diff --git a/devbox/devbox.local/devbox b/devbox/devbox.local/devbox
index bb82fbe..a4f0283 100644
--- a/devbox/devbox.local/devbox
+++ b/devbox/devbox.local/devbox
@@ -1118,6 +1118,14 @@ if [[ -z "$FREELEAPS_USERNAME" || -z "$FREELEAPS_PASSWORD" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Test if the user can access the freeleaps.com repository
+echo "==> Testing access to freeleaps.com repository..."
+if ! git ls-remote "https://$FREELEAPS_USERNAME:$FREELEAPS_PASSWORD@freeleaps.com:3443/products/freeleaps.git" &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: Failed to access freeleaps.com repository."
+    echo "==> [INIT] DevBox environment initialization completed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Check if freeleaps2-frontend exists, if not git clone it
 if [ ! -d $WORKING_HOME/freeleaps ]; then
     echo "Git cloning freeleaps.com:3443/products/freeleaps.git"
@@ -1395,8 +1403,8 @@ devbox_deinit_command() {
   # Clear the DevBox container logs
   if [[ "$CLEAR_LOGS" == "true" ]]; then
     echo "==> Clearing logs in $WORKING_HOME/logs..."
+    sudo chown -R $(whoami):$(whoami) "$WORKING_HOME/logs"
     rm -rf "$WORKING_HOME/logs"/* 2>/dev/null || true
-    ls -l "$WORKING_HOME/logs"
   else
     echo "==> Skipping log clearing."
   fi
@@ -1404,6 +1412,7 @@ devbox_deinit_command() {
   # Clear the source repository
   if [[ "$CLEAR_REPO" == "true" && -d "$WORKING_HOME/freeleaps" ]]; then
     echo "==> Deleting source repository at $WORKING_HOME/freeleaps"
+    sudo chown -R $(whoami):$(whoami) "$WORKING_HOME/freeleaps"
     rm -rf "$WORKING_HOME/freeleaps"
   else
     echo "==> Skipping repository deletion."