diff --git a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/CHANGELOG.md b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/CHANGELOG.md
index bc707aabe..2218f50df 100644
--- a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to the Zowe CLI test utils package will be documented in this file.
 
+## Recent Changes
+
+- BugFix: Improved the error message shown on MacOS when `runCliScript` method fails to run script that is missing shebang line. [#2314](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/2314)
+
 ## `8.1.1`
 
 - BugFix: Updated peer dependencies to `^8.0.0`, dropping support for versions tagged `next`. [#2287](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/2287)
diff --git a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/src/TestUtils.ts b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/src/TestUtils.ts
index 1c47f617c..90cb8be95 100644
--- a/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/src/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/__tests__/__packages__/cli-test-utils/src/TestUtils.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 */
 
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import * as path from "path";
 import { spawnSync, SpawnSyncReturns, ExecFileException } from "child_process";
 import { ITestEnvironment } from "./environment/doc/response/ITestEnvironment";
 import { ICommandDefinition, IHandlerParameters } from "@zowe/imperative";
@@ -55,12 +56,16 @@ export function runCliScript(scriptPath: string, testEnvironment: ITestEnvironme
         } catch {
             fs.chmodSync(scriptPath, "755");
         }
-        return spawnSync(scriptPath, args, {
+        const response = spawnSync(scriptPath, args, {
             cwd: testEnvironment.workingDir,
             env: childEnv,
             encoding: "buffer"
         });
+        if (process.platform === "darwin" && (response.error as ExecFileException)?.errno === -8) {
+            throw new Error(`The script file ${path.basename(scriptPath)} failed to execute. Check that it starts with a shebang line.`);
+        }
 
+        return response;
     } else {
         throw new Error(`The script file ${scriptPath} doesn't exist`);
 
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index c3077263a..0e05bcca5 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -133,14 +133,11 @@ module.exports = {
     ...projectConfig,
     "reporters": [
         "default",
+        "jest-stare",
         ["jest-junit", {
             "outputDirectory": "__tests__/__results__",
             "reportTestSuiteErrors": true
         }],
-        ["jest-stare", {
-            "coverageLink": "../unit/coverage/lcov-report/index.html",
-            "resultDir": "__tests__/__results__/jest-stare"
-        }],
         ["github-actions", { "silent": false } ]
     ],
     "testResultsProcessor": "jest-sonar-reporter",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1339c31a7..dc705bb40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,5 +82,13 @@
   },
   "jestSonar": {
     "reportPath": "__tests__/__results__/jest-sonar"
+  },
+  "jest-stare": {
+    "additionalResultsProcessors": [
+      "jest-junit",
+      "jest-sonar-reporter"
+    ],
+    "coverageLink": "../unit/coverage/lcov-report/index.html",
+    "resultDir": "__tests__/__results__/jest-stare"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/zosjobs/__tests__/__system__/GetJobs.system.test.ts b/packages/zosjobs/__tests__/__system__/GetJobs.system.test.ts
index 5ca70448c..3e966c7f3 100644
--- a/packages/zosjobs/__tests__/__system__/GetJobs.system.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zosjobs/__tests__/__system__/GetJobs.system.test.ts
@@ -719,8 +719,7 @@ describe("Get Jobs - System Tests", () => {
 
                 it("should be able to get a job that was submitted and get proper error when the job is deleted", async () => {
                     const job = await SubmitJobs.submitJcl(REAL_SESSION, JCL);
-                    const jobStatus = await GetJobs.getStatusForJob(REAL_SESSION, job);
-
+                    await wait(3000);
                     await DeleteJobs.deleteJobForJob(REAL_SESSION, job);
                     await wait(3000); // make sure jobs is deleted
                     let error;
@@ -978,6 +977,7 @@ describe("Get Jobs - System Tests", () => {
         describe("invalid request error handling", () => {
             it("should detect and surface an error for getting JCL that doesnt exist", async () => {
                 const job = await SubmitJobs.submitJcl(REAL_SESSION, JCL);
+                await wait(3000);
                 await DeleteJobs.deleteJobForJob(REAL_SESSION, job);
                 await wait(3000);
                 let error;