diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c9a6d17..9eb947ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ cron/data/metadata.pb.go: cron/data/metadata.proto |  $(PROTOC)
 	protoc --go_out=../../../ cron/data/metadata.proto
 
 generate-mocks: ## Compiles and generates all mocks using mockgen.
-generate-mocks: clients/mockclients/repo_client.go clients/mockclients/repo.go clients/mockclients/cii_client.go checks/mockclients/vulnerabilities.go checks/mockclients/packagemanager.go
+generate-mocks: clients/mockclients/repo_client.go clients/mockclients/repo.go clients/mockclients/cii_client.go checks/mockclients/vulnerabilities.go cmd/packagemanager_mockclient.go
 clients/mockclients/repo_client.go: clients/repo_client.go
 	# Generating MockRepoClient
 	$(MOCKGEN) -source=clients/repo_client.go -destination=clients/mockclients/repo_client.go -package=mockrepo -copyright_file=clients/mockclients/license.txt
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ clients/mockclients/cii_client.go: clients/cii_client.go
 checks/mockclients/vulnerabilities.go: clients/vulnerabilities.go
 	# Generating MockCIIClient
 	$(MOCKGEN) -source=clients/vulnerabilities.go -destination=clients/mockclients/vulnerabilities.go -package=mockrepo -copyright_file=clients/mockclients/license.txt
-checks/mockclients/packagemanager.go: cmd/packagemanager_client.go
+cmd/packagemanager_mockclient.go: cmd/packagemanager_client.go
 	# Generating MockPackageManagerClient
-	$(MOCKGEN) -source=cmd/packagemanager_client.go -destination=clients/mockclients/packagemanager.go -package=mockrepo -copyright_file=clients/mockclients/license.txt
+	$(MOCKGEN) -source=cmd/packagemanager_client.go -destination=cmd/packagemanager_mockclient.go -package=cmd -copyright_file=clients/mockclients/license.txt
 generate-docs: ## Generates docs
 generate-docs: validate-docs docs/checks.md
 docs/checks.md: docs/checks/internal/checks.yaml docs/checks/internal/*.go docs/checks/internal/generate/*.go
diff --git a/cmd/package_managers_test.go b/cmd/package_managers_test.go
index 3a84d20e..608ac9d9 100644
--- a/cmd/package_managers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/package_managers_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-
-	mockrepo "github.com/ossf/scorecard/v4/clients/mockclients"
 )
 
 func Test_fetchGitRepositoryFromNPM(t *testing.T) {
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ func Test_fetchGitRepositoryFromNPM(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-			p := mockrepo.NewMockpackageManagerClient(ctrl)
+			p := NewMockpackageManagerClient(ctrl)
 			p.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), tt.args.packageName).
 				DoAndReturn(func(url, packageName string) (*http.Response, error) {
 					if tt.wantErr && tt.args.result == "" {
@@ -415,7 +413,7 @@ func Test_fetchGitRepositoryFromPYPI(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-			p := mockrepo.NewMockpackageManagerClient(ctrl)
+			p := NewMockpackageManagerClient(ctrl)
 			p.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), tt.args.packageName).
 				DoAndReturn(func(url, packageName string) (*http.Response, error) {
 					if tt.wantErr && tt.args.result == "" {
@@ -684,7 +682,7 @@ func Test_fetchGitRepositoryFromRubyGems(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-			p := mockrepo.NewMockpackageManagerClient(ctrl)
+			p := NewMockpackageManagerClient(ctrl)
 			p.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), tt.args.packageName).
 				DoAndReturn(func(url, packageName string) (*http.Response, error) {
 					if tt.wantErr && tt.args.result == "" {
diff --git a/cmd/packagemanager_client.go b/cmd/packagemanager_client.go
index 4c0c1e65..cf9b5919 100644
--- a/cmd/packagemanager_client.go
+++ b/cmd/packagemanager_client.go
@@ -15,9 +15,23 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type packageManagerClient interface {
 	Get(URI string, packagename string) (*http.Response, error)
 }
+
+type packageManager struct{}
+
+// nolint: noctx
+func (c *packageManager) Get(url, packageName string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	const timeout = 10
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: timeout * time.Second,
+	}
+	//nolint
+	return client.Get(fmt.Sprintf(url, packageName))
+}
diff --git a/clients/mockclients/packagemanager.go b/cmd/packagemanager_mockclient.go
similarity index 96%
rename from clients/mockclients/packagemanager.go
rename to cmd/packagemanager_mockclient.go
index 12bcfac0..11b7a145 100644
--- a/clients/mockclients/packagemanager.go
+++ b/cmd/packagemanager_mockclient.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 // Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
 // Source: cmd/packagemanager_client.go
 
-// Package mockrepo is a generated GoMock package.
-package mockrepo
+// Package cmd is a generated GoMock package.
+package cmd
 
 import (
 	http "net/http"
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 9b43f236..e8f54561 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/release-utils/version"
@@ -73,18 +71,6 @@ func New(o *options.Options) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-type packageManager struct{}
-
-// nolint: noctx
-func (c *packageManager) Get(url, packageName string) (*http.Response, error) {
-	const timeout = 10
-	client := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: timeout * time.Second,
-	}
-	//nolint
-	return client.Get(fmt.Sprintf(url, packageName))
-}
-
 // rootCmd runs scorecard checks given a set of arguments.
 func rootCmd(o *options.Options) {
 	p := &packageManager{}