diff --git a/scripts/ci_tests/dbt_metricflow_package_test.py b/scripts/ci_tests/dbt_metricflow_package_test.py
index 2f56d92f9..08a263dc7 100644
--- a/scripts/ci_tests/dbt_metricflow_package_test.py
+++ b/scripts/ci_tests/dbt_metricflow_package_test.py
@@ -2,20 +2,30 @@
 
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+def _run_shell_command(command: str, cwd: Optional[Path] = None) -> None:
+    if cwd is None:
+        cwd = Path.cwd()
+
+    print(f"Running {command=} cwd={cwd.as_posix()!r}")
+    subprocess.check_call(command, shell=True, cwd=cwd.as_posix())
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Check that the `mf` command is installed.
-    print(f"Running from {Path.cwd().as_posix()}")
-    print("Checking path to python")
-    subprocess.check_call("which python", shell=True)
-    subprocess.check_call("mf", shell=True)
+    _run_shell_command("which python")
+    _run_shell_command("which mf")
+    _run_shell_command("mf")
     # Run the tutorial using `--yes` to create the sample project without user interaction.
-    subprocess.check_call("mf tutorial --yes", shell=True)
-    tutorial_directory = Path.cwd().joinpath("mf_tutorial_project").as_posix()
+    _run_shell_command("mf tutorial --yes")
+    tutorial_directory = Path.cwd().joinpath("mf_tutorial_project")
 
     # Run the first few tutorial steps.
-    subprocess.check_call("dbt seed", cwd=tutorial_directory, shell=True)
-    subprocess.check_call("dbt build", cwd=tutorial_directory, shell=True)
-    subprocess.check_call(
-        "mf query --metrics transactions --group-by metric_time --order metric_time", cwd=tutorial_directory, shell=True
+    _run_shell_command("dbt seed", cwd=tutorial_directory)
+    _run_shell_command("dbt build", cwd=tutorial_directory)
+    _run_shell_command(
+        "mf query --metrics transactions --group-by metric_time --order metric_time",
+        cwd=tutorial_directory,
     )