diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index deaca715..4014bb46 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ linters:
     - scopelint
     - unconvert
     - unparam
-    - interfacer
     - nakedret
     - gocyclo
     - dupl
diff --git a/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes.go b/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes.go
index 70f5f555..daed078e 100644
--- a/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes.go
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ func GetArgs(ctx context.Context, cmd harness.Command, namespace string, env map
 // RunCommand runs a command with args.
 // args gets split on spaces (respecting quoted strings).
 // if the command is run in the background a reference to the process is returned for later cleanup
-func RunCommand(ctx context.Context, namespace string, cmd harness.Command, cwd string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer, timeout int) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
+func RunCommand(ctx context.Context, namespace string, cmd harness.Command, cwd string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer, logger Logger, timeout int) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 	actualDir, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1008,6 +1008,8 @@ func RunCommand(ctx context.Context, namespace string, cmd harness.Command, cwd
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	logger.Logf("running command: %v", builtCmd.Args)
+
 	builtCmd.Dir = cwd
 	builtCmd.Stdout = stdout
 	builtCmd.Stderr = stderr
@@ -1054,7 +1056,7 @@ func RunCommands(logger Logger, namespace string, commands []harness.Command, wo
 	for _, cmd := range commands {
 		logger.Logf("running command: %q", cmd.Command)
 
-		bg, err := RunCommand(context.Background(), namespace, cmd, workdir, logger, logger, timeout)
+		bg, err := RunCommand(context.Background(), namespace, cmd, workdir, logger, logger, logger, timeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes_integration_test.go b/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes_integration_test.go
index 9763bc77..cdf3a10f 100644
--- a/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/test/utils/kubernetes_integration_test.go
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		Command: "echo 'hello'",
 	}
 
+	logger := NewTestLogger(t, "")
 	// assert foreground cmd returns nil
-	cmd, err := RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, 0)
+	cmd, err := RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, logger, 0)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, cmd)
 	// foreground processes should have stdout
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	stdout = &bytes.Buffer{}
 
 	// assert background cmd returns process
-	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, 0)
+	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, logger, 0)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, cmd)
 	// no stdout for background processes
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	hcmd.Command = "sleep 42"
 
 	// assert foreground cmd times out
-	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, 2)
+	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, logger, 2)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout"))
 	assert.Nil(t, cmd)
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	hcmd.Timeout = 2
 
 	// assert foreground cmd times out with command timeout
-	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, 0)
+	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, logger, 0)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "timeout"))
 	assert.Nil(t, cmd)
@@ -167,13 +168,14 @@ func TestRunCommandIgnoreErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		IgnoreFailure: true,
 	}
 
+	logger := NewTestLogger(t, "")
 	// assert foreground cmd returns nil
-	cmd, err := RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, 0)
+	cmd, err := RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, logger, 0)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, cmd)
 
 	hcmd.IgnoreFailure = false
-	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, 0)
+	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, logger, 0)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, cmd)
 
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ func TestRunCommandIgnoreErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		Command:       "bad-command",
 		IgnoreFailure: true,
 	}
-	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, 0)
+	cmd, err = RunCommand(context.TODO(), "", hcmd, "", stdout, stderr, logger, 0)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, cmd)
 }