diff --git a/pmb/chroot/__init__.py b/pmb/chroot/__init__.py
index 1db3e2a0..f3a7a0e9 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pmb.chroot.run import (
     rootm as rootm,
     user as user,
     userm as userm,
-    exists as user_exists,
+    user_exists as user_exists,
 )
 from pmb.chroot.shutdown import shutdown as shutdown
 from pmb.chroot.zap import zap as zap, del_chroot as del_chroot
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/run.py b/pmb/chroot/run.py
index 73ee4e74..b09c3924 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/run.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/run.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def user(
     return userm([cmd], chroot, working_dir, output, output_return, check, env)
 
 
-def exists(username: str, chroot: Chroot = Chroot.native()) -> bool:
+def user_exists(username: str, chroot: Chroot = Chroot.native()) -> bool:
     """
     Checks if username exists in the system