diff --git a/scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh b/scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh
index 8f9d46846..aed76ae93 100755
--- a/scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ source $HOME/.cargo/env
 # Install cargo components
 time rustup component add clippy
 time rustup component add rustfmt
-time cargo install --force cargo-audit
+time which cargo-audit || cargo install cargo-audit
 
 # Run cargo builds and checks
 time cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ time cargo rustc --bin vhost_user_net --no-default-features --features "pci"  --
 time cargo clippy --all-targets --no-default-features --features "mmio" -- -D warnings
 time cargo rustc --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "mmio"  -- -D warnings
 time cargo rustc --bin vhost_user_net --no-default-features --features "mmio"  -- -D warnings
-time sh -c 'find . \( -name "*.rs" ! -wholename "*/out/*.rs" \) | xargs rustfmt --check'
+time cargo fmt
 time cargo build --release