diff --git a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/dlio/parse_logs.py b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/dlio/parse_logs.py
index 29459df579..9b81b24ccd 100644
--- a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/dlio/parse_logs.py
+++ b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/dlio/parse_logs.py
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@ def exportToGsheet(
   dlioWorkloads = dlio_workload.ParseTestConfigForDlioWorkloads(
       args.workload_config
   )
-  downloadDlioOutputs(dlioWorkloads, args.instance_id)
+  ret = downloadDlioOutputs(dlioWorkloads, args.instance_id)
+  if ret != 0:
+    print(f"failed to download dlio outputs: {ret}")
 
   mash_installed = is_mash_installed()
   if not mash_installed:
diff --git a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/fio/parse_logs.py b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/fio/parse_logs.py
index cfa41ee91c..5eb1ef08d3 100644
--- a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/fio/parse_logs.py
+++ b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/fio/parse_logs.py
@@ -416,7 +416,9 @@ def exportToGsheet(
   fioWorkloads = fio_workload.ParseTestConfigForFioWorkloads(
       args.workload_config
   )
-  downloadFioOutputs(fioWorkloads, args.instance_id)
+  ret = downloadFioOutputs(fioWorkloads, args.instance_id)
+  if ret != 0:
+    print(f"failed to download fio outputs: {ret}")
 
   mash_installed = is_mash_installed()
   if not mash_installed:
diff --git a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/utils/parse_logs_common.py b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/utils/parse_logs_common.py
index f6b9d5c618..63eabf0803 100644
--- a/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/utils/parse_logs_common.py
+++ b/perfmetrics/scripts/testing_on_gke/examples/utils/parse_logs_common.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 from typing import Tuple
+from utils.run_tests_common import run_command
 
 SUPPORTED_SCENARIOS = [
     "local-ssd",
@@ -35,9 +36,10 @@ def ensureDir(dirpath: str):
     pass
 
 
-def download_gcs_objects(src: str, dst: str) -> Tuple[int, str]:
-  result = subprocess.run(
-      [
+def download_gcs_objects(src: str, dst: str) -> int:
+  print(f"Downloading files from {src} to {os.path.abspath(dst)} ...")
+  returncode = run_command(
+      " ".join([
           "gcloud",
           "-q",  # ignore prompts
           "storage",
@@ -46,13 +48,9 @@ def download_gcs_objects(src: str, dst: str) -> Tuple[int, str]:
           "--no-user-output-enabled",  # do not print names of objects being copied
           src,
           dst,
-      ],
-      capture_output=False,
-      text=True,
+      ])
   )
-  if result.returncode < 0:
-    return (result.returncode, f"error: {result.stderr}")
-  return result.returncode, ""
+  return returncode
 
 
 def parseLogParserArguments() -> object: