diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 407d00dc..e99e47a3 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ check_output = testinfra.get_backend(
 @pytest.fixture
 def Pihole(Docker):
     ''' used to contain some script stubbing, now pretty much an alias '''
+    def run_bash(self, command, *args, **kwargs):
+        cmd = self.get_command(command, *args)
+        if self.user is not None:
+            out = self.run_local(
+                "docker exec -u %s %s /bin/bash -c %s",
+                self.user, self.name, cmd)
+        else:
+            out = self.run_local(
+                "docker exec %s /bin/bash -c %s", self.name, cmd)
+        out.command = self.encode(cmd)
+        return out
+
+    funcType = type(Docker.run)
+    Docker.run = funcType(run_bash, Docker, testinfra.backend.docker.DockerBackend)
     return Docker
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/test/test_automated_install.py b/test/test_automated_install.py
index 6a3daf60..45fecfd0 100644
--- a/test/test_automated_install.py
+++ b/test/test_automated_install.py
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ def test_configureFirewall_firewalld_no_errors(Pihole):
     ''' confirms firewalld rules are applied when appopriate '''
     mock_command('firewall-cmd', '0', Pihole)
     configureFirewall = Pihole.run('''
-    bash -c "
     PHTEST=TRUE
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     configureFirewall
-    " ''')
+    ''')
     expected_stdout = '::: Configuring firewalld for httpd and dnsmasq.'
     assert expected_stdout in configureFirewall.stdout
     firewall_calls = Pihole.run('cat /var/log/firewall-cmd').stdout