admin/kubeconfig.yaml}"
   KUBECTL="${KUBECTL:-/usr/local/bin/kubectl}"
   NUM_NODES="${NUM_NODES:-4}"
   PAUSE="${PAUSE:-1}"