diff --git a/show/plugins/barefoot.py b/show/plugins/barefoot.py
index bc80c47ba3..2afdb566ed 100644
--- a/show/plugins/barefoot.py
+++ b/show/plugins/barefoot.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import json
 import subprocess
 from sonic_py_common import device_info
+from sonic_py_common.general import getstatusoutput_noshell_pipe
 
 @click.group()
 def barefoot():
@@ -25,21 +26,23 @@ def profile():
     
     # Print current profile
     click.echo('Current profile: ', nl=False)
-    subprocess.run('docker exec -it syncd readlink /opt/bfn/install | sed '
-        r's/install_\\\(.\*\\\)_profile/\\1/', check=True, shell=True)
+    cmd0 = ['docker', 'exec', '-it', 'syncd', 'readlink', '/opt/bfn/install']
+    cmd1 = ['sed', r's/install_\\\(.\*\\\)_profile/\\1/']
+    getstatusoutput_noshell_pipe(cmd0, cmd1)
     
     # Exclude current and unsupported profiles
     opts = ''
     if chip_family == 'tofino':
-        opts = r'\! -name install_y\*_profile '
+        opts = r'\! -name install_y\*_profile'
     elif chip_family == 'tofino2':
-        opts = r'\! -name install_x\*_profile '
+        opts = r'\! -name install_x\*_profile'
     
     # Print profile list
     click.echo('Available profile(s):')
-    subprocess.run('docker exec -it syncd find /opt/bfn -mindepth 1 '
-        r'-maxdepth 1 -type d -name install_\*_profile ' + opts + '| sed '
-        r's%/opt/bfn/install_\\\(.\*\\\)_profile%\\1%', shell=True)
+    cmd0 = ['docker', 'exec', '-it', 'syncd', 'find', '/opt/bfn', '-mindepth', '1',\
+            '-maxdepth', '1', '-type', 'd', '-name', r'install_\*_profile', opts]
+    cmd1 = ["sed", r's%/opt/bfn/install_\\\(.\*\\\)_profile%\\1%']
+    getstatusoutput_noshell_pipe(cmd0, cmd1)
 
 def register(cli):
     version_info = device_info.get_sonic_version_info()
diff --git a/tests/show_barefoot_test.py b/tests/show_barefoot_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ec6f17616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/show_barefoot_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import json
+import click
+import pytest
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+import show.plugins.barefoot as show
+from unittest.mock import call, patch, mock_open, MagicMock
+
+
+class TestShowBarefoot(object):
+    def setup(self):
+        print('SETUP')
+
+    @patch('subprocess.run')
+    def test_default_profile(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value.returncode = 1
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(show.profile, [])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert result.output == 'Current profile: default\n'
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(['docker', 'exec', '-it', 'syncd', 'test', '-h', '/opt/bfn/install'])
+
+    @patch('show.plugins.barefoot.getstatusoutput_noshell_pipe')
+    @patch('show.plugins.barefoot.device_info.get_path_to_hwsku_dir', MagicMock(return_value='/usr/share/sonic/hwsku_dir'))
+    @patch('subprocess.run')
+    def test_nondefault_profile(self, mock_run, mock_cmd):
+        mock_run.return_value.returncode = 0
+        chip_list = [{'chip_family': 'TOFINO'}]
+        mock_open_args = mock_open(read_data=json.dumps({'chip_list': chip_list}))
+        expected_calls = [
+            call(
+                ['docker', 'exec', '-it', 'syncd', 'readlink', '/opt/bfn/install'], 
+                ['sed', 's/install_\\\\\\(.\\*\\\\\\)_profile/\\\\1/']
+            ),
+
+            call(
+                ['docker', 'exec', '-it', 'syncd', 'find', '/opt/bfn', '-mindepth', '1',\
+                 '-maxdepth', '1', '-type', 'd', '-name', r'install_\*_profile', r'\! -name install_y\*_profile'],
+                ["sed", r's%/opt/bfn/install_\\\(.\*\\\)_profile%\\1%']
+            )
+        ]
+
+        with patch("builtins.open", mock_open_args) as mock_open_file:
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(show.profile)
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(['docker', 'exec', '-it', 'syncd', 'test', '-h', '/opt/bfn/install'])
+        mock_open_file.assert_called_once_with('/usr/share/sonic/hwsku_dir/switch-tna-sai.conf')
+        assert mock_cmd.call_args_list == expected_calls
+
+    def teardown(self):
+        print('TEARDOWN')
+