diff --git a/testing/scripts/function.sh b/testing/scripts/function.sh
index c162044e51..faf968f9b6 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/function.sh
+++ b/testing/scripts/function.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,23 @@ execute()
 
 # execute command in chroot
 # $1 - command to execute
+# $2 - whether or not to log command exit status
+#      (0 -> disable exit status logging)
 execute_chroot()
 {
-	execute "chroot $LOOPDIR env PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin $@"
+	cmd=${1}
+	echo chroot $LOOPDIR $cmd >>$LOGFILE 2>&1
+	chroot $LOOPDIR /bin/bash -l <<-EOF >>$LOGFILE 2>&1
+		$cmd
+	EOF
+	status=$?
+	[ "$2" != 0 ] && log_status $status
+	if [ $status != 0 ]; then
+		echo
+		echo "! Command chroot $LOOPDIR $cmd failed, exiting (status $status)"
+		echo "! Check why here $LOGFILE"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 }
 
 # write green status message to console