diff --git a/test/test-manager/src/vm/provision.rs b/test/test-manager/src/vm/provision.rs
index 60d10b36463d..0e32c9528584 100644
--- a/test/test-manager/src/vm/provision.rs
+++ b/test/test-manager/src/vm/provision.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,18 @@ fn ssh_send_file<P: AsRef<Path> + Copy>(
     session: &Session,
     source: P,
     dest_dir: &Path,
+) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    ssh_send_file_with_opts(session, source, dest_dir, FileOpts::default())
+}
+
+/// Copy a `source` file to `dest_dir` in the test runner with opts.
+///
+/// Returns the absolute path in the test runner where the file is stored.
+fn ssh_send_file_with_opts<P: AsRef<Path> + Copy>(
+    session: &Session,
+    source: P,
+    dest_dir: &Path,
+    opts: FileOpts,
 ) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let dest = dest_dir.join(
         source
@@ -205,7 +217,10 @@ fn ssh_send_file<P: AsRef<Path> + Copy>(
         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to open file at {}", source.as_ref().display()))?;
 
     let remote_file = ssh_write(session, &dest, &source[..])?;
-    make_executable(remote_file)?;
+
+    if opts.executable {
+        make_executable(remote_file)?;
+    }
 
     Ok(dest)
 }
@@ -221,6 +236,14 @@ fn ssh_write<P: AsRef<Path>>(session: &Session, dest: P, mut source: impl Read)
     Ok(remote_file)
 }
 
+/// Extra options that may be necessary to configure for files written to the test runner VM.
+/// Used in conjunction with the `ssh_*_with_opts` functions.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
+struct FileOpts {
+    /// If file should be executable.
+    executable: bool,
+}
+
 fn make_executable(mut file: File) -> Result<File> {
     // Make sure that the script is executable!
     let mut file_stat = file.stat()?;