diff --git a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py
index 2d9030960161a69a8aa4c9260c9896289c114aef..5a9c86675ce8f71898128da18ee735c4828bb495 100644
--- a/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py
+++ b/tests/codec_be_on_mr_nonselection/test_param_file.py
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ import numpy as np
 
 from tests.cmp_pcm import cmp_pcm
 from tests.cmp_stats_files import cmp_stats_files
-from tests.conftest import DecoderFrontend, EncoderFrontend, parse_properties
+from tests.conftest import (
+    DecoderFrontend,
+    EncoderFrontend,
+    parse_properties,
+    log_dbg_msg,
+)
 from tests.testconfig import PARAM_FILE
 from tests.constants import (
     MAX_ENC_FILE_LENGTH_DIFF,
@@ -206,7 +211,6 @@ def test_param_file_tests(
     get_odg,
     compare_to_input,
 ):
-
     enc_opts, dec_opts, sim_opts, eid_opts = param_file_test_dict[test_tag]
 
     run_test(
@@ -267,7 +271,6 @@ def run_test(
     get_odg,
     compare_to_input,
 ):
-
     # If compare_to_input is set, only run pass-through test cases
     if compare_to_input:
         passthrough = [
@@ -489,7 +492,6 @@ def run_test(
     )
 
     if update_ref in [0, 2]:
-
         # Output file names for comparison
         dut_output_file = f"{dut_base_path}/param_file/dec/{output_file}"
         ref_output_file = f"{reference_path}/param_file/dec/{output_file}"
@@ -499,7 +501,6 @@ def run_test(
         odg_test = None
         odg_ref = None
         if get_odg:
-
             # Find input format
             in_fmt = [(a, b) for (a, b) in INPUT_FMT if re.search(a, enc_opts)][0][1]
 
@@ -763,7 +764,10 @@ def simulate(
         cmd_opts[3] = f"{dut_out_dir}/{netsim_tracefile}"
         cmd_opts[2] = f"{dut_out_dir}/{netsim_outfile}"  # dut_out_file
 
-    run(netsim + cmd_opts, check=False)
+    netsim_cmd = netsim + cmd_opts
+    netsim_cmd_str = " ".join(netsim_cmd)
+    log_dbg_msg(f"netsim command:\n{netsim_cmd_str}")
+    run(netsim_cmd, check=False)
 
 
 def error_insertion(
@@ -813,6 +817,9 @@ def error_insertion(
     elif update_ref in [0, 2]:
         cmd_opts[-1] = f"{dut_out_dir}/{eid_xor_outfile}"  # ref_out_file
 
+    eid_cmd = eid_xor + cmd_opts
+    eid_cmd_str = " ".join(eid_cmd)
+    log_dbg_msg(f"eid-xor command:\n{eid_cmd_str}")
     run(eid_xor + cmd_opts, check=False)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c4795cb8639cf8b530a319f21f2b11e0e826de53..1e1cfa1b1d4f87b94a720cc9cc1c138e6843ed4f 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         help="Compare output to the input file instead of reference output. N.B. Only applicable to pass-through tests.",
         default=False,
     )
-  
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
 def update_ref(request):
@@ -387,11 +387,13 @@ def dut_encoder_path(request) -> str:
 
     return path
 
+
 # fixture returns test information, enabling per-testcase SNR
 @pytest.fixture
 def test_info(request):
     return request
 
+
 class EncoderFrontend:
     def __init__(self, path, enc_type, record_property, timeout=None) -> None:
         self._path = Path(path).absolute()
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@ class DecoderFrontend:
                             cwd = Path(run_dir).absolute()
 
                         eid_command_str = " ".join(eid_command)
-                        log_dbg_msg(f"eid-xor command:\n {eid_command_str}")
+                        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}")
@@ -802,7 +804,7 @@ class DecoderFrontend:
                     run(netsim_command, check=True, cwd=cwd)
 
                     netsim_command_str = " ".join(netsim_command)
-                    log_dbg_msg(f"netsim command:\n {netsim_command_str}")
+                    log_dbg_msg(f"netsim command:\n{netsim_command_str}")
             except Exception as e:
                 pytest.fail(f"netsim operation failed! - {e}")
 
@@ -1052,7 +1054,6 @@ def compare_to_input(request) -> bool:
     return request.config.getoption("--compare_to_input")
 
 
-
 def pytest_configure(config):
     config.addinivalue_line("markers", "serial: mark test to run only in serial")
     if config.option.param_file: