diff --git a/crates/cli_utils/src/helpers.rs b/crates/cli_utils/src/helpers.rs
index bff855ef6e..0deb52d548 100644
--- a/crates/cli_utils/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/cli_utils/src/helpers.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use std::env;
 use std::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::io::Write;
-use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus, Stdio};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
@@ -30,62 +29,7 @@ where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
 {
-    let roc_binary_path = build_roc_bin_cached();
-
-    run_roc_with_stdin_and_env(&roc_binary_path, args, stdin_vals, extra_env)
-}
-
-// If we don't already have a /target/release/roc, build it!
-pub fn build_roc_bin_cached() -> PathBuf {
-    let roc_binary_path = path_to_roc_binary();
-
-    if !roc_binary_path.exists() {
-        build_roc_bin(&[]);
-    }
-
-    roc_binary_path
-}
-
-pub fn build_roc_bin(extra_args: &[&str]) -> PathBuf {
-    let roc_binary_path = path_to_roc_binary();
-
-    // Remove the /target/release/roc part
-    let root_project_dir = roc_binary_path
-        .parent()
-        .unwrap()
-        .parent()
-        .unwrap()
-        .parent()
-        .unwrap();
-
-    // cargo build --bin roc
-    // (with --release iff the test is being built with --release)
-    let mut args = if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-        vec!["build", "--bin", "roc"]
-    } else {
-        vec!["build", "--release", "--bin", "roc"]
-    };
-
-    args.extend(extra_args);
-
-    let mut cargo_cmd = cargo();
-
-    cargo_cmd.current_dir(root_project_dir).args(&args);
-
-    let cargo_cmd_str = format!("{:?}", cargo_cmd);
-
-    let cargo_output = cargo_cmd.output().unwrap();
-
-    if !cargo_output.status.success() {
-        panic!(
-            "The following cargo command failed:\n\n  {}\n\n  stdout was:\n\n    {}\n\n  stderr was:\n\n    {}\n",
-            cargo_cmd_str,
-            String::from_utf8(cargo_output.stdout).unwrap(),
-            String::from_utf8(cargo_output.stderr).unwrap()
-        );
-    }
-
-    roc_binary_path
+    run_roc_with_stdin_and_env(args, stdin_vals, extra_env)
 }
 
 // Since glue is always compiling the same plugin, it can not be run in parallel.
@@ -101,7 +45,7 @@ where
 {
     let _guard = GLUE_LOCK.lock().unwrap();
 
-    run_roc_with_stdin(&path_to_roc_binary(), args, &[])
+    run_roc_with_stdin(args, &[])
 }
 
 pub fn has_error(stderr: &str) -> bool {
@@ -170,16 +114,15 @@ pub fn strip_colors(str: &str) -> String {
         .replace(ANSI_STYLE_CODES.color_reset, "")
 }
 
-pub fn run_roc_with_stdin<I, S>(path: &Path, args: I, stdin_vals: &[&str]) -> Out
+pub fn run_roc_with_stdin<I, S>(args: I, stdin_vals: &[&str]) -> Out
 where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
 {
-    run_roc_with_stdin_and_env(path, args, stdin_vals, &[])
+    run_roc_with_stdin_and_env(args, stdin_vals, &[])
 }
 
 pub fn run_roc_with_stdin_and_env<I, S>(
-    roc_path: &Path,
     args: I,
     stdin_vals: &[&str],
     extra_env: &[(&str, &str)],
@@ -188,6 +131,7 @@ where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
 {
+    let roc_path = build_roc_bin_cached();
     let mut roc_cmd = Command::new(roc_path);
 
     for arg in args {
@@ -235,6 +179,59 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+// If we don't already have a /target/release/roc, build it!
+pub fn build_roc_bin_cached() -> PathBuf {
+    let roc_binary_path = path_to_roc_binary();
+
+    if !roc_binary_path.exists() {
+        build_roc_bin(&[]);
+    }
+
+    roc_binary_path
+}
+
+pub fn build_roc_bin(extra_args: &[&str]) -> PathBuf {
+    let roc_binary_path = path_to_roc_binary();
+
+    // Remove the /target/release/roc part
+    let root_project_dir = roc_binary_path
+        .parent()
+        .unwrap()
+        .parent()
+        .unwrap()
+        .parent()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // cargo build --bin roc
+    // (with --release iff the test is being built with --release)
+    let mut args = if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+        vec!["build", "--bin", "roc"]
+    } else {
+        vec!["build", "--release", "--bin", "roc"]
+    };
+
+    args.extend(extra_args);
+
+    let mut cargo_cmd = cargo();
+
+    cargo_cmd.current_dir(root_project_dir).args(&args);
+
+    let cargo_cmd_str = format!("{:?}", cargo_cmd);
+
+    let cargo_output = cargo_cmd.output().unwrap();
+
+    if !cargo_output.status.success() {
+        panic!(
+            "The following cargo command failed:\n\n  {}\n\n  stdout was:\n\n    {}\n\n  stderr was:\n\n    {}\n",
+            cargo_cmd_str,
+            String::from_utf8(cargo_output.stdout).unwrap(),
+            String::from_utf8(cargo_output.stderr).unwrap()
+        );
+    }
+
+    roc_binary_path
+}
+
 pub fn run_cmd<'a, I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a str>, E: IntoIterator<Item = (&'a str, &'a str)>>(
     cmd_name: &str,
     stdin_vals: I,