diff --git a/contrib/intel/jenkins/Jenkinsfile b/contrib/intel/jenkins/Jenkinsfile
index c8e037350b2..cbd73bb6211 100644
--- a/contrib/intel/jenkins/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/contrib/intel/jenkins/Jenkinsfile
@@ -315,11 +315,10 @@ pipeline {
   }
   environment {
       JOB_CADENCE = 'PR'
-      LOG_DIR = "${env.JOB_INSTALL_DIR}/${env.JOB_NAME}/${env.BUILD_NUMBER}/log_dir"
       WITH_ENV="'PATH+EXTRA=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PYTHONPATH'"
-      DELETE_LOCATION="${env.JOB_INSTALL_DIR}/${env.JOB_NAME}/${env.BUILD_NUMBER}"
       RUN_LOCATION="${env.WORKSPACE}/${SCRIPT_LOCATION}/"
       CUSTOM_WORKSPACE="${CB_HOME}/workspace/${JOB_NAME}/${env.BUILD_NUMBER}"
+      LOG_DIR = "${env.CUSTOM_WORKSPACE}/log_dir"
   }
   stages {
     stage ('checkout') {
@@ -768,7 +767,6 @@ pipeline {
     }
     aborted {
       node ('daos_head') {
-        dir ("${DELETE_LOCATION}/middlewares") { deleteDir() }
       }
       node ('ze') {
         dir ("${DELETE_LOCATION}/middlewares") { deleteDir() }
@@ -777,16 +775,13 @@ pipeline {
     }
     cleanup {
       node ('daos_head') {
-        dir ("${DELETE_LOCATION}") { deleteDir() }
         dir("${env.WORKSPACE}") { deleteDir() }
         dir("${env.WORKSPACE}@tmp") { deleteDir() }
       }
       node ('ze') {
-        dir("${DELETE_LOCATION}") { deleteDir() }
         dir("${env.WORKSPACE}") { deleteDir() }
         dir("${env.WORKSPACE}@tmp") { deleteDir() }
       }
-      dir("${DELETE_LOCATION}") { deleteDir() }
       dir("${env.WORKSPACE}") { deleteDir() }
       dir("${env.WORKSPACE}@tmp") { deleteDir() }
     }
diff --git a/contrib/intel/jenkins/build.py b/contrib/intel/jenkins/build.py
index 24de4a64386..054cc01a017 100755
--- a/contrib/intel/jenkins/build.py
+++ b/contrib/intel/jenkins/build.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ def log_dir(install_path, release=False):
 	jobname = os.environ['JOB_NAME']
 	buildno = os.environ['BUILD_NUMBER']
 	workspace = os.environ['WORKSPACE']
+	custom_workspace = os.environ['CUSTOM_WORKSPACE']
 
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 	parser.add_argument('--build_item', help="build libfabric or fabtests", \
@@ -184,9 +185,7 @@ def log_dir(install_path, release=False):
 	else:
 		ofi_build_mode = 'reg'
 
-	install_path = f'{cloudbees_config.install_dir}/{jobname}/{buildno}'
-	libfab_install_path = f'{cloudbees_config.install_dir}/{jobname}/'\
-						  f'{buildno}/{build_hw}/{ofi_build_mode}'
+	libfab_install_path = f'{custom_workspace}/{build_hw}/{ofi_build_mode}'
 
 	p = re.compile('mpi*')
 
@@ -198,11 +197,11 @@ def log_dir(install_path, release=False):
 	elif (build_item == 'fabtests'):
 		build_fabtests(libfab_install_path, ofi_build_mode)
 	elif (build_item == 'builddir'):
-		copy_build_dir(install_path)
+		copy_build_dir(custom_workspace)
 	elif (build_item == 'logdir'):
-		log_dir(install_path, release)
+		log_dir(custom_workspace, release)
 	elif(build_item == 'mpich'):
-		build_mpich(install_path, libfab_install_path, build_hw)
-		build_mpich_osu(install_path, libfab_install_path, build_hw)
+		build_mpich(custom_workspace, libfab_install_path, build_hw)
+		build_mpich_osu(custom_workspace, libfab_install_path, build_hw)
 
 	os.chdir(curr_dir)
diff --git a/contrib/intel/jenkins/summary.py b/contrib/intel/jenkins/summary.py
index e91f8abdecc..80701682586 100755
--- a/contrib/intel/jenkins/summary.py
+++ b/contrib/intel/jenkins/summary.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from email import encoders
 
 # add jenkins config location to PATH
-sys.path.append(f"{os.environ['WORKSPACE']}/ci_resources/configs/{os.environ['CLUSTER']}")
+sys.path.append(f"{os.environ['CUSTOM_WORKSPACE']}/ci_resources/configs/{os.environ['CLUSTER']}")
 
 import cloudbees_config
 import argparse
@@ -769,7 +769,8 @@ def read_file(self):
                 self.check_line(line)
 
 def get_release_num():
-    file_name = f'{os.environ["WORKSPACE"]}/source/release_num.txt'
+    file_name = f'{os.environ["CUSTOM_WORKSPACE"]}/source/libfabric/'\
+                'release_num.txt'
     if os.path.exists(file_name):
         with open(file_name) as f:
             num = f.readline()
@@ -921,6 +922,7 @@ def summarize_items(summary_item, logger, log_dir, mode):
     jobname = os.environ['JOB_NAME']
     buildno = os.environ['BUILD_NUMBER']
     workspace = os.environ['WORKSPACE']
+    custom_workspace = os.environ['CUSTOM_WORKSPACE']
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--summary_item', help="functional test to summarize",
@@ -945,7 +947,7 @@ def summarize_items(summary_item, logger, log_dir, mode):
     send_mail = args.send_mail
 
     mpi_list = ['impi', 'mpich', 'ompi']
-    log_dir = f'{cloudbees_config.install_dir}/{jobname}/{buildno}/log_dir'
+    log_dir = f'{custom_workspace}/log_dir'
     if (not os.path.exists(log_dir)):
         os.makedirs(log_dir)
 
@@ -981,7 +983,7 @@ def summarize_items(summary_item, logger, log_dir, mode):
             err += summarize_items(summary_item, logger, log_dir, mode)
 
     if (release):
-        shutil.copyfile(f'{full_file_name}', f'{workspace}/{output_name}')
+        shutil.copyfile(f'{full_file_name}', f'{custom_workspace}/{output_name}')
 
     if (send_mail):
         SendEmail(sender = os.environ['SENDER'],
diff --git a/contrib/intel/jenkins/tests.py b/contrib/intel/jenkins/tests.py
index 54cc32668ba..74af17a0a90 100755
--- a/contrib/intel/jenkins/tests.py
+++ b/contrib/intel/jenkins/tests.py
@@ -37,16 +37,12 @@ def __init__ (self, jobname, buildno, testname, hw, core_prov, fabric,
             self.client = hosts[1]
 
         self.nw_interface = cloudbees_config.interface_map[self.fabric]
-        self.libfab_installpath = f'{cloudbees_config.install_dir}/'\
-                                  f'{self.jobname}/{self.buildno}/{self.hw}/'\
-                                  f'{self.ofi_build_mode}'
-
-        self.middlewares_path = f'{cloudbees_config.install_dir}/'\
-                                   f'{self.jobname}/{self.buildno}/'\
-                                   'middlewares'
-        self.ci_logdir_path = f'{cloudbees_config.install_dir}/'\
-                                   f'{self.jobname}/{self.buildno}/'\
-                                   'log_dir'
+        self.custom_workspace = os.environ['CUSTOM_WORKSPACE']
+        self.libfab_installpath = f'{self.custom_workspace}/'\
+                                  f'{self.hw}/{self.ofi_build_mode}'
+
+        self.middlewares_path = f'{self.custom_workspace}/middlewares'
+        self.ci_logdir_path = f'{self.custom_workspace}/log_dir'
         self.env = user_env
         self.way = way