diff --git a/build/dev-env.sh b/build/dev-env.sh
index d98f0bfbd..b2e504b15 100755
--- a/build/dev-env.sh
+++ b/build/dev-env.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if [[ ${HELM_VERSION} < "v3.0.0" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-KUBE_CLIENT_VERSION=$(kubectl version --client --short | awk '{print $3}' | cut -d. -f2) || true
+KUBE_CLIENT_VERSION=$(kubectl version --client --short 2>/dev/null | grep Client | awk '{print $3}' | cut -d. -f2) || true
 if [[ ${KUBE_CLIENT_VERSION} -lt 14 ]]; then
   echo "Please update kubectl to 1.15 or higher"
   exit 1
diff --git a/test/e2e-image/Makefile b/test/e2e-image/Makefile
index f35c5db5b..0e28e091c 100644
--- a/test/e2e-image/Makefile
+++ b/test/e2e-image/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 DIR:=$(shell dirname $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 image:
+	echo "..entered Makefile in /test/e2e-image"
+	echo "..calling Make target <<e2e-test-binar>>y in /Makefile from inside /test/e2e-image/Makefile"
 	make -C $(DIR)/../../ e2e-test-binary
+	echo "..done building e2e-test-binary from /test/e2e-image/Makefile"
 
 	cp $(DIR)/../e2e/e2e.test .
 	cp $(DIR)/../e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh .
@@ -19,4 +22,4 @@ clean:
 	docker rmi -f nginx-ingress-controller:e2e || true
 
 
-.PHONY: image clean
\ No newline at end of file
+.PHONY: image clean