diff --git a/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go b/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go
index dcf749380..22d933f41 100644
--- a/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vgmanager/suite_test.go
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ package vgmanager
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"log"
-	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-
 	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 	secv1 "github.com/openshift/api/security/v1"
+	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"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ 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 +58,7 @@ 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 +141,15 @@ 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 +166,30 @@ 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.MockLSBLK{}
+	mockLSBLK.Mock.Test(t)
+	DeferCleanup(func() {
+		mockLSBLK.AssertExpectations(t)
+	})
+	mockLVM := &lvmmocks.MockLVM{}
+	mockLVM.Mock.Test(t)
+	DeferCleanup(func() {
+		mockLVM.AssertExpectations(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..57d99ee22 100644
--- a/pkg/vgmanager/vgmanager_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vgmanager/vgmanager_controller_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -25,10 +26,8 @@ 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")
@@ -49,10 +48,18 @@ func testMockedBlockDeviceOnHost(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	mockLVM.EXPECT().ListVGs().Return(nil, nil).Once()
+	kname := device
+	// HACK: if we are on unix, we can simply use the "/tmp" path.
+	// if we are on darwin, then the symlink of the temp file
+	// will resolve to /private/var from /var, so we have to adjust
+	// the block device name
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		kname = filepath.Join("/", "private", device)
+	}
 	mockLSBLK.EXPECT().ListBlockDevices().Return([]lsblk.BlockDevice{
 		{
 			Name:       "mock0",
-			KName:      device,
+			KName:      kname,
 			Type:       "mocked",
 			Model:      "mocked",
 			Vendor:     "mocked",