diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/backend/suse/Util.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/backend/suse/Util.py
index bd90ad07..e5c44eb9 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/backend/suse/Util.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/distro/backend/suse/Util.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from ...Cmd import Cmd
 from ..Util import Util as Base
 
+from ...lib.rpm import run_rpm
+
 class Util(Base):
 
     def __init__(self, parent: Cmd):
@@ -15,3 +17,6 @@ class Util(Base):
         cmd.extend(args)
         # Run sudo --login in case /etc/profile modifies ZYPP_CONF
         return await self._sudo(cmd, opts=['--login'])
+
+    async def rpm(self, *args, sudo=False):
+        return await run_rpm(*args, sudo=sudo)