diff --git a/test_infra/src/lib.rs b/test_infra/src/lib.rs
index 5e25903a7..bb888842f 100644
--- a/test_infra/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test_infra/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::ExitStatus;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::thread;
 use vmm_sys_util::tempdir::TempDir;
@@ -589,3 +590,10 @@ pub fn ssh_command_ip(
         timeout,
     )
 }
+
+pub fn exec_host_command_status(command: &str) -> ExitStatus {
+    std::process::Command::new("bash")
+        .args(&["-c", command])
+        .status()
+        .expect(&format!("Expected '{}' to run", command))
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 7af1366d0..73abcc903 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -643,17 +643,10 @@ mod tests {
             thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::new(10, 0));
 
             // Write something to vsock from the host
-            Command::new("bash")
-                .arg("-c")
-                .arg(
-                    format!(
-                        "echo -e \"CONNECT 16\\nHelloWorld!\" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:{}",
-                        socket
-                    )
-                    .as_str(),
-                )
-                .output()
-                .unwrap();
+            exec_host_command_status(&format!(
+                "echo -e \"CONNECT 16\\nHelloWorld!\" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:{}",
+                socket
+            ));
 
             // Wait for the thread to terminate.
             listen_socat.join().unwrap();
@@ -1828,114 +1821,34 @@ mod tests {
     // We reserve a different IP class for it: 172.18.0.0/24.
     fn setup_vfio_network_interfaces() {
         // 'vfio-br0'
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link add name vfio-br0 type bridge")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-br0'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-br0 up")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-br0'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip addr add 172.18.0.1/24 dev vfio-br0")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-br0'");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link add name vfio-br0 type bridge");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-br0 up");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip addr add 172.18.0.1/24 dev vfio-br0");
         // 'vfio-tap0'
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap0 mode tap")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap0'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap0 master vfio-br0")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap0'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap0 up")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap0'");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap0 mode tap");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap0 master vfio-br0");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap0 up");
         // 'vfio-tap1'
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap1 mode tap")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap1'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap1 master vfio-br0")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap1'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap1 up")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap1'");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap1 mode tap");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap1 master vfio-br0");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap1 up");
         // 'vfio-tap2'
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap2 mode tap")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap2'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap2 master vfio-br0")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap2'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap2 up")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap2'");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap2 mode tap");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap2 master vfio-br0");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap2 up");
         // 'vfio-tap3'
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap3 mode tap")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap3'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap3 master vfio-br0")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap3'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link set vfio-tap3 up")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to create 'vfio-tap3'");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip tuntap add vfio-tap3 mode tap");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap3 master vfio-br0");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link set vfio-tap3 up");
     }
 
     // Tear VFIO test network down
     fn cleanup_vfio_network_interfaces() {
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link del vfio-br0")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to delete 'vfio-br0'");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link del vfio-tap0")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to delete ''");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link del vfio-tap1")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to delete ''");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link del vfio-tap2")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to delete ''");
-        Command::new("bash")
-            .arg("-c")
-            .arg("sudo ip link del vfio-tap3")
-            .output()
-            .expect("Failed to delete ''");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link del vfio-br0");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link del vfio-tap0");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link del vfio-tap1");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link del vfio-tap2");
+        exec_host_command_status("sudo ip link del vfio-tap3");
     }
 
     mod parallel {
@@ -5192,35 +5105,13 @@ mod tests {
         #[test]
         fn test_ovs_dpdk() {
             // Create OVS-DPDK bridge and ports
-            std::process::Command::new("bash")
-                .args(&[
-                    "-c",
-                    "ovs-vsctl add-br ovsbr0 -- set bridge ovsbr0 datapath_type=netdev",
-                ])
-                .status()
-                .expect("Expected 'ovs-vsctl add-br ovsbr0 -- set bridge ovsbr0 datapath_type=netdev' to work");
-            std::process::Command::new("bash")
-                .args(&[
-                    "-c",
-                    "ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user1 -- set Interface vhost-user1 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient1",
-                ])
-                .status()
-                .expect("Expected 'ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user1 -- set Interface vhost-user1 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient1' to work");
-            std::process::Command::new("bash")
-                .args(&[
-                    "-c",
-                    "ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user2 -- set Interface vhost-user2 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient2",
-                ])
-                .status()
-                .expect("Expected 'ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user2 -- set Interface vhost-user2 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient2' to work");
-            std::process::Command::new("bash")
-                .args(&["-c", "ip link set up dev ovsbr0"])
-                .status()
-                .expect("Expected 'ip link set up dev ovsbr0' to work");
-            std::process::Command::new("bash")
-                .args(&["-c", "service openvswitch-switch restart"])
-                .status()
-                .expect("Expected 'service openvswitch-switch restart' to work");
+            exec_host_command_status(
+                "ovs-vsctl add-br ovsbr0 -- set bridge ovsbr0 datapath_type=netdev",
+            );
+            exec_host_command_status("ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user1 -- set Interface vhost-user1 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient1");
+            exec_host_command_status("ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user2 -- set Interface vhost-user2 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient2");
+            exec_host_command_status("ip link set up dev ovsbr0");
+            exec_host_command_status("service openvswitch-switch restart");
 
             let focal1 = UbuntuDiskConfig::new(FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME.to_string());
             let guest1 = Guest::new(Box::new(focal1));
@@ -5303,10 +5194,7 @@ mod tests {
                 guest2.ssh_command("nc -vz 172.100.0.1 12345").unwrap();
 
                 // Remove one of the two ports from the OVS bridge
-                std::process::Command::new("bash")
-                    .args(&["-c", "ovs-vsctl del-port vhost-user1"])
-                    .status()
-                    .expect("Expected 'ovs-vsctl del-port vhost-user1' to work");
+                exec_host_command_status("ovs-vsctl del-port vhost-user1");
 
                 // Spawn a new netcat listener in the first VM
                 let guest_ip = guest1.network.guest_ip.clone();
@@ -5324,13 +5212,7 @@ mod tests {
                 assert!(guest2.ssh_command("nc -vz 172.100.0.1 12345").is_err());
 
                 // Add the OVS port back
-                std::process::Command::new("bash")
-                .args(&[
-                    "-c",
-                    "ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user1 -- set Interface vhost-user1 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient1",
-                ])
-                .status()
-                .expect("Expected 'ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user1 -- set Interface vhost-user1 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient1' to work");
+                exec_host_command_status("ovs-vsctl add-port ovsbr0 vhost-user1 -- set Interface vhost-user1 type=dpdkvhostuserclient options:vhost-server-path=/tmp/dpdkvhostclient1");
 
                 // And finally check the connection is functional again
                 guest2.ssh_command("nc -vz 172.100.0.1 12345").unwrap();