diff --git a/pytests/test_can_merge_build.py b/pytests/test_can_merge_build.py
index 3f728e2..91f3fdd 100644
--- a/pytests/test_can_merge_build.py
+++ b/pytests/test_can_merge_build.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import copy
 import os
 import unittest
 
@@ -85,6 +86,52 @@ class TestCanMergeBuild(unittest.TestCase):
             actual_compose = podman_compose.services["test-service"]
         self.assertEqual(actual_compose, expected)
 
+    # $$$ is a placeholder for either command or entrypoint
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        ({}, {"$$$": []}, {"$$$": []}),
+        ({"$$$": []}, {}, {"$$$": []}),
+        ({"$$$": []}, {"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
+        ({"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": []}, {"$$$": []}),
+        ({}, {"$$$": "sh"}, {"$$$": ["sh"]}),
+        ({"$$$": "sh"}, {}, {"$$$": ["sh"]}),
+        ({"$$$": "sh-1"}, {"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
+        ({"$$$": ["sh-1"]}, {"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
+        ({"$$$": "sh-1"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
+        ({"$$$": "sh-1"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}),
+        ({"$$$": ["sh-1"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}),
+        ({"$$$": ["sh-1", "sh-2"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh-4"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh-4"]}),
+        ({}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh      4"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh      4"]}),
+        ({"$$$": "sleep infinity"}, {"$$$": "sh"}, {"$$$": ["sh"]}),
+        ({"$$$": "sh"}, {"$$$": "sleep infinity"}, {"$$$": ["sleep", "infinity"]}),
+        (
+            {},
+            {"$$$": "bash -c 'sleep infinity'"},
+            {"$$$": ["bash", "-c", "sleep infinity"]},
+        ),
+    ])
+    def test_parse_compose_file_when_multiple_composes_keys_command_entrypoint(
+        self, base_template, override_template, expected_template
+    ):
+        for key in ['command', 'entrypoint']:
+            base, override, expected = template_to_expression(
+                base_template, override_template, expected_template, key
+            )
+            compose_test_1 = {"services": {"test-service": base}}
+            compose_test_2 = {"services": {"test-service": override}}
+            dump_yaml(compose_test_1, "test-compose-1.yaml")
+            dump_yaml(compose_test_2, "test-compose-2.yaml")
+
+            podman_compose = PodmanCompose()
+            set_args(podman_compose, ["test-compose-1.yaml", "test-compose-2.yaml"])
+
+            podman_compose._parse_compose_file()  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+            actual = {}
+            if podman_compose.services:
+                podman_compose.services["test-service"].pop("_deps")
+                actual = podman_compose.services["test-service"]
+            self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+
 
 def set_args(podman_compose: PodmanCompose, file_names: list[str]) -> None:
     podman_compose.global_args = argparse.Namespace()
@@ -101,6 +148,19 @@ def dump_yaml(compose: dict, name: str) -> None:
         yaml.safe_dump(compose, outfile, default_flow_style=False)
 
 
+def template_to_expression(base, override, expected, key):
+    base_copy = copy.deepcopy(base)
+    override_copy = copy.deepcopy(override)
+    expected_copy = copy.deepcopy(expected)
+
+    expected_copy[key] = expected_copy.pop("$$$")
+    if "$$$" in base:
+        base_copy[key] = base_copy.pop("$$$")
+    if "$$$" in override:
+        override_copy[key] = override_copy.pop("$$$")
+    return base_copy, override_copy, expected_copy
+
+
 def test_clean_test_yamls() -> None:
     test_files = ["test-compose-1.yaml", "test-compose-2.yaml"]
     for file in test_files:
diff --git a/pytests/test_can_merge_cmd_ent.py b/pytests/test_can_merge_cmd_ent.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 866f41e..0000000
--- a/pytests/test_can_merge_cmd_ent.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import argparse
-import copy
-import os
-import unittest
-
-import yaml
-from parameterized import parameterized
-
-from podman_compose import PodmanCompose
-
-test_keys = ["command", "entrypoint"]
-
-
-class TestCanMergeCmdEnt(unittest.TestCase):
-    @parameterized.expand([
-        ({}, {"$$$": []}, {"$$$": []}),
-        ({"$$$": []}, {}, {"$$$": []}),
-        ({"$$$": []}, {"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
-        ({"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": []}, {"$$$": []}),
-        ({}, {"$$$": "sh"}, {"$$$": ["sh"]}),
-        ({"$$$": "sh"}, {}, {"$$$": ["sh"]}),
-        ({"$$$": "sh-1"}, {"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
-        ({"$$$": ["sh-1"]}, {"$$$": "sh-2"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
-        ({"$$$": "sh-1"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2"]}),
-        ({"$$$": "sh-1"}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}),
-        ({"$$$": ["sh-1"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-2", "sh-3"]}),
-        ({"$$$": ["sh-1", "sh-2"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh-4"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh-4"]}),
-        ({}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh      4"]}, {"$$$": ["sh-3", "sh      4"]}),
-        ({"$$$": "sleep infinity"}, {"$$$": "sh"}, {"$$$": ["sh"]}),
-        ({"$$$": "sh"}, {"$$$": "sleep infinity"}, {"$$$": ["sleep", "infinity"]}),
-        (
-            {},
-            {"$$$": "bash -c 'sleep infinity'"},
-            {"$$$": ["bash", "-c", "sleep infinity"]},
-        ),
-    ])
-    def test_parse_compose_file_when_multiple_composes(
-        self, base_template, override_template, expected_template
-    ):
-        for key in test_keys:
-            base, override, expected = template_to_expression(
-                base_template, override_template, expected_template, key
-            )
-            compose_test_1 = {"services": {"test-service": base}}
-            compose_test_2 = {"services": {"test-service": override}}
-            dump_yaml(compose_test_1, "test-compose-1.yaml")
-            dump_yaml(compose_test_2, "test-compose-2.yaml")
-
-            podman_compose = PodmanCompose()
-            set_args(podman_compose, ["test-compose-1.yaml", "test-compose-2.yaml"])
-
-            podman_compose._parse_compose_file()  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-
-            actual = {}
-            if podman_compose.services:
-                podman_compose.services["test-service"].pop("_deps")
-                actual = podman_compose.services["test-service"]
-            self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
-
-
-def template_to_expression(base, override, expected, key):
-    base_copy = copy.deepcopy(base)
-    override_copy = copy.deepcopy(override)
-    expected_copy = copy.deepcopy(expected)
-
-    expected_copy[key] = expected_copy.pop("$$$")
-    if "$$$" in base:
-        base_copy[key] = base_copy.pop("$$$")
-    if "$$$" in override:
-        override_copy[key] = override_copy.pop("$$$")
-    return base_copy, override_copy, expected_copy
-
-
-def set_args(podman_compose: PodmanCompose, file_names: list[str]) -> None:
-    podman_compose.global_args = argparse.Namespace()
-    podman_compose.global_args.file = file_names
-    podman_compose.global_args.project_name = None
-    podman_compose.global_args.env_file = None
-    podman_compose.global_args.profile = []
-    podman_compose.global_args.in_pod_bool = True
-    podman_compose.global_args.no_normalize = None
-
-
-def dump_yaml(compose: dict, name: str) -> None:
-    with open(name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile:
-        yaml.safe_dump(compose, outfile, default_flow_style=False)
-
-
-def test_clean_test_yamls() -> None:
-    test_files = ["test-compose-1.yaml", "test-compose-2.yaml"]
-    for file in test_files:
-        if os.path.exists(file):
-            os.remove(file)