diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_module_ue.py b/ci-scripts/cls_module_ue.py
index bc79b87c66..f93cb9f036 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_module_ue.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_module_ue.py
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ class Module_UE:
 		mySSH.open(self.HostIPAddress, self.HostUsername, self.HostPassword)
 		#archive qlog to /opt/ci_qlogs with datetime suffix
 		now=datetime.now()
-		now_string = now.strftime("%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M")
+		now_string = now.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M")
 		source='ci_qlog'
-		destination='/opt/ci_qlogs/ci_qlog_'+now_string
-		mySSH.command('echo ' + self.HostPassword + ' | sudo -S cp -r '+source+' '+destination,'\$', 20)
+		destination='/opt/ci_qlogs/ci_qlog_'+now_string+'.zip'
+		mySSH.command('echo $USER; echo ' + self.HostPassword + ' | nohup sudo -S zip -r '+destination+' '+source+' &','\$', 10)
 		mySSH.close()
 		return destination
diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index 2108fb7c8b..5fb7dd39e8 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -594,6 +594,10 @@ class RANManagement():
 				mySSH.command('echo ' + lPassWord + ' | sudo -S killall --signal SIGKILL -r .*-softmodem ocp-enb || true', '\$', 5)
 				time.sleep(5)
 		mySSH.command('rm -f my-lte-softmodem-run' + str(self.eNB_instance) + '.sh', '\$', 5)
+		#stopping tshark on eNB side
+		logging.debug('\u001B[1m Stopping tshark \u001B[0m')
+		mySSH.command('echo ' + lPassWord + ' | sudo -S killall --signal SIGKILL tshark', '\$', 5)
+		time.sleep(1)
 		mySSH.close()
 		# If tracer options is on, stopping tshark on EPC side
 		result = re.search('T_stdout', str(self.Initialize_eNB_args))