diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index bb9e8ca3871c6e252fcb2bdcdd0c7392fc1df5ee..e7f591f4d4944254e20a6da3f56a70f44f911c6f 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -749,6 +749,9 @@ class DecoderFrontend:
                             cwd = Path(tmp_dir).absolute()
                         else:
                             cwd = Path(run_dir).absolute()
+
+                        eid_command_str = " ".join(eid_command)
+                        log_dbg_msg(f"eid-xor command:\n {eid_command_str}")
                         result = run(eid_command, check=True, cwd=cwd)
             except Exception as e:
                 pytest.fail(f"eid-xor operation failed! - {e}")
@@ -778,11 +781,11 @@ class DecoderFrontend:
             tracefile_path = input_bitstream_path.with_suffix(".netsimtrace")
             # TODO: need to check if the "1" works with every profile
             netsim_command = [
-                netsim_path,
-                netsim_profile,
-                input_bitstream_path,
-                netsim_bitstream_path,
-                tracefile_path,
+                str(netsim_path),
+                str(netsim_profile),
+                str(input_bitstream_path),
+                str(netsim_bitstream_path),
+                str(tracefile_path),
                 "1",
             ]
             print(netsim_command)
@@ -793,6 +796,9 @@ class DecoderFrontend:
                     else:
                         cwd = Path(run_dir).absolute()
                     run(netsim_command, check=True, cwd=cwd)
+
+                    netsim_command_str = " ".join(netsim_command)
+                    log_dbg_msg(f"netsim command:\n {netsim_command_str}")
             except Exception as e:
                 pytest.fail(f"netsim operation failed! - {e}")