diff --git a/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py b/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py
index 04037bcd..f0385ba3 100644
--- a/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py
+++ b/pmb/build/newapkbuild.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 from pmb.helpers import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-import pmb.chroot.user
+import pmb.chroot.run
 from pmb.core.types import PmbArgs
 import pmb.helpers.cli
 import pmb.parse
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/__init__.py b/pmb/chroot/__init__.py
index 8d675d54..eaac5ead 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/__init__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 from pmb.chroot.init import init, init_keys, UsrMerge
 from pmb.chroot.mount import mount, mount_native_into_foreign, remove_mnt_pmbootstrap
-from pmb.chroot.root import root
-from pmb.chroot.user import user
-from pmb.chroot.user import exists as user_exists
+from pmb.chroot.run import root, user, exists as user_exists
 from pmb.chroot.shutdown import shutdown
 from pmb.chroot.zap import zap
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/root.py b/pmb/chroot/run.py
similarity index 71%
rename from pmb/chroot/root.py
rename to pmb/chroot/run.py
index 65d91ecf..4a61dda4 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/root.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/run.py
@@ -86,3 +86,42 @@ def root(args: PmbArgs, cmd: Sequence[PathString], chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native(
     return pmb.helpers.run_core.core(args, msg, cmd_sudo, None, output,
                                      output_return, check, True,
                                      disable_timeout)
+
+
+def user(args: PmbArgs, cmd, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native(), working_dir: Path = Path("/"), output="log",
+         output_return=False, check=None, env={}):
+    """
+    Run a command inside a chroot as "user". We always use the BusyBox
+    implementation of 'su', because other implementations may override the PATH
+    environment variable (#1071).
+
+    :param env: dict of environment variables to be passed to the command, e.g.
+                {"JOBS": "5"}
+
+    See pmb.helpers.run_core.core() for a detailed description of all other
+    arguments and the return value.
+    """
+    env = env.copy()
+    pmb.helpers.run_core.add_proxy_env_vars(env)
+
+    if "HOME" not in env:
+        env["HOME"] = "/home/pmos"
+
+    flat_cmd = pmb.helpers.run_core.flat_cmd(cmd, env=env)
+    cmd = ["busybox", "su", "pmos", "-c", flat_cmd]
+    return pmb.chroot.root(args, cmd, chroot, working_dir, output,
+                           output_return, check, {},
+                           add_proxy_env_vars=False)
+
+
+def exists(args: PmbArgs, username, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native()):
+    """
+    Checks if username exists in the system
+
+    :param username: User name
+    :returns: bool
+    """
+    output = pmb.chroot.root(args, ["getent", "passwd", username],
+                             chroot, output_return=True, check=False)
+    return len(output) > 0
+
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/user.py b/pmb/chroot/user.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a3c780cc..00000000
--- a/pmb/chroot/user.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 Oliver Smith
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-from pathlib import Path
-import pmb.chroot
-import pmb.helpers.run
-import pmb.helpers.run_core
-from pmb.core import Chroot
-from pmb.core.types import PathString, PmbArgs
-
-
-def user(args: PmbArgs, cmd, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native(), working_dir: Path = Path("/"), output="log",
-         output_return=False, check=None, env={}):
-    """
-    Run a command inside a chroot as "user". We always use the BusyBox
-    implementation of 'su', because other implementations may override the PATH
-    environment variable (#1071).
-
-    :param env: dict of environment variables to be passed to the command, e.g.
-                {"JOBS": "5"}
-
-    See pmb.helpers.run_core.core() for a detailed description of all other
-    arguments and the return value.
-    """
-    env = env.copy()
-    pmb.helpers.run_core.add_proxy_env_vars(env)
-
-    if "HOME" not in env:
-        env["HOME"] = "/home/pmos"
-
-    flat_cmd = pmb.helpers.run_core.flat_cmd(cmd, env=env)
-    cmd = ["busybox", "su", "pmos", "-c", flat_cmd]
-    return pmb.chroot.root(args, cmd, chroot, working_dir, output,
-                           output_return, check, {},
-                           add_proxy_env_vars=False)
-
-
-def exists(args: PmbArgs, username, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native()):
-    """
-    Checks if username exists in the system
-
-    :param username: User name
-    :returns: bool
-    """
-    output = pmb.chroot.root(args, ["getent", "passwd", username],
-                             chroot, output_return=True, check=False)
-    return len(output) > 0
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/apk.py b/pmb/helpers/apk.py
index 0e496d83..cc4a63c8 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/apk.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/apk.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Sequence
 
-import pmb.chroot.root
+import pmb.chroot.run
 import pmb.config.pmaports
 from pmb.core.types import PathString, PmbArgs
 import pmb.helpers.cli
diff --git a/pmb/netboot/__init__.py b/pmb/netboot/__init__.py
index 0f6d0652..3be87b3a 100644
--- a/pmb/netboot/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/netboot/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import socket
 import time
 
-import pmb.chroot.root
+import pmb.chroot.run
 from pmb.core.types import PmbArgs
 import pmb.helpers.run
 from pmb.core import Chroot
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def start_nbd_server(args: PmbArgs, ip="172.16.42.2", port=9999):
                                               f"replace the rootfs for "
                                               f"{args.device}?"):
             return
-        pmb.chroot.root(args, ["cp", rootfs_path2, rootfs_path])
+        pmb.chroot.run(args, ["cp", rootfs_path2, rootfs_path])
         logging.info(f"NOTE: Copied device image to {pmb.config.work}"
                      f"/images_netboot/. The image will persist \"pmbootstrap "
                      f"zap\" for your convenience. Use \"pmbootstrap netboot "
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def start_nbd_server(args: PmbArgs, ip="172.16.42.2", port=9999):
             break
 
         logging.info("Found postmarketOS device, serving image...")
-        pmb.chroot.root(
+        pmb.chroot.run(
             args, ["nbd-server", f"{ip}@{port}", rootfs_path, "-d"],
             check=False, disable_timeout=True)
         logging.info("nbd-server quit. Connection lost?")
diff --git a/pmb/parse/bootimg.py b/pmb/parse/bootimg.py
index 75e2fb0f..fa8c3f3c 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/bootimg.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/bootimg.py
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ from pmb.helpers import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from pmb.core.types import PmbArgs
 import pmb.helpers.run
-import pmb.chroot.root
-import pmb.chroot.user
+import pmb.chroot.run
 import pmb.chroot.other
 import pmb.chroot.apk
 from pmb.core import Chroot
@@ -167,6 +166,6 @@ def bootimg(args: PmbArgs, path: Path):
         output["cmdline"] = f.read().replace('\n', '')
 
     # Cleanup
-    pmb.chroot.root(args, ["rm", "-r", temp_path])
+    pmb.chroot.run(args, ["rm", "-r", temp_path])
 
     return output
diff --git a/test/test_proxy.py b/test/test_proxy.py
index 1a22e586..3e130c6e 100644
--- a/test/test_proxy.py
+++ b/test/test_proxy.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import pytest
 import sys
 
 import pmb_test  # noqa
-import pmb.chroot.root
-import pmb.chroot.user
+import pmb.chroot.run
 import pmb.helpers.run
 import pmb.helpers.run_core
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ def test_proxy_chroot_user(args: PmbArgs, monkeypatch):
 
 
 def test_proxy_chroot_root(args: PmbArgs, monkeypatch):
-    func = pmb.chroot.root
+    func = pmb.chroot.run
     monkeypatch.setattr(os, "environ", {"HTTP_PROXY": "testproxy"})
     ret = func(args, ["sh", "-c", 'echo "$HTTP_PROXY"'], output_return=True)
     assert ret == "testproxy\n"
diff --git a/test/test_shell_escape.py b/test/test_shell_escape.py
index d27286ab..3aa73a4f 100644
--- a/test/test_shell_escape.py
+++ b/test/test_shell_escape.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ from pmb.core.types import Env, PmbArgs
 import pytest
 
 import pmb_test  # noqa
-import pmb.chroot.root
-import pmb.chroot.user
+import pmb.chroot.run
 import pmb.helpers.run
 import pmb.helpers.run_core
 import pmb.helpers.logging
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ def test_shell_escape(args: PmbArgs):
         assert expected == root
         assert cmd == copy
 
-        chroot_root = pmb.chroot.root(args, cmd, output_return=True)
+        chroot_root = pmb.chroot.run(args, cmd, output_return=True)
         assert expected == chroot_root
         assert cmd == copy
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ def test_shell_escape_env(args: PmbArgs):
     assert func(args, cmd, output_return=True, env=env) == ret
     assert cmd == copy
 
-    func = pmb.chroot.root
+    func = pmb.chroot.run
     assert func(args, cmd, output_return=True, env=env) == ret
     assert cmd == copy