diff --git a/tools/testing/gatekeeper/jobs.py b/tools/testing/gatekeeper/jobs.py
index fc6fbb48e8..d40427c991 100644
--- a/tools/testing/gatekeeper/jobs.py
+++ b/tools/testing/gatekeeper/jobs.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ GITHUB_REPOSITORY=kata-containers/kata-containers
 GH_PR_NUMBER=123 python3 jobs.py
 """
 
+import json
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ if os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN"):
     _GH_HEADERS["Authorization"] = f"token {os.environ['GITHUB_TOKEN']}"
 _GH_API_URL = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{os.environ['GITHUB_REPOSITORY']}"
 _GH_RUNS_URL = f"{_GH_API_URL}/actions/runs"
+if os.environ.get("DEBUG", "false") == "true":
+    DEBUG_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.abspath('.'), str(int(time.time())))
+    os.makedirs(DEBUG_DIR)
+else:
+    DEBUG_DIR = None
+if os.environ.get("DEBUG_INPUT", "") == "":
+    DEBUG_INPUT = None
+else:
+    DEBUG_INPUT = os.path.abspath(os.environ["DEBUG_INPUT"])
 
 
 class Checker:
@@ -144,6 +154,24 @@ class Checker:
             status = "Not all required jobs passed!"
         return f"{out}\n\n{status}"
 
+    def fetch_json_from_url(self, url, task, params=None):
+        """Fetches URL and reports json output"""
+        print(url, file=sys.stderr)
+        if DEBUG_INPUT:
+            with open(f"{os.path.join(DEBUG_INPUT, task)}.json", "r",
+                      encoding="utf8") as inp:
+                output = json.load(inp)
+        else:
+            response = requests.get(url, headers=_GH_HEADERS, params=params,
+                                    timeout=60)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            output = response.json()
+        if DEBUG_DIR:
+            with open(f"{os.path.join(DEBUG_DIR, task)}.json", "w",
+                      encoding="utf8") as out:
+                json.dump(output, out)
+        return output
+
     def get_jobs_for_workflow_run(self, run_id):
         """Get jobs from a workflow id"""
         total_count = -1
@@ -151,10 +179,8 @@ class Checker:
         page = 1
         while True:
             url = f"{_GH_RUNS_URL}/{run_id}/jobs?per_page=100&page={page}"
-            print(url, file=sys.stderr)
-            response = requests.get(url, headers=_GH_HEADERS, timeout=60)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            output = response.json()
+            output = self.fetch_json_from_url(
+                url, f"get_jobs_for_workflow_run__{run_id}")
             jobs.extend(output["jobs"])
             total_count = max(total_count, output["total_count"])
             if len(jobs) >= total_count:
@@ -162,22 +188,17 @@ class Checker:
             page += 1
         return jobs
 
-    def check_workflow_runs_status(self):
+    def check_workflow_runs_status(self, attempt):
         """
         Checks if all required jobs passed
 
         :returns: 0 - all passing; 1 - any failure; 127 some jobs running
         """
         # TODO: Check if we need pagination here as well
-        print(_GH_RUNS_URL, file=sys.stderr)
-        response = requests.get(
-            _GH_RUNS_URL,
-            params={"head_sha": self.latest_commit_sha},
-            headers=_GH_HEADERS,
-            timeout=60
-        )
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        workflow_runs = response.json()["workflow_runs"]
+        response = self.fetch_json_from_url(
+            _GH_RUNS_URL, f"check_workflow_runs_status_{attempt}",
+            {"head_sha": self.latest_commit_sha})
+        workflow_runs = response["workflow_runs"]
         for run in workflow_runs:
             jobs = self.get_jobs_for_workflow_run(run["id"])
             for job in jobs:
@@ -191,8 +212,10 @@ class Checker:
 
         :return: 0 - all passing; 1 - any failure
         """
+        i = 0
         while True:
-            ret = self.check_workflow_runs_status()
+            i += 1
+            ret = self.check_workflow_runs_status(i)
             if ret == RUNNING:
                 running_jobs = len([name
                                     for name, job in self.results.items()