diff --git a/cmd/gluetun/main.go b/cmd/gluetun/main.go
index 10db23a9..eb3e333d 100644
--- a/cmd/gluetun/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gluetun/main.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func _main(ctx context.Context, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,
 	vpnLogger := logger.NewChild(logging.Settings{Prefix: "vpn: "})
 	vpnLooper := vpn.NewLoop(allSettings.VPN, allSettings.VPN.Provider,
 		allServers, ovpnConf, firewallConf, routingConf, portForwardLooper,
-		publicIPLooper, unboundLooper, vpnLogger, httpClient,
+		cmder, publicIPLooper, unboundLooper, vpnLogger, httpClient,
 		buildInfo, allSettings.VersionInformation)
 	openvpnHandler, openvpnCtx, openvpnDone := goshutdown.NewGoRoutineHandler(
 		"openvpn", goshutdown.GoRoutineSettings{Timeout: time.Second})
diff --git a/internal/openvpn/openvpn.go b/internal/openvpn/openvpn.go
index fa23e4be..8b79fb6c 100644
--- a/internal/openvpn/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/openvpn/openvpn.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var _ Interface = (*Configurator)(nil)
 type Interface interface {
 	VersionGetter
 	AuthWriter
-	Runner
 	Writer
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/openvpn/run.go b/internal/openvpn/run.go
index 760ea44c..bde03641 100644
--- a/internal/openvpn/run.go
+++ b/internal/openvpn/run.go
@@ -4,17 +4,27 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration"
+	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/command"
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/logging"
 )
 
-type Runner interface {
-	Run(ctx context.Context, errCh chan<- error, ready chan<- struct{},
-		logger logging.Logger, settings configuration.OpenVPN)
+type Runner struct {
+	settings configuration.OpenVPN
+	starter  command.Starter
+	logger   logging.Logger
 }
 
-func (c *Configurator) Run(ctx context.Context, errCh chan<- error,
-	ready chan<- struct{}, logger logging.Logger, settings configuration.OpenVPN) {
-	stdoutLines, stderrLines, waitError, err := c.start(ctx, settings.Version, settings.Flags)
+func NewRunner(settings configuration.OpenVPN, starter command.Starter,
+	logger logging.Logger) *Runner {
+	return &Runner{
+		starter:  starter,
+		logger:   logger,
+		settings: settings,
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context, errCh chan<- error, ready chan<- struct{}) {
+	stdoutLines, stderrLines, waitError, err := start(ctx, r.starter, r.settings.Version, r.settings.Flags)
 	if err != nil {
 		errCh <- err
 		return
@@ -22,7 +32,7 @@ func (c *Configurator) Run(ctx context.Context, errCh chan<- error,
 
 	streamCtx, streamCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	streamDone := make(chan struct{})
-	go streamLines(streamCtx, streamDone, logger,
+	go streamLines(streamCtx, streamDone, r.logger,
 		stdoutLines, stderrLines, ready)
 
 	select {
diff --git a/internal/openvpn/start.go b/internal/openvpn/start.go
index 87985e3f..986f5528 100644
--- a/internal/openvpn/start.go
+++ b/internal/openvpn/start.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/constants"
+	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/command"
 )
 
 var ErrVersionUnknown = errors.New("OpenVPN version is unknown")
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 	binOpenvpn25 = "openvpn"
 )
 
-func (c *Configurator) start(ctx context.Context, version string, flags []string) (
+func start(ctx context.Context, starter command.Starter, version string, flags []string) (
 	stdoutLines, stderrLines chan string, waitError chan error, err error) {
 	var bin string
 	switch version {
@@ -29,12 +30,10 @@ func (c *Configurator) start(ctx context.Context, version string, flags []string
 		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrVersionUnknown, version)
 	}
 
-	c.logger.Info("starting OpenVPN " + version)
-
 	args := []string{"--config", constants.OpenVPNConf}
 	args = append(args, flags...)
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, bin, args...)
 	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true}
 
-	return c.cmder.Start(cmd)
+	return starter.Start(cmd)
 }
diff --git a/internal/vpn/loop.go b/internal/vpn/loop.go
index fc95a077..6226f66e 100644
--- a/internal/vpn/loop.go
+++ b/internal/vpn/loop.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/publicip"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/routing"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/vpn/state"
+	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/command"
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/logging"
 )
 
@@ -42,8 +43,9 @@ type Loop struct {
 	publicip    publicip.Looper
 	dnsLooper   dns.Looper
 	// Other objects
-	logger logging.Logger
-	client *http.Client
+	starter command.Starter // for OpenVPN
+	logger  logging.Logger
+	client  *http.Client
 	// Internal channels and values
 	stop        <-chan struct{}
 	stopped     chan<- struct{}
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ func NewLoop(vpnSettings configuration.VPN,
 	providerSettings configuration.Provider,
 	allServers models.AllServers, openvpnConf openvpn.Interface,
 	fw firewallConfigurer, routing routing.VPNGetter,
-	portForward portforward.StartStopper,
+	portForward portforward.StartStopper, starter command.Starter,
 	publicip publicip.Looper, dnsLooper dns.Looper,
 	logger logging.Logger, client *http.Client,
 	buildInfo models.BuildInformation, versionInfo bool) *Loop {
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ func NewLoop(vpnSettings configuration.VPN,
 		portForward:   portForward,
 		publicip:      publicip,
 		dnsLooper:     dnsLooper,
+		starter:       starter,
 		logger:        logger,
 		client:        client,
 		start:         start,
diff --git a/internal/vpn/openvpn.go b/internal/vpn/openvpn.go
index f5a2346e..212a5ec8 100644
--- a/internal/vpn/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/vpn/openvpn.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/openvpn"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/openvpn/custom"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/provider"
+	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/command"
+	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/logging"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -24,8 +26,9 @@ var (
 // It returns a serverName for port forwarding (PIA) and an error if it fails.
 func setupOpenVPN(ctx context.Context, fw firewall.VPNConnectionSetter,
 	openvpnConf openvpn.Interface, providerConf provider.Provider,
-	openVPNSettings configuration.OpenVPN, providerSettings configuration.Provider) (
-	serverName string, err error) {
+	openVPNSettings configuration.OpenVPN, providerSettings configuration.Provider,
+	starter command.Starter, logger logging.Logger) (
+	runner vpnRunner, serverName string, err error) {
 	var connection models.Connection
 	var lines []string
 	if openVPNSettings.Config == "" {
@@ -37,23 +40,25 @@ func setupOpenVPN(ctx context.Context, fw firewall.VPNConnectionSetter,
 		lines, connection, err = custom.BuildConfig(openVPNSettings)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errBuildConfig, err)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errBuildConfig, err)
 	}
 
 	if err := openvpnConf.WriteConfig(lines); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errWriteConfig, err)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errWriteConfig, err)
 	}
 
 	if openVPNSettings.User != "" {
 		err := openvpnConf.WriteAuthFile(openVPNSettings.User, openVPNSettings.Password)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errWriteAuth, err)
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errWriteAuth, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := fw.SetVPNConnection(ctx, connection); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errFirewall, err)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errFirewall, err)
 	}
 
-	return connection.Hostname, nil
+	runner = openvpn.NewRunner(openVPNSettings, starter, logger)
+
+	return runner, connection.Hostname, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/vpn/run.go b/internal/vpn/run.go
index 72bdff5b..28e8cc20 100644
--- a/internal/vpn/run.go
+++ b/internal/vpn/run.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ type Runner interface {
 	Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{})
 }
 
+type vpnRunner interface {
+	Run(ctx context.Context, errCh chan<- error, ready chan<- struct{})
+}
+
 func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 	defer close(done)
 
@@ -26,7 +30,10 @@ func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 
 		providerConf := provider.New(providerSettings.Name, allServers, time.Now)
 
-		serverName, err := setupOpenVPN(ctx, l.fw, l.openvpnConf, providerConf, VPNSettings.OpenVPN, providerSettings)
+		vpnRunner, serverName, err := setupOpenVPN(ctx, l.fw,
+			l.openvpnConf, providerConf,
+			VPNSettings.OpenVPN, providerSettings,
+			l.starter, l.logger)
 		if err != nil {
 			l.crashed(ctx, err)
 			continue
@@ -41,8 +48,7 @@ func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 		waitError := make(chan error)
 		tunnelReady := make(chan struct{})
 
-		go l.openvpnConf.Run(openvpnCtx, waitError, tunnelReady,
-			l.logger, VPNSettings.OpenVPN)
+		go vpnRunner.Run(openvpnCtx, waitError, tunnelReady)
 
 		if err := l.waitForError(ctx, waitError); err != nil {
 			openvpnCancel()