diff --git a/src/internal/api/packages/find.go b/src/internal/api/packages/find.go
index 226a0f6682..99ed7f5a8a 100644
--- a/src/internal/api/packages/find.go
+++ b/src/internal/api/packages/find.go
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-// Find zarf-packages on the local system (https://regex101.com/r/TUUftK/1)
-var packagePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`zarf-package[^\s\\\/]*\.tar(\.zst)?$`)
-
-// Find zarf-init packages on the local system
-var currentInitPattern = regexp.MustCompile(packager.GetInitPackageName("") + "$")
-
 // FindInHomeStream returns all packages in the user's home directory.
 // If the init query parameter is true, only init packages will be returned.
 func FindInHomeStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -32,9 +26,9 @@ func FindInHomeStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
 
 	init := r.URL.Query().Get("init")
-	regexp := packagePattern
+	regexp := packager.ZarfPackagePattern
 	if init == "true" {
-		regexp = currentInitPattern
+		regexp = packager.ZarfInitPattern
 	}
 
 	done := make(chan bool)
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ func FindInitStream(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 	go func() {
 		// stream init packages in the execution directory
 		if execDir, err := utils.GetFinalExecutablePath(); err == nil {
-			streamDirPackages(execDir, currentInitPattern, w)
+			streamDirPackages(execDir, packager.ZarfInitPattern, w)
 		} else {
 			streamError(err, w)
 		}
@@ -76,11 +70,11 @@ func FindInitStream(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 				streamError(err, w)
 			}
 		}
-		streamDirPackages(cachePath, currentInitPattern, w)
+		streamDirPackages(cachePath, packager.ZarfInitPattern, w)
 
 		// Find init packages in the current working directory
 		if cwd, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil {
-			streamDirPackages(cwd, currentInitPattern, w)
+			streamDirPackages(cwd, packager.ZarfInitPattern, w)
 		} else {
 			streamError(err, w)
 		}
@@ -98,7 +92,7 @@ func FindPackageStream(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 
 	go func() {
 		if cwd, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil {
-			streamDirPackages(cwd, packagePattern, w)
+			streamDirPackages(cwd, packager.ZarfPackagePattern, w)
 		} else {
 			streamError(err, w)
 		}
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/common.go b/src/pkg/packager/common.go
index c8573aa029..281bd6f80f 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/common.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/common.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -39,6 +40,15 @@ type Packager struct {
 	warnings []string
 }
 
+// Zarf Packager Variables.
+var (
+	// Find zarf-packages on the local system (https://regex101.com/r/TUUftK/1)
+	ZarfPackagePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`zarf-package[^\s\\\/]*\.tar(\.zst)?$`)
+
+	// Find zarf-init packages on the local system
+	ZarfInitPattern = regexp.MustCompile(GetInitPackageName("") + "$")
+)
+
 /*
 New creates a new package instance with the provided config.
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/remove.go b/src/pkg/packager/remove.go
index 98ba68ed6c..305f2187b2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/remove.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/remove.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package packager
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/config"
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/config/lang"
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ func (p *Packager) Remove(packageName string) (err error) {
 	defer spinner.Stop()
 
 	// If the user input is a path to a package, extract the package
-	isTarball := regexp.MustCompile(`.*zarf-package-.*\.tar\.zst$`).MatchString
-	if isTarball(packageName) {
+	if ZarfPackagePattern.MatchString(packageName) {
 		if utils.InvalidPath(packageName) {
 			message.Fatalf(nil, lang.CmdPackageRemoveTarballErr)
 		}