diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
index daa12aa4..7490641c 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def get_resource(arg, pkg=__package__):
     return importlib.resources.files(pkg).joinpath(arg)
 
 
-def _configure_remote_units(mail_domain, units) -> None:
+def configure_remote_units(mail_domain, units) -> None:
     remote_base_dir = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild"
     remote_venv_dir = f"{remote_base_dir}/venv"
     remote_chatmail_inipath = f"{remote_base_dir}/chatmail.ini"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _configure_remote_units(mail_domain, units) -> None:
         )
 
 
-def _activate_remote_units(units) -> None:
+def activate_remote_units(units) -> None:
     # activate systemd units
     for fn in units:
         basename = fn if "." in fn else f"{fn}.service"
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
index 0da70691..35aaca18 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ from .acmetool import AcmetoolDeployer
 from .basedeploy import (
     Deployer,
     Deployment,
-    _activate_remote_units,
-    _configure_remote_units,
+    activate_remote_units,
+    configure_remote_units,
     get_resource,
 )
 from .dovecot.deployer import DovecotDeployer
@@ -315,10 +315,10 @@ class TurnDeployer(Deployer):
             )
 
     def configure(self):
-        _configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class IrohDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ class EchobotDeployer(Deployer):
         )
 
     def configure(self):
-        _configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class ChatmailVenvDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -447,10 +447,10 @@ class ChatmailVenvDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def configure(self):
         _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(self.config)
-        _configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
 
     def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
 
 class ChatmailDeployer(Deployer):
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py
index a2a9b312..dfe9de1d 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
 
 from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
     Deployer,
-    _activate_remote_units,
-    _configure_remote_units,
+    activate_remote_units,
+    configure_remote_units,
     get_resource,
 )
 
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
             _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", arch)
 
     def configure(self):
-        _configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
+        configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
         self.need_restart = _configure_dovecot(self.config)
 
     def activate(self):
-        _activate_remote_units(self.units)
+        activate_remote_units(self.units)
 
         restart = False if self.disable_mail else self.need_restart