diff --git a/rust/Earthfile b/rust/Earthfile
index fff2524..50475e8 100644
--- a/rust/Earthfile
+++ b/rust/Earthfile
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ CARGO:
     IF [ "$keep_fingerprints" = "false" ]
        DO +REMOVE_SOURCE_FINGERPRINTS
     END
-    RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0777,sharing=shared,target=$CARGO_HOME/registry \
-        --mount=type=cache,mode=0777,sharing=shared,target=$CARGO_HOME/git \
-        --mount=type=cache,mode=0777,target=target \
-        cargo $args; \
+    DO +RUN_WITH_CACHE --command="cargo $args; \
         if [ -n "$output" ]; then \
           mkdir /earthly_lib_rust_temp; \
           cd target; \
           find . -type f -regextype posix-egrep -regex "./$output" -exec cp --parents \{\} /earthly_lib_rust_temp \; ; \
-        fi
+        fi"
     IF [ "$output" != "" ]
       RUN mkdir -p target; \
           mv /earthly_lib_rust_temp/* target 2>/dev/null || echo "no files found within ./target matching the provided output regexp" ;
@@ -50,3 +47,18 @@ get-stoml:
     RUN wget -O stoml https://github.com/freshautomations/stoml/releases/download/v0.7.1/stoml_linux_amd64; \
        chmod +x stoml
     SAVE ARTIFACT ./stoml stoml
+
+# RUN_WITH_CACHE runs the passed command with the CARGO caches mounted.
+# Arguments:
+#   - command (required): Command to run, can be any expression.
+#
+# Prefer using the `CARGO` command if you can.
+RUN_WITH_CACHE:
+    COMMAND
+    ARG command
+    RUN --mount=type=cache,mode=0777,sharing=shared,target=$CARGO_HOME/registry \
+    --mount=type=cache,mode=0777,sharing=shared,target=$CARGO_HOME/git \
+    --mount=type=cache,mode=0777,target=target \
+    set -e; \
+    printf "Running:\n      $command\n"; \
+    eval $command