diff --git a/src/jlmkr/actions/status.py b/src/jlmkr/actions/status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3fa570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jlmkr/actions/status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2024 Jip-Hop and the Jailmakers <https://github.com/Jip-Hop/jailmaker>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+
+import subprocess
+
+from utils.paths import SHORTNAME
+
+
+def status_jail(jail_name, args):
+    """
+    Show the status of the systemd service wrapping the jail with given name.
+    """
+    # Alternatively `machinectl status jail_name` could be used
+    return subprocess.run(
+        ["systemctl", "status", f"{SHORTNAME}-{jail_name}", *args]
+    ).returncode
diff --git a/src/jlmkr/donor/jlmkr.py b/src/jlmkr/donor/jlmkr.py
index 508dc67..9325280 100755
--- a/src/jlmkr/donor/jlmkr.py
+++ b/src/jlmkr/donor/jlmkr.py
@@ -142,16 +142,7 @@ from utils.console import eprint, fail
 from utils.jail_dataset import get_jail_path, get_jail_config_path, get_jail_rootfs_path
 
 from actions.exec import exec_jail
-
-
-def status_jail(jail_name, args):
-    """
-    Show the status of the systemd service wrapping the jail with given name.
-    """
-    # Alternatively `machinectl status jail_name` could be used
-    return subprocess.run(
-        ["systemctl", "status", f"{SHORTNAME}-{jail_name}", *args]
-    ).returncode
+from actions.status import status_jail
 
 
 def log_jail(jail_name, args):