diff --git a/PILOTVERSION b/PILOTVERSION
index 4b3244f5..e88f7664 100644
--- a/PILOTVERSION
+++ b/PILOTVERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.1.66
\ No newline at end of file
+3.8.2.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pilot/api/data.py b/pilot/api/data.py
index 76be4e73..93cc76f1 100644
--- a/pilot/api/data.py
+++ b/pilot/api/data.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.trace_report = trace_report if trace_report else TraceReport(pq=os.environ.get('PILOT_SITENAME', ''), ipv=self.ipv, workdir=self.workdir)
 
         if not self.acopytools:
-            msg = f'failed to initilize StagingClient: no acopytools options found, acopytools={self.acopytools}'
+            msg = f'failed to initialize StagingClient: no acopytools options found, acopytools={self.acopytools}'
             logger.error(msg)
             self.trace_report.update(clientState='BAD_COPYTOOL', stateReason=msg)
             self.trace_report.send()
diff --git a/pilot/control/data.py b/pilot/control/data.py
index 506ce68a..28db36a3 100644
--- a/pilot/control/data.py
+++ b/pilot/control/data.py
@@ -285,11 +285,13 @@ def _stage_in(args: object, job: JobData) -> bool:
             logger.info('stage-in will not be done in a container')
 
             client, activity = get_stagein_client(job, args, label)
+            logger.info(f'activity={activity}')
             use_pcache = job.infosys.queuedata.use_pcache
-
+            logger.debug(f'use_pcache={use_pcache}')
             # get the proper input file destination (normally job.workdir unless stager workflow)
             jobworkdir = job.workdir  # there is a distinction for mv copy tool on ND vs non-ATLAS
             workdir = get_proper_input_destination(job.workdir, args.input_destination_dir)
+            logger.debug(f'workdir={workdir}')
             kwargs = {'workdir': workdir,
                       'cwd': job.workdir,
                       'usecontainer': False,
@@ -301,7 +303,9 @@ def _stage_in(args: object, job: JobData) -> bool:
                       'rucio_host': args.rucio_host,
                       'jobworkdir': jobworkdir,
                       'args': args}
+            logger.debug(f'kwargs={kwargs}')
             client.prepare_sources(job.indata)
+            logger.info('prepared sources - will now transfer files')
             client.transfer(job.indata, activity=activity, **kwargs)
         except PilotException as error:
             error_msg = traceback.format_exc()
diff --git a/pilot/control/payload.py b/pilot/control/payload.py
index 25adce15..7d091073 100644
--- a/pilot/control/payload.py
+++ b/pilot/control/payload.py
@@ -376,13 +376,21 @@ def extract_error_info(error: str) -> (int, str):
     return error_code, diagnostics
 
 
-def get_rtlogging() -> str:
+def get_rtlogging(catchall: str) -> str:
     """
-    Return the proper rtlogging value from the experiment specific plug-in or the config file.
+    Return the proper rtlogging value from PQ.catchall, the experiment specific plug-in or the config file.
 
+    :param catchall: catchall field from queuedata (str)
     :return: rtlogging (str).
     """
+    if catchall:
+        _rtlogging = findall(r'logging=([^,]+)', catchall)
+        if _rtlogging and ";" in _rtlogging[0]:
+            logger.info(f"found rtlogging in catchall: {_rtlogging[0]}")
+            return _rtlogging[0]
+
     rtlogging = None
+
     pilot_user = os.environ.get('PILOT_USER', 'generic').lower()
     try:
         user = __import__(f'pilot.user.{pilot_user}.common', globals(), locals(), [pilot_user], 0)
@@ -419,7 +427,13 @@ def get_logging_info(job: JobData, args: object) -> dict:
     info_dic['logname'] = args.realtime_logname if args.realtime_logname else "pilot-log"
     logserver = args.realtime_logging_server if args.realtime_logging_server else ""
 
-    info = findall(r'(\S+)\;(\S+)\:\/\/(\S+)\:(\d+)', get_rtlogging())
+    try:
+        catchall = job.infosys.queuedata.catchall
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning(f'exception caught: {exc}')
+        catchall = ""
+
+    info = findall(r'(\S+)\;(\S+)\:\/\/(\S+)\:(\d+)', get_rtlogging(catchall))
     if not logserver and not info:
         logger.warning(f"not enough info available for activating real-time logging (info='{info}', logserver='{logserver}')")
         return {}
diff --git a/pilot/user/atlas/utilities.py b/pilot/user/atlas/utilities.py
index c73df92a..27d91384 100644
--- a/pilot/user/atlas/utilities.py
+++ b/pilot/user/atlas/utilities.py
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@
 )
 from pilot.util.parameters import convert_to_int
 from pilot.util.processes import is_process_running
-from pilot.util.psutils import get_command_by_pid
+from pilot.util.psutils import (
+    get_command_by_pid,
+    find_process_by_jobid
+)
 
 from .setup import get_asetup
 
@@ -158,11 +161,9 @@ def get_proper_pid(pid: int, jobid: str, use_container: bool = True) -> int:
         if not is_process_running(pid):
             return -1
 
-        ps = get_ps_info()
-
-        # lookup the process id using ps aux
+        # lookup the process id using ps command or psutils
         logger.debug(f'attempting to identify pid from job id ({jobid})')
-        _pid = get_pid_for_jobid(ps, jobid)
+        _pid = get_pid_for_jobid(jobid)
         if _pid:
             logger.debug(f'discovered pid={_pid} for job id {jobid}')
             cmd = get_command_by_pid(_pid)
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ def get_ps_info(whoami: str = None, options: str = 'axfo pid,user,args') -> str:
     """
     Return ps info for the given user.
 
+    Note: this is a fallback solution in case the pid cannot be found in the psutils lookup.
+
     :param whoami: username (str)
     :param options: ps options (str)
     :return: ps aux for given user (str).
@@ -200,16 +203,19 @@ def get_ps_info(whoami: str = None, options: str = 'axfo pid,user,args') -> str:
     return stdout
 
 
-def get_pid_for_jobid(ps: str, jobid: str) -> int or None:
+def get_pid_for_jobid(jobid: str) -> int or None:
     """
     Return the process id for the ps entry that contains the job id.
 
-    :param ps: ps command output (str)
     :param jobid: PanDA job id (str).
     :return: pid (int) or None if no such process (int or None).
     """
-    pid = None
+    pid = find_process_by_jobid(jobid)
+    if pid:
+        return pid
 
+    # fallback to ps command
+    ps = get_ps_info()
     for line in ps.split('\n'):
         if jobid in line and 'xrootd' not in line:
             # extract pid
diff --git a/pilot/util/constants.py b/pilot/util/constants.py
index 0a4003b3..e497600c 100644
--- a/pilot/util/constants.py
+++ b/pilot/util/constants.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 # Pilot version
 RELEASE = '3'   # released number should be fixed at 3 for Pilot 3
 VERSION = '8'   # version number is '1' for first release, '0' until then, increased for bigger updates
-REVISION = '1'  # revision number should be reset to '0' for every new version release, increased for small updates
-BUILD = '66'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
+REVISION = '2'  # revision number should be reset to '0' for every new version release, increased for small updates
+BUILD = '8'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
 
 SUCCESS = 0
 FAILURE = 1
diff --git a/pilot/util/https.py b/pilot/util/https.py
index 9a2da0d2..a26c75ce 100644
--- a/pilot/util/https.py
+++ b/pilot/util/https.py
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ def get_panda_server(url: str, port: int, update_server: bool = True) -> str:
     if default in pandaserver:
         try:
             rnd = random.choice([socket.getfqdn(vv) for vv in set([v[-1][0] for v in socket.getaddrinfo(default, 25443, socket.AF_INET)])])
-        except socket.herror as exc:
+        except (socket.herror, socket.gaierror) as exc:
             logger.warning(f'failed to get address from socket: {exc} - will use default server ({pandaserver})')
         else:
             pandaserver = pandaserver.replace(default, rnd)
diff --git a/pilot/util/networking.py b/pilot/util/networking.py
index 5e03368d..d081b784 100644
--- a/pilot/util/networking.py
+++ b/pilot/util/networking.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def dump_ipv6_info() -> None:
     """Dump the IPv6 info to the log."""
     cmd = 'ifconfig'
     if not is_command_available(cmd):
-        _cmd = '/usr/sbin/ifconfig'
+        _cmd = '/usr/sbin/ifconfig -a'
         if not is_command_available(_cmd):
             logger.warning(f'command {cmd} is not available - this WN might not support IPv6')
             return
@@ -43,15 +43,35 @@ def dump_ipv6_info() -> None:
 
     _, stdout, stderr = execute(cmd, timeout=10)
     if stdout:
-        ipv6 = extract_ipv6(stdout)
+        ipv6 = extract_ipv6_addresses(stdout)
         if ipv6:
             logger.info(f'IPv6 addresses: {ipv6}')
         else:
-            logger.warning('no IPv6 addresses found - this WN does not support IPv6')
+            logger.warning('no IPv6 addresses were found')
     else:
         logger.warning(f'failed to run ifconfig: {stderr}')
 
 
+def extract_ipv6_addresses(ifconfig_output: str) -> list:
+    """Extracts IPv6 addresses from ifconfig output.
+
+    Args:
+        ifconfig_output: The output of the ifconfig command.
+
+    Returns:
+        A list of IPv6 addresses.
+    """
+
+    ipv6_addresses = []
+    for line in ifconfig_output.splitlines():
+        line = line.strip().replace("\t", " ").replace("\r", "").replace("\n", "")
+        match = re.search(r"inet6 (.*?)\s", line)
+        if match and match.group(1) != "::1":  # skip loopback address
+            ipv6_addresses.append(match.group(1))
+
+    return ipv6_addresses
+
+
 def extract_ipv6(ifconfig: str) -> str:
     """
     Extract the IPv6 address from the ifconfig output.
diff --git a/pilot/util/psutils.py b/pilot/util/psutils.py
index f9b606e2..eb70f263 100644
--- a/pilot/util/psutils.py
+++ b/pilot/util/psutils.py
@@ -267,3 +267,27 @@ def get_command_by_pid(pid: int) -> str or None:
     except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
         logger.warning(f"process with PID {pid} not found")
         return None
+
+
+def find_process_by_jobid(jobid: int) -> int or None:
+    """
+    Find the process ID of a process whose command arguments contain the given job ID.
+
+    :param jobid: the job ID to search for (int)
+    :return: the process ID of the matching process, or None if no match is found (int or None).
+    """
+    if not _is_psutil_available:
+        logger.warning('find_process_by_jobid(): psutil not available - aborting')
+        return None
+
+    for proc in psutil.process_iter():
+        try:
+            cmd_line = proc.cmdline()
+        except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
+            continue
+
+        for arg in cmd_line:
+            if str(jobid) in arg and 'xrootd' not in arg:
+                return proc.pid
+
+    return None
diff --git a/pilot/util/realtimelogger.py b/pilot/util/realtimelogger.py
index d06984fd..df085a29 100644
--- a/pilot/util/realtimelogger.py
+++ b/pilot/util/realtimelogger.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def __init__(self, args: Any, info_dic: dict, workdir: str, secrets: str, level:
         if workdir:  # bypass pylint warning - keep workdir for possible future development
             pass
         if not info_dic:
-            logger.warning('info dictionary not set - add \'logging=type:protocol://host:port\' to PQ.catchall)')
+            logger.warning('info dictionary not set - add \'logging=type;protocol://host:port\' to PQ.catchall)')
             RealTimeLogger.glogger = None
             return