diff --git a/binfmt.py b/binfmt.py
index fe8fea2..06b93a1 100644
--- a/binfmt.py
+++ b/binfmt.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import logging
 
-from exec import run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_root_cmd
 from utils import mount
 
 
diff --git a/chroot/abstract.py b/chroot/abstract.py
index 0d43c95..f40b32c 100644
--- a/chroot/abstract.py
+++ b/chroot/abstract.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from shlex import quote as shell_quote
 from typing import Protocol, Union, Optional, Mapping
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from exec import run_root_cmd, generate_env_cmd, flatten_shell_script, wrap_in_bash
+from exec.cmd import run_root_cmd, generate_env_cmd, flatten_shell_script, wrap_in_bash
 from config import config
 from constants import Arch, CHROOT_PATHS
 from distro.distro import get_base_distro, get_kupfer_local, RepoInfo
diff --git a/chroot/base.py b/chroot/base.py
index d5ba961..7c4d97d 100644
--- a/chroot/base.py
+++ b/chroot/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from glob import glob
 from shutil import rmtree
 
 from constants import Arch
-from exec import run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_root_cmd
 
 from .abstract import Chroot, get_chroot
 from .helpers import base_chroot_name
diff --git a/chroot/build.py b/chroot/build.py
index 261cf14..d228ab6 100644
--- a/chroot/build.py
+++ b/chroot/build.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from config import config
 from constants import Arch, GCC_HOSTSPECS, CROSSDIRECT_PKGS, CHROOT_PATHS
 from distro.distro import get_kupfer_local
-from exec import run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_root_cmd
 
 from .abstract import Chroot, get_chroot
 from .helpers import build_chroot_name
diff --git a/exec.py b/exec/cmd.py
similarity index 100%
rename from exec.py
rename to exec/cmd.py
diff --git a/flash.py b/flash.py
index 074e00f..2e1db83 100644
--- a/flash.py
+++ b/flash.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import click
 import tempfile
 
 from constants import FLASH_PARTS, LOCATIONS
-from exec import run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_root_cmd
 from fastboot import fastboot_flash
 from image import dd_image, partprobe, shrink_fs, losetup_rootfs_image, dump_aboot, dump_lk2nd, dump_qhypstub, get_device_and_flavour, get_image_name, get_image_path
 from wrapper import enforce_wrap
diff --git a/forwarding.py b/forwarding.py
index 91c4d2b..1d1a410 100644
--- a/forwarding.py
+++ b/forwarding.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import click
 import logging
 
-from exec import run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_root_cmd
 from ssh import run_ssh_command
 from wrapper import check_programs_wrap
 
diff --git a/image.py b/image.py
index cf7fdb3..d07f4bf 100644
--- a/image.py
+++ b/image.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from chroot.device import DeviceChroot, get_device_chroot
 from constants import Arch, BASE_PACKAGES, DEVICES, FLAVOURS
 from config import config, Profile
 from distro.distro import get_base_distro, get_kupfer_https
-from exec import run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_root_cmd
 from packages import build_enable_qemu_binfmt, discover_packages, build_packages
 from ssh import copy_ssh_keys
 from wrapper import enforce_wrap
diff --git a/packages/__init__.py b/packages/__init__.py
index f23ae11..3d394d3 100644
--- a/packages/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from typing import Iterable, Iterator, Any, Optional
 from binfmt import register as binfmt_register
 from constants import REPOSITORIES, CROSSDIRECT_PKGS, QEMU_BINFMT_PKGS, GCC_HOSTSPECS, ARCHES, Arch, CHROOT_PATHS, MAKEPKG_CMD
 from config import config
-from exec import run_cmd, run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_cmd, run_root_cmd
 from chroot.build import get_build_chroot, BuildChroot
 from distro.distro import PackageInfo, get_kupfer_https, get_kupfer_local
 from ssh import run_ssh_command, scp_put_files
diff --git a/packages/pkgbuild.py b/packages/pkgbuild.py
index d75f4ac..3b45ada 100644
--- a/packages/pkgbuild.py
+++ b/packages/pkgbuild.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import subprocess
 from typing import Optional, Sequence
 
 from config import ConfigStateHolder
-from exec import run_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_cmd
 from constants import Arch, MAKEPKG_CMD
 from distro.package import PackageInfo
 from logger import logging, setup_logging
diff --git a/ssh.py b/ssh.py
index 5da7210..ecdc780 100644
--- a/ssh.py
+++ b/ssh.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import click
 
 from config import config
 from constants import SSH_COMMON_OPTIONS, SSH_DEFAULT_HOST, SSH_DEFAULT_PORT
-from exec import run_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_cmd
 
 
 @click.command(name='ssh')
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 2bda44e..3237006 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import subprocess
 from shutil import which
 from typing import Optional, Union, Sequence
 
-from exec import run_cmd, run_root_cmd
+from exec.cmd import run_cmd, run_root_cmd
 
 
 def programs_available(programs: Union[str, Sequence[str]]) -> bool: