diff --git a/.gitlab/gitlab-ci-frontier.yml b/.gitlab/gitlab-ci-frontier.yml
index 795a926..3beb6a1 100644
--- a/.gitlab/gitlab-ci-frontier.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/gitlab-ci-frontier.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ install:frontier-gcc:
     - setup:frontier-gcc
   dependencies:
     - setup:frontier-gcc
+  retry: 2
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - spack_log.out
 
 .report-status:
   tags: [shell]
@@ -196,4 +200,4 @@ wipe_runtime_directory:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script:
     - rm -vrf "${CUSTOM_CI_BUILDS_DIR}/"*
-    - chmod -vR g+rw "/lustre/orion/ums032/scratch/ums032_auser"
+    - chmod -vR 730 "${CUSTOM_CI_BUILDS_DIR}/"
diff --git a/.gitlab/sync-spack.yml b/.gitlab/sync-spack.yml
index b9d3e75..74f46d3 100644
--- a/.gitlab/sync-spack.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/sync-spack.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ include:
       sync_draft_prs: true
       sync_image: ghcr.io/spack/ci-bridge:0.0.46
       extra_args: --disable-status-post
+      prereq_check: check_user_allowlist
     rules:
       - if: $CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.spack.io"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gitlab-ci/run.sh b/scripts/ci/gitlab-ci/run.sh
index adaf48c..53c75e6 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/gitlab-ci/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/gitlab-ci/run.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ case ${STEP} in
     spack config blame
 
     # Install the environment with timing and parallel jobs
-    spack -t install "-j$((NUM_CORES*2))" --show-log-on-error --no-check-signature --fail-fast
+    spack -t install "-j$((NUM_CORES*2))" --show-log-on-error --no-check-signature --fail-fast | tee spack_log.out 2>&1
 
     # Show what was installed
     spack find -lv