diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_vsock.py b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_vsock.py
index 104fbada886..29323feddf4 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_vsock.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_vsock.py
@@ -187,13 +187,11 @@ def test_vsock_transport_reset_h2g(
             # it shouldn't receive anything.
             worker.sock.settimeout(0.25)
             response = worker.sock.recv(32)
-            if response != b"":
-                # If we reach here, it means the connection did not close.
-                assert False, "Connection not closed: response recieved '{}'".format(
-                    response.decode("utf-8")
-                )
+            assert (
+                response == b""
+            ), f"Connection not closed: response recieved '{response.decode('utf-8')}'"
         except (SocketTimeout, ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError):
-            assert True
+            pass
 
     # Terminate VM.
     metrics = test_vm.flush_metrics()
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_huge_pages.py b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_huge_pages.py
index ff13097a9db..034ee6749a0 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_huge_pages.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/performance/test_huge_pages.py
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ def test_hugetlbfs_diff_snapshot(microvm_factory, uvm_plain, uffd_handler_paths)
     uvm_plain.resume()
 
     # Run command to dirty some pages
-    rc, _, _ = uvm_plain.ssh.run("sync")
-    assert not rc
+    uvm_plain.ssh.check_output("sync")
 
     snapshot_diff = uvm_plain.snapshot_diff()
     snapshot_merged = snapshot_diff.rebase_snapshot(base_snapshot)
@@ -181,13 +180,11 @@ def test_ept_violation_count(
 
     # Wait for microvm to boot. Then spawn fast_page_fault_helper to setup an environment where we can trigger
     # a lot of fast_page_faults after restoring the snapshot.
-    rc, _, _ = vm.ssh.run(
+    vm.ssh.check_output(
         "nohup /usr/local/bin/fast_page_fault_helper >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null &"
     )
-    assert not rc
 
-    rc, pid, _ = vm.ssh.run("pidof fast_page_fault_helper")
-    assert not rc
+    _, pid, _ = vm.ssh.check_output("pidof fast_page_fault_helper")
 
     # Give the helper time to initialize
     time.sleep(5)
@@ -211,8 +208,7 @@ def test_ept_violation_count(
         vm.restore_from_snapshot(snapshot, resume=True, uffd_path=SOCKET_PATH)
 
         # Verify if guest can run commands, and also wake up the fast page fault helper to trigger page faults.
-        rc, _, _ = vm.ssh.run(f"kill -s {signal.SIGUSR1} {pid}")
-        assert not rc
+        vm.ssh.check_output(f"kill -s {signal.SIGUSR1} {pid}")
 
         # Give the helper time to touch all its pages
         time.sleep(5)
diff --git a/tools/devtool b/tools/devtool
index 4ac3f2f9882..f3b5cfbe21b 100755
--- a/tools/devtool
+++ b/tools/devtool
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ CTR_FC_ROOT_DIR="/firecracker"
 
 # Full path to the build dir, as bind-mounted in the container.
 CTR_FC_BUILD_DIR="${CTR_FC_ROOT_DIR}/build"
+CTR_TEST_RESULTS_DIR="${CTR_FC_ROOT_DIR}/test_results"
 
 # Full path to the cargo target dir, as bind-mounted in the container.
 CTR_CARGO_TARGET_DIR="$CTR_FC_BUILD_DIR/cargo_target"
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ cmd_fix_perms() {
     run_devctr \
         --workdir "$CTR_FC_ROOT_DIR" \
         -- \
-        chown -R "$(id -u):$(id -g)" "$CTR_FC_BUILD_DIR"
+        chown -R "$(id -u):$(id -g)" "$CTR_FC_BUILD_DIR"  "$CTR_TEST_RESULTS_DIR"
 }
 
 # Builds the development container from its Dockerfile.