diff --git a/chroot/base.py b/chroot/base.py
index 0bf10e8..d5ba961 100644
--- a/chroot/base.py
+++ b/chroot/base.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import logging
 import os
-import subprocess
 
 from glob import glob
 from shutil import rmtree
 
 from constants import Arch
+from exec import run_root_cmd
 
 from .abstract import Chroot, get_chroot
 from .helpers import base_chroot_name
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class BaseChroot(Chroot):
 
         logging.info(f'Pacstrapping chroot {self.name}: {", ".join(self.base_packages)}')
 
-        result = subprocess.run([
+        result = run_root_cmd([
             'pacstrap',
             '-C',
             pacman_conf_target,
diff --git a/chroot/build.py b/chroot/build.py
index 21f3b9f..261cf14 100644
--- a/chroot/build.py
+++ b/chroot/build.py
@@ -7,6 +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 .abstract import Chroot, get_chroot
 from .helpers import build_chroot_name
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class BuildChroot(Chroot):
                 cmd += ['--exclude', mountpoint.rstrip('/')]
             cmd += [f'{base_chroot.path}/', f'{self.path}/']
             logging.debug(f"running rsync: {cmd}")
-            result = subprocess.run(cmd)
+            result = run_root_cmd(cmd)
             if result.returncode != 0:
                 raise Exception(f'Failed to copy {base_chroot.name} to {self.name}')