diff --git a/dirac_container.sh b/dirac_container.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e72c577f948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dirac_container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export DIRAC=/home/fstagni/Devs/DIRACGrid/DIRAC
+export DIRACOS=/home/fstagni/Devs/DIRACGrid/DIRAC
+export X509_CERT_DIR=/etc/grid-security/certificates
+export X509_VOMS_DIR=/etc/grid-security/vomsdir
+export X509_VOMSES=/etc/grid-security/vomses
+export DIRACSYSCONFIG=/home/fstagni/miniforge3/envs/dirac-development/etc/dirac.cfg
+source /home/fstagni/miniforge3/envs/dirac-development/diracosrc
+miniforge3/envs/dirac-development/bin/dirac-platform
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py
index a1573fd9c57..e90287c7832 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/scripts/dirac_apptainer_exec.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def main():
     cmd = ["apptainer", "exec"]
     cmd.extend(["--contain"])  # use minimal /dev and empty other directories (e.g. /tmp and $HOME)
     cmd.extend(["--ipc"])  # run container in a new IPC namespace
+    cmd.extend(["--pid"])  # run container in a new PID namespace
     cmd.extend(["--bind", f"{os.getcwd()}:/mnt"])  # bind current directory for dirac_container.sh
     if proxy_location:
         cmd.extend(["--bind", f"{proxy_location}:/etc/proxy"])  # bind proxy file
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ def main():
         gLogger.error(result["Message"])
         DIRAC.exit(1)
     if result["Value"][0] != 0:
-        gLogger.error(result["Value"][1])
+        print(result)
+        gLogger.error(result["Value"][2])
         DIRAC.exit(2)
     gLogger.notice(result["Value"][1])