diff --git a/earthly/rust/Earthfile b/earthly/rust/Earthfile
index 8159f72d7..84d2e51f0 100644
--- a/earthly/rust/Earthfile
+++ b/earthly/rust/Earthfile
@@ -118,15 +118,3 @@ SETUP:
         rustup show && \
         cargo --version && \
         cargo +nightly --version
-
-# Check if the build executable, isn't a busted mess.
-SMOKE_TEST:
-    COMMAND
-    ARG --required bin
-
-    RUN ldd target/release/$bin
-    RUN readelf -p .comment target/release/$bin
-    RUN strip -v target/release/$bin
-
-    # ALL executables MUST have `--help` as an option.
-    RUN target/release/$bin --help
diff --git a/earthly/rust/scripts/std_build.py b/earthly/rust/scripts/std_build.py
index dc7fc7857..edb5e4f6e 100755
--- a/earthly/rust/scripts/std_build.py
+++ b/earthly/rust/scripts/std_build.py
@@ -101,6 +101,25 @@ def cargo_modules_bin(results: cli.Results, package: str, bin: str):
                         + f"--package '{package}' --bin '{bin}' > 'target/doc/{package}.{bin}.bin.modules.dot' ",
                     name=f"Generate Module Graphs for {package}/{bin}"))
 
+# ALL executables MUST have `--help` as an option.
+def help_check(results: cli.Results, bin: str):
+    results.add(cli.run(f"target/release/{bin} --help",
+                    name=f"Executable {bin} MUST have `--help` as an option."))
+
+def ldd(results: cli.Results, bin: str):
+    results.add(cli.run(f"ldd target/release/{bin}",
+                    name="ldd",
+                    verbose=True))
+
+def readelf(results: cli.Results, bin: str):
+    results.add(cli.run(f"readelf -p .comment target/release/{bin}",
+                    name="readelf",
+                    verbose=True))
+
+def strip(results: cli.Results, bin: str):
+    results.add(cli.run(f"strip -v target/release/{bin}",
+                    name="strip",
+                    verbose=True))
 
 def main():
     # Force color output in CI
@@ -117,11 +136,13 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--cov_report", default="", help="The output coverage report file path. If omitted, coverage will not be run.")
     parser.add_argument("--with_bench", action='store_true', help="Flag to indicate whether to run benchmarks.")
     parser.add_argument("--libs", default="", help="The list of lib crates `cargo-modules` docs to build separated by comma.")
-    parser.add_argument("--bins", default="", help="The list of binaries `cargo-modules` docs to build.")
+    parser.add_argument("--bins", default="", help="The list of binaries `cargo-modules` docs to build and made a smoke tests on them.")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    results = cli.Results("Rust build")
+    libs = filter(lambda lib: lib != "", args.libs.split(", "))
+    bins = list(filter(lambda bin: bin != "", args.bins.split(", ")))
 
+    results = cli.Results("Rust build")
     # Build the code.
     cargo_build(results, args.build_flags)
     # Check the code passes all clippy lint checks.
@@ -146,16 +167,31 @@ def main():
     # Generate dependency graphs
     cargo_depgraph(results)
 
-    for lib in filter(lambda lib: lib != "", args.libs.split(", ")):
+    for lib in libs:
         cargo_modules_lib(results, lib)
 
-    for bin in filter(lambda bin: bin != "", args.bins.split(", ")):
-        package, bin = bin.split('/')
-        cargo_modules_bin(results, package, bin)
+    for bin in bins:
+        package, bin_name = bin.split('/')
+        cargo_modules_bin(results, package, bin_name)
 
     results.print()
     if not results.ok():
         exit(1)
 
+    # Check if the build executable, isn't a busted mess.
+    results = cli.Results("Smoke test")
+
+    for bin in bins:
+        _, bin_name = bin.split('/')
+        help_check(results, bin_name)
+        ldd(results, bin_name)
+        readelf(results, bin_name)
+        strip(results, bin_name)
+
+    results.print()
+    if not results.ok():
+        exit(1)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/rust/Earthfile b/examples/rust/Earthfile
index 08ee3defd..5de5f553b 100644
--- a/examples/rust/Earthfile
+++ b/examples/rust/Earthfile
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ build:
     SAVE ARTIFACT target/doc doc
     SAVE ARTIFACT target/release/foo foo
 
-    DO ./../../earthly/rust+SMOKE_TEST --bin="foo"
-
 # Test which runs check with all supported host tooling.  Needs qemu or rosetta to run.
 # Only used to validate tooling is working across host toolsets.
 all-hosts-build:
diff --git a/utilities/dbviz/Earthfile b/utilities/dbviz/Earthfile
index d5982359d..493e25493 100644
--- a/utilities/dbviz/Earthfile
+++ b/utilities/dbviz/Earthfile
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ all-hosts-check:
 build:
     FROM +builder
  
-    RUN /scripts/std_build.py   --with_test
-    DO ../../earthly/rust+SMOKE_TEST --bin=dbviz
+    RUN /scripts/std_build.py   --with_test \
+                                --bins="dbviz/dbviz"
 
     SAVE ARTIFACT target/doc doc
     SAVE ARTIFACT target/release/dbviz dbviz