diff --git a/ocs_ci/deployment/provider_client/storage_client_deployment.py b/ocs_ci/deployment/provider_client/storage_client_deployment.py
index 2cc7c7a5b960..57d6a7e34da9 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/deployment/provider_client/storage_client_deployment.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/deployment/provider_client/storage_client_deployment.py
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ def initial_function(self):
         login_ui()
         self.validation_ui_obj = ValidationUI()
         self.ns_obj = ocp.OCP(kind=constants.NAMESPACES)
-        self.ns_obj.new_project(
-            project_name=constants.BM_DEBUG_NODE_NS, policy=constants.PSA_PRIVILEGED
+
+        # Check constants.BM_DEBUG_NODE_NS is available or not
+        is_available = self.ns_obj.is_exist(
+            resource_name=constants.BM_DEBUG_NODE_NS,
         )
+
+        if not is_available:
+            self.ns_obj.new_project(
+                project_name=constants.BM_DEBUG_NODE_NS, policy=constants.PSA_PRIVILEGED
+            )
         self.ocp_obj = ocp.OCP()
         self.storage_cluster_obj = ocp.OCP(
             kind="Storagecluster", namespace=config.ENV_DATA["cluster_namespace"]
diff --git a/ocs_ci/helpers/managed_services.py b/ocs_ci/helpers/managed_services.py
index cec807697a64..c53fdd148d9c 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/helpers/managed_services.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/helpers/managed_services.py
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ def get_all_storageclassclaims(namespace=None):
     else:
         sc_claim_obj = OCP(kind=constants.STORAGECLASSCLAIM, namespace=namespace)
     sc_claims_data = sc_claim_obj.get()["items"]
+    log.info(f"storage claims: {sc_claims_data}")
     return [OCS(**claim_data) for claim_data in sc_claims_data]
 
 
diff --git a/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/storage_client.py b/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/storage_client.py
index 67062cd2ea06..6d8c49d5ab50 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/storage_client.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/ocs/resources/storage_client.py
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@ def create_storageclaim(
             )
             self.ocp_obj.exec_oc_cmd(f"apply -f {storage_classclaim_data_yaml.name}")
 
+    # def fetch_storageclaims(
+    #         self,
+    #         namespace=None,
+
+    # ):
+    #     """
+
+    #     """
+
     def verify_storage_claim_status(
         self,
         storageclient_name=None,
@@ -304,7 +313,6 @@ def verify_storage_claim_status(
         if not namespace:
             namespace = config.ENV_DATA["cluster_namespace"]
         sc_claims = get_all_storageclassclaims()
-        log.info(f"storage claims are {sc_claims}")
         for sc_claim in sc_claims:
             if self.ocs_version >= version.VERSION_4_16:
                 if sc_claim.data["spec"]["storageClient"] == storageclient_name:
@@ -333,7 +341,7 @@ def verify_storagerequest_exists(
 
         """
         cmd = f"get storagerequests -n {namespace} " "-o=jsonpath='{.items[*]}'"
-        storage_requests = self.ocp_obj.exec_oc_cmd(command=cmd, out_yaml_format=True)
+        storage_requests = self.ocp_obj.exec_oc_cmd(command=cmd, out_yaml_format=False)
 
         log.info(f"The list of storagerequests: {storage_requests}")
         return (
@@ -494,8 +502,9 @@ def verify_native_storageclient(self):
             kind=constants.STORAGECLIENT,
             namespace=namespace,
         )
-        storageclient = storageclient_obj.get()["items"][0]
-        storageclient_name = storageclient["metadata"]["name"]
+        storageclient_data = storageclient_obj.get()["items"]
+        log.info(f"storageclient data, {storageclient_data[0]}")
+        storageclient_name = storageclient_data[0]["metadata"]["name"]
 
         # Verify storageclient is in Connected status
         self.verify_storageclient_status(