diff --git a/test/convert.bats b/test/convert.bats
index 115a608e..7cee9198 100644
--- a/test/convert.bats
+++ b/test/convert.bats
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ EOF
 @test "python" {
   skip_slow_test
   git clone https://github.com/docker-library/python.git
-  cd python/3.11/alpine3.19
+  cd python/3.11/alpine3.21
   chmod -R a+rw .
   stacker convert --docker-file Dockerfile --output-file stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml
   stacker build -f stacker.yaml --substitute-file stacker-subs.yaml --substitute IMAGE=python
diff --git a/test/helpers.bash b/test/helpers.bash
index f61000eb..ac82cae4 100644
--- a/test/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/helpers.bash
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+function give_user_ownership() {
+   if [ "$PRIVILEGE_LEVEL" = "priv" ]; then
+      return
+   fi
+   if [ -z "$SUDO_UID" ]; then
+      echo "PRIVILEGE_LEVEL=$PRIVILEGE_LEVEL but empty SUDO_USER"
+      exit 1
+   fi
+   chown -R "$SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER" "$@"
+}
+
 function skip_if_no_unpriv_overlay {
     local wdir=""
     # use a workdir to ensure no side effects to the caller
@@ -80,17 +91,6 @@ function stacker_setup() {
     chown -R $SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER .
 }
 
-function give_user_ownership() {
-   if [ "$PRIVILEGE_LEVEL" = "priv" ]; then
-      return
-   fi
-   if [ -z "$SUDO_UID" ]; then
-      echo "PRIVILEGE_LEVEL=$PRIVILEGE_LEVEL but empty SUDO_USER"
-      exit 1
-   fi
-   chown -R "$SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER" "$@"
- }
-
 function cleanup() {
     cd "$ROOT_DIR/test"
     umount_under "$TEST_TMPDIR"