diff --git a/ci/run_ctests.sh b/ci/run_ctests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f6d0ef26ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/run_ctests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Support customizing the ctests' install location
+cd "${INSTALL_PREFIX:-${CONDA_PREFIX:-/usr}}/bin/gtests/libraft/"
+
+ctest --output-on-failure "$@"
diff --git a/ci/run_pylibraft_pytests.sh b/ci/run_pylibraft_pytests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1167b89c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/run_pylibraft_pytests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Support invoking run_pylibraft_pytests.sh outside the script directory
+cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"/../python/pylibraft/pylibraft
+
+pytest --cache-clear "$@" test
diff --git a/ci/run_raft_dask_pytests.sh b/ci/run_raft_dask_pytests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..46cd211d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/run_raft_dask_pytests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Support invoking run_raft_dask_pytests.sh outside the script directory
+cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"/../python/raft-dask/raft_dask
+
+pytest --cache-clear "$@" test
diff --git a/ci/test_cpp.sh b/ci/test_cpp.sh
index 0f8efb171e..fb2d025f9c 100755
--- a/ci/test_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/test_cpp.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_cpp.sh outside the script directory
+cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"/../
+
 . /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
 
 rapids-logger "Generate C++ testing dependencies"
@@ -31,13 +34,9 @@ rapids-mamba-retry install \
 rapids-logger "Check GPU usage"
 nvidia-smi
 
-EXITCODE=0
-trap "EXITCODE=1" ERR
-set +e
-
+export GTEST_OUTPUT=xml:${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}/
 # Run libraft gtests from libraft-tests package
-cd "$CONDA_PREFIX"/bin/gtests/libraft
-ctest -j8 --output-on-failure
+./ci/run_ctests.sh -j8 && 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 cb6b7631e4..aae8ae03ea 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"
@@ -41,28 +44,20 @@ trap "EXITCODE=1" ERR
 set +e
 
 rapids-logger "pytest pylibraft"
-pushd python/pylibraft/pylibraft
-pytest \
-  --cache-clear \
+./ci/run_pylibraft_pytests.sh \
   --junitxml="${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}/junit-pylibraft.xml" \
   --cov-config=../.coveragerc \
   --cov=pylibraft \
   --cov-report=xml:"${RAPIDS_COVERAGE_DIR}/pylibraft-coverage.xml" \
-  --cov-report=term \
-  test
-popd
+  --cov-report=term
 
 rapids-logger "pytest raft-dask"
-pushd python/raft-dask/raft_dask
-pytest \
-  --cache-clear \
+./ci/run_raft_dask_pytests.sh \
   --junitxml="${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}/junit-raft-dask.xml" \
   --cov-config=../.coveragerc \
   --cov=raft_dask \
   --cov-report=xml:"${RAPIDS_COVERAGE_DIR}/raft-dask-coverage.xml" \
-  --cov-report=term \
-  test
-popd
+  --cov-report=term
 
 rapids-logger "Test script exiting with value: $EXITCODE"
 exit ${EXITCODE}