diff --git a/ci/run_ctests.sh b/ci/run_ctests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..069490facf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/run_ctests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Support customizing the ctests' install location
+cd "${INSTALL_PREFIX:-${CONDA_PREFIX:-/usr}}/bin/tests/libkvikio/"
+
+# Run BASIC_IO_TEST
+./BASIC_IO_TEST
diff --git a/ci/run_pytests.sh b/ci/run_pytests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..73de68d03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/run_pytests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Support invoking run_pytests.sh outside the script directory
+cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"/../python/
+
+pytest --cache-clear --verbose "$@" tests
diff --git a/ci/test_cpp.sh b/ci/test_cpp.sh
index 8a4e540e9b..8cc69b7643 100755
--- a/ci/test_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/test_cpp.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -32,12 +32,9 @@ rapids-mamba-retry install \
 rapids-logger "Check GPU usage"
 nvidia-smi
 
-EXITCODE=0
-trap "EXITCODE=1" ERR
-set +e
-
-# Run BASIC_IO_TEST
-"$CONDA_PREFIX"/bin/tests/libkvikio/BASIC_IO_TEST
+# Support invoking test_cpp.sh outside the script directory
+"$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"/run_ctests.sh \
+ && EXITCODE=$? || EXITCODE=$?;
 
 rapids-logger "Test script exiting with value: $EXITCODE"
 exit ${EXITCODE}
diff --git a/ci/test_python.sh b/ci/test_python.sh
index 91fa442599..0869e1a3a0 100755
--- a/ci/test_python.sh
+++ b/ci/test_python.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# Support invoking test_python.sh outside the script directory
+cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"/../
+
 . /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
 
 rapids-logger "Generate Python testing dependencies"
@@ -36,21 +39,14 @@ rapids-mamba-retry install \
 rapids-logger "Check GPU usage"
 nvidia-smi
 
-EXITCODE=0
-trap "EXITCODE=1" ERR
-set +e
-
 rapids-logger "pytest kvikio"
-pushd python/
-pytest \
-  --cache-clear \
+./ci/run_pytests.sh \
   --junitxml="${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}/junit-kvikio.xml" \
-  --verbose \
   --cov-config=.coveragerc \
   --cov=kvikio \
   --cov-report=xml:"${RAPIDS_COVERAGE_DIR}/kvikio-coverage.xml" \
   --cov-report=term \
-  tests
+ && EXITCODE=$? || EXITCODE=$?;
 
 rapids-logger "Test script exiting with value: $EXITCODE"
 exit ${EXITCODE}