diff --git a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/cds/CDSTestUtils.java b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/cds/CDSTestUtils.java
index 2d12a821731..629cf682384 100644
--- a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/cds/CDSTestUtils.java
+++ b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/cds/CDSTestUtils.java
@@ -671,11 +671,14 @@ public class CDSTestUtils {
 
     // ============================= Logging
     public static OutputAnalyzer executeAndLog(ProcessBuilder pb, String logName) throws Exception {
+        handleCDSRuntimeOptions(pb);
+        return executeAndLog(pb.start(), logName);
+    }
+
+    public static OutputAnalyzer executeAndLog(Process process, String logName) throws Exception {
         long started = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-        handleCDSRuntimeOptions(pb);
-
-        OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
+        OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(process);
         String logFileNameStem =
             String.format("%04d", getNextLogCounter()) + "-" + logName;