My job run fails when executing the startup command

Reviewed on August 20, 2025

Problem

My job run fails due to its startup command.

Cause

Complex commands, such as piped or xargs commands may lead to failures due to technical limitations of Serverless Jobs.

Possible solutions

You can bypass this issue by using Secret Manager to pass complex commands in a shell script file via a secret reference. Refer to the dedicated documentation for more information