diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh b/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh
index 1c815fda..ce2b6417 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/scripts/xds.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ echo "source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" > ~/.shrc
 export ENV=~/.shrc
 
 cd $base
+git submodule update --init --recursive
 npm install
 
 cd ../../..
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ git clone -b master --single-branch --depth=1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git
 
 grpc/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/prep_xds.sh
 
-GRPC_NODE_TRACE=xds_client,xds_resolver,cds_balancer,eds_balancer,priority,weighted_target,round_robin,resolving_load_balancer,subchannel,keepalive,dns_resolver GRPC_NODE_VERBOSITY=DEBUG \
+GRPC_NODE_TRACE=xds_client,xds_resolver,cds_balancer,eds_balancer,priority,weighted_target,round_robin,resolving_load_balancer,subchannel,keepalive,dns_resolver \
+  GRPC_NODE_VERBOSITY=DEBUG \
+  NODE_XDS_INTEROP_VERBOSITY=1 \
   python3 grpc/tools/run_tests/run_xds_tests.py \
     --test_case="backends_restart,change_backend_service,gentle_failover,ping_pong,remove_instance_group,round_robin,secondary_locality_gets_no_requests_on_partial_primary_failure,secondary_locality_gets_requests_on_primary_failure" \
     --project_id=grpc-testing \
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ GRPC_NODE_TRACE=xds_client,xds_resolver,cds_balancer,eds_balancer,priority,weigh
     --path_to_server_binary=/java_server/grpc-java/interop-testing/build/install/grpc-interop-testing/bin/xds-test-server \
     --gcp_suffix=$(date '+%s') \
     --verbose \
-    --client_cmd="node grpc-node/packages/grpc-js/build/interop/xds-interop-client \
+    --client_cmd="$(which node) grpc-node/packages/grpc-js/build/interop/xds-interop-client \
       --server=xds:///{server_uri} \
       --stats_port={stats_port} \
       --qps={qps} \