diff --git a/test/build.sh b/test/build.sh
index 1fb5082..d8c118f 100755
--- a/test/build.sh
+++ b/test/build.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,19 @@
 # Create volume if it doesn't exist
 docker volume create cppbuild-cache
 
+# Directory to copy the executable to
 OUTDIR="output"
 
+# Build command to run in the container
+BUILD_COMMAND="mkdir -p /app/build && \
+        cd /app/build && \
+        cmake -G Ninja /app/src && \
+        ninja -j$(nproc) && \
+        mkdir /app/src/$OUTDIR && \
+        cp /app/build/ipdemo /app/src/$OUTDIR/ipdemo && \
+        chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) /app/src/$OUTDIR"
+
+# Run the build in the container
 docker run --rm \
     -v cppbuild-cache:/app/build \
     -v $(pwd):/app/src \
@@ -16,14 +27,9 @@ docker run --rm \
     -e CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=$(nproc) \
     -e NINJA_STATUS="[%f/%t] " \
     cpp-httplib-builder:latest \
-    -c "mkdir -p /app/build && \
-        cd /app/build && \
-        cmake -G Ninja /app/src && \
-        ninja -j$(nproc) && \
-        mkdir /app/src/$OUTDIR && \
-        cp /app/build/ipdemo /app/src/$OUTDIR/ipdemo && \
-        chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) /app/src/$OUTDIR"
+    -c "$BUILD_COMMAND"
 
+# Run the executable if it exists
 if [ -f $OUTDIR/ipdemo ]; then
     $OUTDIR/ipdemo
 fi