diff --git a/src/privateer2/backup.py b/src/privateer2/backup.py
index 372e66d..c8b2ee4 100644
--- a/src/privateer2/backup.py
+++ b/src/privateer2/backup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import docker
 from privateer2.keys import check
-from privateer2.util import match_value, mounts_str, run_docker_command
+from privateer2.util import match_value, mounts_str, run_container_with_command
 
 
 def backup(cfg, name, volume, *, server=None, dry_run=False):
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ def backup(cfg, name, volume, *, server=None, dry_run=False):
         print("in the directory /privateer/keys")
     else:
         print(f"Backing up '{volume}' from '{name}' to '{server}'")
-        run_docker_command("Backup", image, command=command, mounts=mounts)
+        run_container_with_command(
+            "Backup", image, command=command, mounts=mounts
+        )
         # TODO: also copy over some metadata at this point, via
         # ssh; probably best to write tiny utility in the client
         # container that will do this for us.
diff --git a/src/privateer2/restore.py b/src/privateer2/restore.py
index 99667a5..20656b0 100644
--- a/src/privateer2/restore.py
+++ b/src/privateer2/restore.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import docker
 from privateer2.config import find_source
 from privateer2.keys import check
-from privateer2.util import match_value, mounts_str, run_docker_command
+from privateer2.util import match_value, mounts_str, run_container_with_command
 
 
 def restore(cfg, name, volume, *, server=None, source=None, dry_run=False):
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ def restore(cfg, name, volume, *, server=None, source=None, dry_run=False):
         print("in the directory /privateer/keys")
     else:
         print(f"Restoring '{volume}' from '{server}'")
-        run_docker_command("Restore", image, command=command, mounts=mounts)
+        run_container_with_command(
+            "Restore", image, command=command, mounts=mounts
+        )
diff --git a/src/privateer2/util.py b/src/privateer2/util.py
index 51e4d7a..9dbd5b8 100644
--- a/src/privateer2/util.py
+++ b/src/privateer2/util.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def take_ownership(filename, directory, *, command_only=False):  # tar
         )
 
 
-def run_docker_command(display, image, **kwargs):
+def run_container_with_command(display, image, **kwargs):
     ensure_image(image)
     client = docker.from_env()
     container = client.containers.run(image, **kwargs, detach=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_backup.py b/tests/test_backup.py
index 0fdcd31..a999a60 100644
--- a/tests/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_backup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ def test_can_print_instructions_to_run_backup(capsys, managed_docker):
 
 def test_can_run_backup(monkeypatch, managed_docker):
     mock_run = MagicMock()
-    monkeypatch.setattr(privateer2.backup, "run_docker_command", mock_run)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        privateer2.backup, "run_container_with_command", mock_run
+    )
     with vault_dev.Server(export_token=True) as server:
         cfg = read_config("example/simple.json")
         cfg.vault.url = server.url()
diff --git a/tests/test_restore.py b/tests/test_restore.py
index c99c098..9a09ad6 100644
--- a/tests/test_restore.py
+++ b/tests/test_restore.py
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ def test_can_print_instructions_to_run_restore(capsys, managed_docker):
 
 def test_can_run_restore(monkeypatch, managed_docker):
     mock_run = MagicMock()
-    monkeypatch.setattr(privateer2.restore, "run_docker_command", mock_run)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        privateer2.restore, "run_container_with_command", mock_run
+    )
     with vault_dev.Server(export_token=True) as server:
         cfg = read_config("example/simple.json")
         cfg.vault.url = server.url()
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 04ac922..e4abe26 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ def test_can_stop_server(monkeypatch, managed_docker, capsys):
         server_stop(cfg, "alice")
         assert mock_container_if_exists.call_count == 3
         assert mock_container.stop.call_count == 1
-        assert capsys.readouterr().out == f"Container '{name}' for 'alice' does not exist\n"
+        assert (
+            capsys.readouterr().out
+            == f"Container '{name}' for 'alice' does not exist\n"
+        )
 
 
 def test_can_get_server_status(monkeypatch, capsys, managed_docker):
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index b9f1caf..a743b23 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_can_tail_logs_from_container(managed_docker):
 def test_can_run_long_command(capsys, managed_docker):
     name = managed_docker("container")
     command = ["seq", "1", "3"]
-    privateer2.util.run_docker_command(
+    privateer2.util.run_container_with_command(
         "Test", "alpine", name=name, command=command
     )
     out = capsys.readouterr().out
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_can_run_failing_command(capsys, managed_docker):
     command = ["false"]
     msg = f"Test failed; see {name} logs for details"
     with pytest.raises(Exception, match=msg):
-        privateer2.util.run_docker_command(
+        privateer2.util.run_container_with_command(
             "Test", "alpine", name=name, command=command
         )
     out = capsys.readouterr().out