diff --git a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh
index f062304bd9..8ea83aef3c 100644
--- a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-patching.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ function kernel_main_patching_python() {
 	display_alert "Calling Python patching script" "for kernel" "info"
 	declare python3_binary_path
 	prepare_python3_binary_for_python_tools
-	run_host_command_logged env -i "${params_quoted[@]@Q}" "${python3_binary_path}" "${SRC}/lib/tools/patching.py"
+	# "raw_command" is only for logging purposes.
+	raw_command="[...shortened kernel...] ${python3_binary_path} ${SRC}/lib/tools/patching.py" \
+		run_host_command_logged env -i "${params_quoted[@]@Q}" "${python3_binary_path}" "${SRC}/lib/tools/patching.py"
 	run_host_command_logged cat "${temp_file_for_output}"
 	# shellcheck disable=SC1090
 	source "${temp_file_for_output}" # SOURCE IT!
diff --git a/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh b/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh
index 92f9c36d95..a39468dc6f 100644
--- a/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/compilation/uboot-patching.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ function uboot_main_patching_python() {
 	display_alert "Calling Python patching script" "for u-boot target" "info"
 	declare python3_binary_path
 	prepare_python3_binary_for_python_tools
-	run_host_command_logged env -i "${params_quoted[@]@Q}" "${python3_binary_path}" "${SRC}/lib/tools/patching.py"
+	# "raw_command" is only for logging purposes.
+	raw_command="[...shortened u-boot...] ${python3_binary_path} ${SRC}/lib/tools/patching.py" \
+		run_host_command_logged env -i "${params_quoted[@]@Q}" "${python3_binary_path}" "${SRC}/lib/tools/patching.py"
 	run_host_command_logged cat "${temp_file_for_output}"
 	# shellcheck disable=SC1090
 	source "${temp_file_for_output}" # SOURCE IT!
diff --git a/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh b/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh
index 8ee5b70a4c..6664a0d243 100644
--- a/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/configuration/aggregation.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ function aggregate_all_packages_python() {
 	)
 	declare python3_binary_path
 	prepare_python3_binary_for_python_tools
-	run_host_command_logged env -i "${aggregation_params_quoted[@]@Q}" "${python3_binary_path}" "${SRC}/lib/tools/aggregation.py"
+	# "raw_command" is only for logging purposes.
+	raw_command="[...shortened...] ${python3_binary_path} ${SRC}/lib/tools/aggregation.py" \
+		run_host_command_logged env -i "${aggregation_params_quoted[@]@Q}" "${python3_binary_path}" "${SRC}/lib/tools/aggregation.py"
 	#run_host_command_logged cat "${temp_file_for_aggregation}"
 	# shellcheck disable=SC1090
 	source "${temp_file_for_aggregation}" # SOURCE IT!
diff --git a/lib/functions/logging/runners.sh b/lib/functions/logging/runners.sh
index 7f8756ebb7..d86a7178c1 100644
--- a/lib/functions/logging/runners.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/logging/runners.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function run_host_x86_binary_logged() {
 
 # run_host_command_logged is the very basic, should be used for everything, but, please use helpers above, this is very low-level.
 function run_host_command_logged() {
-	raw_command="$*" run_host_command_logged_raw /bin/bash -e -o pipefail -c "$*"
+	raw_command="${raw_command:-"$*"}" run_host_command_logged_raw /bin/bash -e -o pipefail -c "$*"
 }
 
 # for interactive, dialog-like host-side invocations. no redirections performed, but same bash usage and expansion, for consistency.