diff --git a/run_in_docker.sh b/run_in_docker.sh
index 68188e00..da2f6474 100755
--- a/run_in_docker.sh
+++ b/run_in_docker.sh
@@ -82,15 +82,17 @@ copy_files() {
   local cid="$1"
   local target="$2"
   local path_to_service="$3"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+  local remote_path_for_service="$cid:$("$CONTAINER_TOOL" exec "$cid" bash -c 'echo "$HOME"')"
 
   case "$target" in
     "aggregator-tests")
       copy_go_executable "$cid" "$path_to_service" "insights-results-aggregator"
-      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service/openapi.json" "$cid":"$("$CONTAINER_TOOL" exec "$cid" bash -c 'echo "$HOME"')"
+      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service/openapi.json" "$remote_path_for_service"
       ;;
     "aggregator-mock-tests")
       copy_go_executable "$cid" "$path_to_service" "insights-results-aggregator-mock"
-      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service" "$cid:$("$CONTAINER_TOOL" exec "$cid" bash -c 'echo "$HOME"')/mock_server"
+      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service" "$remote_path_for_service/mock_server"
       ;;
     "cleaner-tests")
       copy_go_executable "$cid" "$path_to_service" "insights-results-aggregator-cleaner"
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ copy_files() {
     "insights-content-service-tests")
       echo -e "\033[33mWARNING! Content service should include test-rules for these tests to run properly.\033[0m"
       echo -e "\033[33mPlease build using './build.sh --test-rules-only' or './build.sh --include-test-rules'\033[0m"
-      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service" "$cid":"$("$CONTAINER_TOOL" exec "$cid" bash -c 'echo "$HOME"')"
+      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service" "$remote_path_for_service"
       ;;
     "insights-content-template-renderer-tests")
       copy_python_project "$cid" "$path_to_service"
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ copy_files() {
       ;;
     "parquet-factory-tests")
       copy_go_executable "$cid" "$path_to_service" "parquet-factory"
-      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service"/config.toml "$cid":"$("$CONTAINER_TOOL" exec "$cid" bash -c 'echo "$HOME"')"
+      "$CONTAINER_TOOL" cp "$path_to_service"/config.toml "$remote_path_for_service"
       ;;
     *)
       echo "Unexpected target: $target. Does it exist in Makefile?"
@@ -166,7 +168,5 @@ cid=$("$CONTAINER_TOOL" ps | grep 'insights-behavioral-spec:latest' | cut -d ' '
 # TODO: Discuss including archives in compiled Go executables for testing
 copy_files "$cid" "$tests_target" "$path_to_service"
 
-# Step 9: Execute the specified make target
-
-
+# Step 7: Execute the specified make target
 "$CONTAINER_TOOL" exec "$cid" /bin/bash -c "source \$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate && env && $(with_mocked_dependencies "$3") make $tests_target"