diff --git a/lib/core.sh b/lib/core.sh
index 250917d..bf13710 100644
--- a/lib/core.sh
+++ b/lib/core.sh
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ORIGIN_WD=$(pwd)
 SH=("/bin/sh" "--login")
 
 # List of executables that are run in the host OS:
-PROOT_COMPAT="${JUNEST_HOME}/opt/proot/proot-${ARCH}"
+PROOT="${JUNEST_HOME}/opt/proot/proot-${ARCH}"
 CHROOT=${JUNEST_BASE}/bin/jchroot
 CLASSIC_CHROOT="chroot"
 WGET="wget --no-check-certificate"
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ function mkdir_cmd(){
 function proot_cmd(){
     local proot_args="$1"
     shift
-    if ${PROOT_COMPAT} ${proot_args} "${SH[@]}" "-c" ":"
+    if ${PROOT} ${proot_args} "${SH[@]}" "-c" ":"
     then
-        ${PROOT_COMPAT} ${proot_args} "${@}"
-    elif PROOT_NO_SECCOMP=1 ${PROOT_COMPAT} ${proot_args} "${SH[@]}" "-c" ":"
+        ${PROOT} ${proot_args} "${@}"
+    elif PROOT_NO_SECCOMP=1 ${PROOT} ${proot_args} "${SH[@]}" "-c" ":"
     then
-        PROOT_NO_SECCOMP=1 ${PROOT_COMPAT} ${proot_args} "${@}"
+        PROOT_NO_SECCOMP=1 ${PROOT} ${proot_args} "${@}"
     else
         die "Error: Check if the ${CMD} arguments are correct and if the kernel is too old use the option ${CMD} -p \"-k 3.10\""
     fi
diff --git a/tests/test_core.sh b/tests/test_core.sh
index d73a613..bd57032 100755
--- a/tests/test_core.sh
+++ b/tests/test_core.sh
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ function test_run_env_as_user_proot_args(){
 }
 
 function test_run_env_with_proot_compat(){
-    PROOT_COMPAT="/bin/true"
+    PROOT="/bin/true"
     _run_env_with_proot "" "" &> /dev/null
     assertEquals 0 $?
 
-    $(PROOT_COMPAT="/bin/false" _run_env_with_proot --helps 2> /dev/null)
+    $(PROOT="/bin/false" _run_env_with_proot --helps 2> /dev/null)
     assertEquals 1 $?
 }
 
@@ -322,14 +322,14 @@ function test_run_proot_seccomp(){
     envv(){
         env
     }
-    PROOT_COMPAT=envv
+    PROOT=envv
     local output=$(proot_cmd | grep "^PROOT_NO_SECCOMP")
     assertEquals "" "$output"
 
     envv(){
         env | grep "^PROOT_NO_SECCOMP"
     }
-    PROOT_COMPAT=envv
+    PROOT=envv
     local output=$(proot_cmd | grep "^PROOT_NO_SECCOMP")
     # The variable PROOT_NO_SECCOMP will be produced
     # twice due to the fallback mechanism