diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 52ecd4b73..cb81a2341 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import os
 import subprocess
-import typing
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -12,17 +9,6 @@
 DOMAIN_NAME = "clitest.dev"
 
 
-def run_cli_cmd(command: str, working_dir: typing.Union[str, Path]):
-    """Run the provided CLI command using subprocess."""
-    try:
-        os.chdir(working_dir)
-        subprocess.call(command.split())
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        return False
-
-    return True
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "namespace, auth_provider, ci_provider, ssl_cert_email",
     (
@@ -32,28 +18,35 @@ def run_cli_cmd(command: str, working_dir: typing.Union[str, Path]):
 )
 def test_nebari_init(tmp_path, namespace, auth_provider, ci_provider, ssl_cert_email):
     """Test `nebari init` CLI command."""
-    command = f"nebari init local --project {PROJECT_NAME} --domain {DOMAIN_NAME} --disable-prompt"
+    command = [
+        "nebari",
+        "init",
+        "local",
+        f"--project={PROJECT_NAME}",
+        f"--domain={DOMAIN_NAME}",
+        "--disable-prompt",
+    ]
 
     default_values = InitInputs()
 
     if namespace:
-        command += f" --namespace {namespace}"
+        command.append(f"--namespace={namespace}")
     else:
         namespace = default_values.namespace
     if auth_provider:
-        command += f" --auth-provider {auth_provider}"
+        command.append(f"--auth-provider={auth_provider}")
     else:
         auth_provider = default_values.auth_provider
     if ci_provider:
-        command += f" --ci-provider {ci_provider}"
+        command.append(f"--ci-provider={ci_provider}")
     else:
         ci_provider = default_values.ci_provider
     if ssl_cert_email:
-        command += f" --ssl-cert-email {ssl_cert_email}"
+        command.append(f"--ssl-cert-email={ssl_cert_email}")
     else:
         ssl_cert_email = default_values.ssl_cert_email
 
-    assert run_cli_cmd(command, tmp_path)
+    subprocess.run(command, cwd=tmp_path, check=True)
 
     config = load_yaml(tmp_path / "nebari-config.yaml")
 
@@ -67,7 +60,6 @@ def test_nebari_init(tmp_path, namespace, auth_provider, ci_provider, ssl_cert_e
         assert ci_cd.get("type", {}) == ci_provider
     else:
         assert ci_cd == ci_provider
-        ci_cd = config.get("ci_cd", None)
     acme_email = config.get("certificate", None)
     if acme_email:
         assert acme_email.get("acme_email") == ssl_cert_email