diff --git a/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer.go b/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer.go
index 64bb2de4..f93d5028 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer.go
@@ -61,31 +61,29 @@ func NewInitializerJob(k6 v1alpha1.TestRunI, argLine string) (*batchv1.Job, erro
 	)
 	istioCommand, istioEnabled := newIstioCommand(k6.GetSpec().Scuttle.Enabled, []string{"sh", "-c"})
 	command := append(istioCommand, fmt.Sprintf(
-		// There can be several scenarios from k6 command here:
-		// a) script is correct and `k6 inspect` outputs JSON
-		// b) script is partially incorrect and `k6` outputs a warning log message and
-		// then a JSON
-		// c) script is incorrect and `k6` outputs an error log message
-		// Warnings at this point are not necessary (warning messages will re-appear in
-		// runner's logs and the user can see them there) so we need a pure JSON here
-		// without any additional messages in cases a) and b). In case c), output should
-		// contain error message and the Job is to exit with non-zero code.
-		//
-		// Due to some pecularities of k6 logging, to achieve the above behaviour,
-		// we need to use a workaround to store all log messages in temp file while
-		// printing JSON as usual. Then parse temp file only for errors, ignoring
-		// any other log messages.
-		// Related: https://github.com/grafana/k6-docs/issues/877
-		"mkdir -p $(dirname %s) && k6 archive %s -O %s %s 2> /tmp/k6logs && k6 inspect --execution-requirements %s 2> /tmp/k6logs ; ! cat /tmp/k6logs | grep 'level=error'",
-		archiveName, scriptName, archiveName, argLine,
-		archiveName))
+		"k6 archive %s -O %s %s && k6 inspect --execution-requirements %s",
+		scriptName, archiveName, argLine, archiveName))
 
 	env := append(newIstioEnvVar(k6.GetSpec().Scuttle, istioEnabled), k6.GetSpec().Initializer.Env...)
 
 	volumes := script.Volume()
+	// emptyDir to hold our temporary data
+	tmpVolume := corev1.Volume{
+		Name: "tmpdir",
+		VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+			EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
+		},
+	}
+	volumes = append(volumes, tmpVolume)
 	volumes = append(volumes, k6.GetSpec().Initializer.Volumes...)
 
 	volumeMounts := script.VolumeMount()
+	// make /tmp an EmptyDir
+	tmpVolumeMount := corev1.VolumeMount{
+		Name:      "tmpdir",
+		MountPath: "/tmp",
+	}
+	volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, tmpVolumeMount)
 	volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, k6.GetSpec().Initializer.VolumeMounts...)
 
 	var zero32 int32
diff --git a/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer_test.go b/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer_test.go
index 868d13ef..ec03c39a 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/jobs/initializer_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ func TestNewInitializerJob(t *testing.T) {
 	automountServiceAccountToken := true
 	zero := int32(0)
 
+	volumes := script.Volume()
+	// emptyDir to hold our temporary data
+	tmpVolume := corev1.Volume{
+		Name: "tmpdir",
+		VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+			EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
+		},
+	}
+	volumes = append(volumes, tmpVolume)
+
+	volumeMounts := script.VolumeMount()
+	// make /tmp an EmptyDir
+	tmpVolumeMount := corev1.VolumeMount{
+		Name:      "tmpdir",
+		MountPath: "/tmp",
+	}
+	volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, tmpVolumeMount)
+
 	expectedOutcome := &batchv1.Job{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      "test-initializer",
@@ -63,7 +81,7 @@ func TestNewInitializerJob(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:            "k6",
 							Command: []string{
 								"sh", "-c",
-								"mkdir -p $(dirname /tmp/test.js.archived.tar) && k6 archive /test/test.js -O /tmp/test.js.archived.tar --out cloud 2> /tmp/k6logs && k6 inspect --execution-requirements /tmp/test.js.archived.tar 2> /tmp/k6logs ; ! cat /tmp/k6logs | grep 'level=error'",
+								"k6 archive /test/test.js -O /tmp/test.js.archived.tar --out cloud && k6 inspect --execution-requirements /tmp/test.js.archived.tar",
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{},
 							EnvFrom: []corev1.EnvFromSource{
@@ -81,7 +99,7 @@ func TestNewInitializerJob(t *testing.T) {
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{},
 						},
 					},
-					Volumes: script.Volume(),
+					Volumes: volumes,
 				},
 			},
 		},