diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/ci/dolt_test_step_view.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/ci/dolt_test_step_view.go
index 581b843331..8f2b0a951f 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/ci/dolt_test_step_view.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/ci/dolt_test_step_view.go
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 package ci
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
+    "fmt"
+    "strings"
 
-	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/dolt_ci"
-	dtablefunctions "github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dtablefunctions"
+    "github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/dolt_ci"
+    dtablefunctions "github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dtablefunctions"
 )
 
 // previewDoltTestStatements returns the SQL queries that would be executed by dolt_test_run
@@ -68,12 +68,17 @@ func buildPreviewSelectors(dt *dolt_ci.DoltTestStep) []string {
 	return []string{"*"}
 }
 
+// makePreviewStatements constructs human-readable SQL statements that illustrate how
+// dolt_test_run would be invoked for each selector. These are for preview output only
+// (e.g., `dolt ci view`) and are not executed. We intentionally return the final
+// interpolated strings to make the preview easy to read.
 func makePreviewStatements(selectors []string) []string {
-	fn := (&dtablefunctions.TestsRunTableFunction{}).Name()
-	stmts := make([]string, 0, len(selectors))
-	for _, s := range selectors {
-		esc := strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''")
-		stmts = append(stmts, fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s('%s')", fn, esc))
-	}
-	return stmts
+    fn := (&dtablefunctions.TestsRunTableFunction{}).Name()
+    stmts := make([]string, 0, len(selectors))
+    for _, s := range selectors {
+        // Escape single quotes for display; this is a preview string, not executed SQL.
+        esc := strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''")
+        stmts = append(stmts, fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s('%s')", fn, esc))
+    }
+    return stmts
 }