diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3930.added.md b/doc/changelog.d/3930.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3cae934a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/3930.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+refactor: update geometry tests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_extended.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_extended.py
index b7d5792f9f5..3681bee8a59 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_extended.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_extended.py
@@ -2257,6 +2257,45 @@ def wrinqr(self, key, **kwargs):
         super().wrinqr(key, pname=TMP_VAR, mute=True, **kwargs)
         return self.scalar_param(TMP_VAR)
 
+    @wraps(_MapdlCore.catiain)
+    def catiain(self, name="", extension="", path="", blank="", **kwargs):
+        """Wrap the ``catiain`` method to take advantage of the gRPC methods."""
+        if self.platform == "windows":
+            raise OSError(
+                "The command 'catiain' is not supported on Windows. Use the 'mapdl.cat5in' method instead to import Catia v5 files."
+            )
+        return super().catiain(
+            name=name, extension=extension, path=path, blank=blank, **kwargs
+        )
+
+    @wraps(_MapdlCore.cat5in)
+    def cat5in(
+        self,
+        name="",
+        extension="",
+        path="",
+        entity="",
+        fmt="",
+        nocl="",
+        noan="",
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """Wrap the ``cat5in`` method to take advantage of the gRPC methods."""
+        if self.platform == "linux":
+            raise OSError(
+                "The command 'cat5in' is not supported on Linux. Use the 'mapdl.catiain' method instead to import Catia v4 files."
+            )
+        return super().cat5in(
+            name=name,
+            extension=extension,
+            path=path,
+            entity=entity,
+            fmt=fmt,
+            nocl=nocl,
+            noan=noan,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
 
 class _MapdlExtended(_MapdlCommandExtended):
     """Extend Mapdl class with new functions"""
diff --git a/tests/test_importing_geometries.py b/tests/test_importing_geometries.py
index 6308f37502e..6c1b3247888 100644
--- a/tests/test_importing_geometries.py
+++ b/tests/test_importing_geometries.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 from ansys.mapdl.core.errors import (
     MapdlCommandIgnoredError,
-    MapdlInvalidRoutineError,
     MapdlRuntimeError,
 )
 from conftest import ON_CI, ON_LOCAL, ON_UBUNTU, NullContext
@@ -159,16 +158,34 @@ def test_readin_x_t(mapdl, cleared):
     clear_wkdir_from_cads(mapdl)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(ON_CI, reason="MAPDL docker image do not have the CAD libraries")
+def test_readin_catiav4(mapdl, cleared):
+    # Catia v4 is only supported on Linux
+    if mapdl.platform == "windows":
+        context = pytest.raises(OSError)
+    else:
+        context = NullContext()
+
+    with context:
+        mapdl.catiain(
+            name="CubeWithHole",  # this file is catia v5. We need to change it
+            extension="CATPart",
+            path=CADs_path,
+        )
+        assert geometry_test_is_correct(mapdl)
+
+    clear_wkdir_from_cads(mapdl)
+
+
 def test_readin_catiav5(mapdl, cleared):
+    # Catia v5 is only supported on Windows
     if ON_CI and mapdl.version <= 22.2 and not ON_UBUNTU:
         context = pytest.raises(
             MapdlRuntimeError, match="No shared command/library files were found"
         )
 
-    elif ON_CI:
-        context = pytest.raises(
-            MapdlInvalidRoutineError, match=" ~CAT5IN is not a recognized"
-        )
+    elif mapdl.platform == "linux":
+        context = pytest.raises(OSError)
 
     else:
         context = NullContext()