diff --git a/.buildkite/gpu_pipeline/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/gpu_pipeline/pipeline.yml
index ed42a193981..2c678454b89 100644
--- a/.buildkite/gpu_pipeline/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/gpu_pipeline/pipeline.yml
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ steps:
 
       - label: "dry baroclinic wave"
         key: "target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave"
-        command: >
-          nsys profile --trace=nvtx,cuda --output=target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave/report
-          julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
-            --config_file ${GPU_CONFIG_PATH}target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave.yml
+        command:
+          - mkdir -p target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave
+          - >
+            nsys profile --trace=nvtx,cuda --output=target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave/report
+            julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
+              --config_file ${GPU_CONFIG_PATH}target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave.yml
         artifact_paths: "target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave/*"
         agents:
           slurm_gpus: 1
@@ -56,10 +58,12 @@ steps:
 
       - label: "moist Held-Suarez"
         key: "gpu_hs_rhoe_equilmoist_nz63_0M_55km_rs35km"
-        command: >
-          nsys profile --trace=nvtx,cuda --output=gpu_hs_rhoe_equilmoist_nz63_0M_55km_rs35km/report
-          julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
-            --config_file ${GPU_CONFIG_PATH}gpu_hs_rhoe_equilmoist_nz63_0M_55km_rs35km.yml
+        command: 
+          - mkdir -p gpu_hs_rhoe_equilmoist_nz63_0M_55km_rs35km
+          - >
+            nsys profile --trace=nvtx,cuda --output=gpu_hs_rhoe_equilmoist_nz63_0M_55km_rs35km/report
+            julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
+              --config_file ${GPU_CONFIG_PATH}gpu_hs_rhoe_equilmoist_nz63_0M_55km_rs35km.yml
         artifact_paths: "gpu_hs_rhoe_equilmoist_nz63_0M_55km_rs35km/*"
         agents:
           slurm_gpus: 1
@@ -67,11 +71,13 @@ steps:
 
       - label: "dry baroclinic wave - 4 gpus"
         key: "target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave_4process"
-        command: >         
-          srun
-          nsys profile --trace=nvtx,cuda,mpi --output=target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave_4process/report-%q{PMI_RANK}
-          julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
-            --config_file ${GPU_CONFIG_PATH}target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave_4process.yml
+        command:
+          - mkdir -p target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave_4process
+          - >
+            srun
+            nsys profile --trace=nvtx,cuda,mpi --output=target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave_4process/report-%q{PMI_RANK}
+            julia --color=yes --project=examples examples/hybrid/driver.jl
+              --config_file ${GPU_CONFIG_PATH}target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave_4process.yml
         artifact_paths: "target_gpu_implicit_baroclinic_wave_4process/*"
         agents:
           slurm_gpus_per_task: 1