diff --git a/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs
index 56921ef5..9469c660 100644
--- a/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,3 +13,19 @@ pub mod systemd;
 
 mod worker_task_context;
 pub use worker_task_context::*;
+
+/// Returns the hosts node name (UTS node name)
+pub fn nodename() -> &'static str {
+    lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+        static ref NODENAME: String = {
+            nix::sys::utsname::uname()
+                .nodename()
+                .split('.')
+                .next()
+                .unwrap()
+                .to_owned()
+        };
+    }
+
+    &NODENAME
+}
diff --git a/proxmox/src/tools/mod.rs b/proxmox/src/tools/mod.rs
index 3d836fb8..502acf86 100644
--- a/proxmox/src/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/proxmox/src/tools/mod.rs
@@ -129,19 +129,3 @@ fn test_hex() {
     hex_to_bin_exact("abca01239fa", &mut out).expect_err("parsed invalid hex string");
     hex_to_bin_exact("abca0x239f", &mut out).expect_err("parsed invalid hex string");
 }
-
-/// Returns the hosts node name (UTS node name)
-pub fn nodename() -> &'static str {
-    lazy_static! {
-        static ref NODENAME: String = {
-            nix::sys::utsname::uname()
-                .nodename()
-                .split('.')
-                .next()
-                .unwrap()
-                .to_owned()
-        };
-    }
-
-    &NODENAME
-}