+# create ssh_key_dir
+mkdir -p "$cwd/ssh_key_dir"
+
+volumes_path="$cwd/bluval/volumes.yaml"
+# update information in volumes yaml
+sed -i \
+ -e "/ssh_key_dir/{n; s@local: ''@local: '$cwd/ssh_key_dir'@}" \
+ -e "/kube_config_dir/{n; s@local: ''@local: '$k8s_config_dir'@}" \
+ -e "/custom_variables_file/{n; s@local: ''@local: '$cwd/tests/variables.yaml'@}" \
+ -e "/blueprint_dir/{n; s@local: ''@local: '$cwd/bluval/'@}" \
+ -e "/results_dir/{n; s@local: ''@local: '$results_dir'@}" \
+ "$volumes_path"
+
+if [ -n "$ssh_key" ]