diff --git a/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go b/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go
index dcf749380..39679557c 100644
--- a/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ package vgmanager
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"log"
-	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	lsblkmocks "github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/lsblk/mocks"
+	lvmmocks "github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/lvm/mocks"
+	"github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/lvmd"
 
 	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 	secv1 "github.com/openshift/api/security/v1"
@@ -44,10 +45,6 @@ import (
 
 	lvmv1alpha1 "github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/filter"
-	lsblkmocks "github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/lsblk/mocks"
-	lvmmocks "github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/lvm/mocks"
-	"github.com/openshift/lvm-operator/pkg/lvmd"
-
 	topolvmv1 "github.com/topolvm/topolvm/api/v1"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
@@ -62,9 +59,7 @@ var (
 	ctx              context.Context
 	cancel           context.CancelFunc
 	testNodeSelector corev1.NodeSelector
-	testLVMDFile     string
-	mockLSBLK        *lsblkmocks.MockLSBLK
-	mockLVM          *lvmmocks.MockLVM
+	testVGReconciler *VGReconciler
 )
 
 func TestAPIs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -147,20 +142,15 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 	}}}
 	Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, testNode)).Should(Succeed())
 
-	testLVMD := lvmd.NewFileConfigurator(filepath.Join(GinkgoT().TempDir(), "lvmd.yaml"))
-	mockLSBLK = lsblkmocks.NewMockLSBLK(GinkgoT())
-	mockLVM = lvmmocks.NewMockLVM(GinkgoT())
-	err = (&VGReconciler{
+	testVGReconciler = &VGReconciler{
 		Client:        k8sManager.GetClient(),
 		Scheme:        k8sManager.GetScheme(),
 		EventRecorder: k8sManager.GetEventRecorderFor(ControllerName),
-		LVM:           mockLVM,
-		LSBLK:         mockLSBLK,
-		LVMD:          testLVMD,
 		Namespace:     testNamespaceName,
 		NodeName:      testNodeName,
 		Filters:       filter.DefaultFilters,
-	}).SetupWithManager(k8sManager)
+	}
+	err = (testVGReconciler).SetupWithManager(k8sManager)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 	go func() {
@@ -177,10 +167,21 @@ var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
 	Expect(testEnv.Stop()).To(Succeed())
 })
 
-func isRoot() bool {
-	currentUser, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("[isRoot] Unable to get current user: %s", err)
-	}
-	return currentUser.Username == "root" || currentUser.Uid == "0"
+func setupMocks() (*lvmmocks.MockLVM, *lsblkmocks.MockLSBLK) {
+	t := GinkgoT()
+	t.Helper()
+	mockLSBLK := lsblkmocks.NewMockLSBLK(t)
+	mockLVM := lvmmocks.NewMockLVM(t)
+	testLVMD := lvmd.NewFileConfigurator(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "lvmd.yaml"))
+
+	testVGReconciler.LSBLK = mockLSBLK
+	testVGReconciler.LVM = mockLVM
+	testVGReconciler.LVMD = testLVMD
+	DeferCleanup(func() {
+		testVGReconciler.LVMD = nil
+		testVGReconciler.LSBLK = nil
+		testVGReconciler.LVM = nil
+	})
+
+	return mockLVM, mockLSBLK
 }
diff --git a/pkg/vgmanager/vgmanager_controller_test.go b/pkg/vgmanager/vgmanager_controller_test.go
index fd30fb078..854b3cf59 100644
--- a/pkg/vgmanager/vgmanager_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vgmanager/vgmanager_controller_test.go
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ var _ = Describe("vgmanager controller", func() {
 })
 
 func testMockedBlockDeviceOnHost(ctx context.Context) {
-	DeferCleanup(func() {
-		mockLVM.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-		mockLSBLK.AssertExpectations(GinkgoT())
-	})
+	By("injecting mocked LVM and LSBLK")
+	mockLVM, mockLSBLK := setupMocks()
 
 	By("setting up the disk as a block device with losetup")
 	device := filepath.Join(GinkgoT().TempDir(), "mock0")