diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-commands.sh
index b32748745a092..211d8ac6b3d41 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/aws/proxy/ipi-conf-aws-proxy-commands.sh
@@ -74,24 +74,6 @@ cat > /tmp/proxy.ign << EOF
         "mode": 420
       }
     ]
-  },
-  "systemd": {
-    "units": [
-      {
-        "contents": "[Service]\n\nExecStart=bash /etc/squid.sh\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=multi-user.target\n",
-        "enabled": true,
-        "name": "squid.service"
-      },
-      {
-        "dropins": [
-          {
-            "contents": "[Service]\nExecStart=\nExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journal-gatewayd \\\n  --key=/opt/openshift/tls/journal-gatewayd.key \\\n  --cert=/opt/openshift/tls/journal-gatewayd.crt \\\n  --trust=/opt/openshift/tls/root-ca.crt\n",
-            "name": "certs.conf"
-          }
-        ],
-        "name": "systemd-journal-gatewayd.service"
-      }
-    ]
   }
 }
 EOF
@@ -308,6 +290,9 @@ EOF
 # define squid.sh
 SQUID_SH="$(base64 -w0 << EOF
 #!/bin/bash
+
+set -x
+
 podman run --entrypoint='["bash", "/squid/proxy.sh"]' --expose=3128 --net host --volume /etc/squid:/squid:Z ${PROXY_IMAGE}
 EOF
 )"
@@ -326,6 +311,7 @@ squid -N -f /squid/squid.conf
 EOF
 )"
 
+# no-op
 
 # create ignition entries for certs and script to start squid and systemd unit entry
 # create the proxy stack and then get its IP
@@ -385,3 +371,5 @@ proxy:
   httpsProxy: ${PROXY_URL}
   httpProxy: ${PROXY_URL}
 EOF
+
+echo "using ignition: $(cat /tmp/proxy.ign)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/deprovision/proxy/ipi-deprovision-proxy-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/deprovision/proxy/ipi-deprovision-proxy-commands.sh
index 9b9d63cfd5413..5d398ebdaebd6 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/deprovision/proxy/ipi-deprovision-proxy-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/deprovision/proxy/ipi-deprovision-proxy-commands.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
 
+set -x
+
 trap 'CHILDREN=$(jobs -p); if test -n "${CHILDREN}"; then kill ${CHILDREN} && wait; fi' TERM
 
 export AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE="${CLUSTER_PROFILE_DIR}/.awscred"