diff --git a/cmd/image-builder/bib_main.go b/cmd/image-builder/bib_main.go
index da725988..6df44eda 100644
--- a/cmd/image-builder/bib_main.go
+++ b/cmd/image-builder/bib_main.go
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ func bibCmdManifest(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-var awscloudNewUploader = awscloud.NewUploader
-
 func handleAWSFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) (cloud.Uploader, error) {
 	imgTypes, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("type")
 	region, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("aws-region")
diff --git a/cmd/image-builder/upload.go b/cmd/image-builder/upload.go
index d79196be..6c4d76f2 100644
--- a/cmd/image-builder/upload.go
+++ b/cmd/image-builder/upload.go
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ var ErrUploadConfigNotProvided = errors.New("missing all upload configuration")
 // ErrUploadTypeUnsupported is returned when the upload type is not supported
 var ErrUploadTypeUnsupported = errors.New("unsupported type")
 
-var libvirtNewUploader = libvirt.NewUploader
-var openstackNewUploader = openstack.NewUploader
-var ibmNewUploader = ibmcloud.NewUploader
+// uploader constructors that are mocked in tests
+var (
+	awscloudNewUploader  = awscloud.NewUploader
+	libvirtNewUploader   = libvirt.NewUploader
+	openstackNewUploader = openstack.NewUploader
+	ibmNewUploader       = ibmcloud.NewUploader
+)
 
 func uploadImageWithProgress(uploader cloud.Uploader, imagePath string) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(imagePath)