diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 34b59bf..20966b7 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/fst"
+	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/app/shim"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/linux"
-	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/priv/shim"
 )
 
 type App interface {
diff --git a/internal/priv/init/early.go b/internal/app/init/early.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/priv/init/early.go
rename to internal/app/init/early.go
diff --git a/internal/priv/init/main.go b/internal/app/init/main.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/priv/init/main.go
rename to internal/app/init/main.go
diff --git a/internal/priv/init/payload.go b/internal/app/init/payload.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/priv/init/payload.go
rename to internal/app/init/payload.go
diff --git a/internal/priv/shim/main.go b/internal/app/shim/main.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/priv/shim/main.go
rename to internal/app/shim/main.go
index 7baf533..39b7d4f 100644
--- a/internal/priv/shim/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/shim/main.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/helper/proc"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/helper/seccomp"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal"
+	init0 "git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/app/init"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/fmsg"
-	init0 "git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/priv/init"
 )
 
 // everything beyond this point runs as unconstrained target user
diff --git a/internal/priv/shim/manager.go b/internal/app/shim/manager.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/priv/shim/manager.go
rename to internal/app/shim/manager.go
diff --git a/internal/priv/shim/payload.go b/internal/app/shim/payload.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/priv/shim/payload.go
rename to internal/app/shim/payload.go
diff --git a/internal/app/start.go b/internal/app/start.go
index 837ab22..171e707 100644
--- a/internal/app/start.go
+++ b/internal/app/start.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/helper"
+	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/app/shim"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/fmsg"
-	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/priv/shim"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/state"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/system"
 )
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ea68dff..d925e56 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/helper/seccomp"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/app"
+	init0 "git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/app/init"
+	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/app/shim"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/fmsg"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/linux"
-	init0 "git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/priv/init"
-	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/priv/shim"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/state"
 	"git.gensokyo.uk/security/fortify/internal/system"
 )