diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
index a81f41a5..b88c9234 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/discover"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/config"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/edits"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/pkg/nvcdi"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/pkg/nvcdi/spec"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type command struct {
 	logger *logrus.Logger
 }
 
-type config struct {
+type options struct {
 	output             string
 	format             string
 	deviceNameStrategy string
@@ -61,17 +61,17 @@ func NewCommand(logger *logrus.Logger) *cli.Command {
 
 // build creates the CLI command
 func (m command) build() *cli.Command {
-	cfg := config{}
+	opts := options{}
 
 	// Create the 'generate-cdi' command
 	c := cli.Command{
 		Name:  "generate",
 		Usage: "Generate CDI specifications for use with CDI-enabled runtimes",
 		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			return m.validateFlags(c, &cfg)
+			return m.validateFlags(c, &opts)
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			return m.run(c, &cfg)
+			return m.run(c, &opts)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -79,109 +79,109 @@ func (m command) build() *cli.Command {
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "output",
 			Usage:       "Specify the file to output the generated CDI specification to. If this is '' the specification is output to STDOUT",
-			Destination: &cfg.output,
+			Destination: &opts.output,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "format",
 			Usage:       "The output format for the generated spec [json | yaml]. This overrides the format defined by the output file extension (if specified).",
 			Value:       spec.FormatYAML,
-			Destination: &cfg.format,
+			Destination: &opts.format,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "mode",
 			Aliases:     []string{"discovery-mode"},
 			Usage:       "The mode to use when discovering the available entities. One of [auto | nvml | wsl]. If mode is set to 'auto' the mode will be determined based on the system configuration.",
 			Value:       nvcdi.ModeAuto,
-			Destination: &cfg.mode,
+			Destination: &opts.mode,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "device-name-strategy",
 			Usage:       "Specify the strategy for generating device names. One of [index | uuid | type-index]",
 			Value:       nvcdi.DeviceNameStrategyIndex,
-			Destination: &cfg.deviceNameStrategy,
+			Destination: &opts.deviceNameStrategy,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "driver-root",
 			Usage:       "Specify the NVIDIA GPU driver root to use when discovering the entities that should be included in the CDI specification.",
-			Destination: &cfg.driverRoot,
+			Destination: &opts.driverRoot,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "nvidia-ctk-path",
 			Usage:       "Specify the path to use for the nvidia-ctk in the generated CDI specification. If this is left empty, the path will be searched.",
-			Destination: &cfg.nvidiaCTKPath,
+			Destination: &opts.nvidiaCTKPath,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "vendor",
 			Aliases:     []string{"cdi-vendor"},
 			Usage:       "the vendor string to use for the generated CDI specification.",
 			Value:       "nvidia.com",
-			Destination: &cfg.vendor,
+			Destination: &opts.vendor,
 		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "class",
 			Aliases:     []string{"cdi-class"},
 			Usage:       "the class string to use for the generated CDI specification.",
 			Value:       "gpu",
-			Destination: &cfg.class,
+			Destination: &opts.class,
 		},
 	}
 
 	return &c
 }
 
-func (m command) validateFlags(c *cli.Context, cfg *config) error {
+func (m command) validateFlags(c *cli.Context, opts *options) error {
 
-	cfg.format = strings.ToLower(cfg.format)
-	switch cfg.format {
+	opts.format = strings.ToLower(opts.format)
+	switch opts.format {
 	case spec.FormatJSON:
 	case spec.FormatYAML:
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid output format: %v", cfg.format)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid output format: %v", opts.format)
 	}
 
-	cfg.mode = strings.ToLower(cfg.mode)
-	switch cfg.mode {
+	opts.mode = strings.ToLower(opts.mode)
+	switch opts.mode {
 	case nvcdi.ModeAuto:
 	case nvcdi.ModeNvml:
 	case nvcdi.ModeWsl:
 	case nvcdi.ModeManagement:
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid discovery mode: %v", cfg.mode)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid discovery mode: %v", opts.mode)
 	}
 
-	_, err := nvcdi.NewDeviceNamer(cfg.deviceNameStrategy)
+	_, err := nvcdi.NewDeviceNamer(opts.deviceNameStrategy)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	cfg.nvidiaCTKPath = discover.FindNvidiaCTK(m.logger, cfg.nvidiaCTKPath)
+	opts.nvidiaCTKPath = config.ResolveNVIDIACTKPath(m.logger, opts.nvidiaCTKPath)
 
-	if outputFileFormat := formatFromFilename(cfg.output); outputFileFormat != "" {
+	if outputFileFormat := formatFromFilename(opts.output); outputFileFormat != "" {
 		m.logger.Debugf("Inferred output format as %q from output file name", outputFileFormat)
 		if !c.IsSet("format") {
-			cfg.format = outputFileFormat
-		} else if outputFileFormat != cfg.format {
-			m.logger.Warningf("Requested output format %q does not match format implied by output file name: %q", cfg.format, outputFileFormat)
+			opts.format = outputFileFormat
+		} else if outputFileFormat != opts.format {
+			m.logger.Warningf("Requested output format %q does not match format implied by output file name: %q", opts.format, outputFileFormat)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := cdi.ValidateVendorName(cfg.vendor); err != nil {
+	if err := cdi.ValidateVendorName(opts.vendor); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid CDI vendor name: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err := cdi.ValidateClassName(cfg.class); err != nil {
+	if err := cdi.ValidateClassName(opts.class); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid CDI class name: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m command) run(c *cli.Context, cfg *config) error {
-	spec, err := m.generateSpec(cfg)
+func (m command) run(c *cli.Context, opts *options) error {
+	spec, err := m.generateSpec(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate CDI spec: %v", err)
 	}
 	m.logger.Infof("Generated CDI spec with version %v", spec.Raw().Version)
 
-	if cfg.output == "" {
+	if opts.output == "" {
 		_, err := spec.WriteTo(os.Stdout)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write CDI spec to STDOUT: %v", err)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (m command) run(c *cli.Context, cfg *config) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return spec.Save(cfg.output)
+	return spec.Save(opts.output)
 }
 
 func formatFromFilename(filename string) string {
@@ -204,18 +204,18 @@ func formatFromFilename(filename string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (m command) generateSpec(cfg *config) (spec.Interface, error) {
-	deviceNamer, err := nvcdi.NewDeviceNamer(cfg.deviceNameStrategy)
+func (m command) generateSpec(opts *options) (spec.Interface, error) {
+	deviceNamer, err := nvcdi.NewDeviceNamer(opts.deviceNameStrategy)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create device namer: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	cdilib, err := nvcdi.New(
 		nvcdi.WithLogger(m.logger),
-		nvcdi.WithDriverRoot(cfg.driverRoot),
-		nvcdi.WithNVIDIACTKPath(cfg.nvidiaCTKPath),
+		nvcdi.WithDriverRoot(opts.driverRoot),
+		nvcdi.WithNVIDIACTKPath(opts.nvidiaCTKPath),
 		nvcdi.WithDeviceNamer(deviceNamer),
-		nvcdi.WithMode(string(cfg.mode)),
+		nvcdi.WithMode(string(opts.mode)),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create CDI library: %v", err)
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ func (m command) generateSpec(cfg *config) (spec.Interface, error) {
 	}
 
 	return spec.New(
-		spec.WithVendor(cfg.vendor),
-		spec.WithClass(cfg.class),
+		spec.WithVendor(opts.vendor),
+		spec.WithClass(opts.class),
 		spec.WithDeviceSpecs(deviceSpecs),
 		spec.WithEdits(*commonEdits.ContainerEdits),
-		spec.WithFormat(cfg.format),
+		spec.WithFormat(opts.format),
 		spec.WithPermissions(0644),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 2ecfa120..7601d0fd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -22,15 +22,21 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/lookup"
 	"github.com/container-orchestrated-devices/container-device-interface/pkg/cdi"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 const (
 	configOverride = "XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
 	configFilePath = "nvidia-container-runtime/config.toml"
+
+	nvidiaCTKExecutable      = "nvidia-ctk"
+	nvidiaCTKDefaultFilePath = "/usr/bin/nvidia-ctk"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -181,7 +187,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfigToml() (*toml.Tree, error) {
 	tree.Set("nvidia-container-runtime.modes.cdi.annotation-prefixes", []string{cdi.AnnotationPrefix})
 
 	// nvidia-ctk
-	tree.Set("nvidia-ctk.path", "nvidia-ctk")
+	tree.Set("nvidia-ctk.path", nvidiaCTKExecutable)
 
 	return tree, nil
 }
@@ -232,3 +238,33 @@ func getDistIDLike() []string {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// ResolveNVIDIACTKPath resolves the path to the nvidia-ctk binary.
+// This executable is used in hooks and needs to be an absolute path.
+// If the path is specified as an absolute path, it is used directly
+// without checking for existence of an executable at that path.
+func ResolveNVIDIACTKPath(logger *logrus.Logger, nvidiaCTKPath string) string {
+	if filepath.IsAbs(nvidiaCTKPath) {
+		logger.Debugf("Using specified NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI path %v", nvidiaCTKPath)
+		return nvidiaCTKPath
+	}
+
+	if nvidiaCTKPath == "" {
+		nvidiaCTKPath = nvidiaCTKExecutable
+	}
+	logger.Debugf("Locating NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI as %v", nvidiaCTKPath)
+	lookup := lookup.NewExecutableLocator(logger, "")
+	hookPath := nvidiaCTKDefaultFilePath
+	targets, err := lookup.Locate(nvidiaCTKPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warnf("Failed to locate %v: %v", nvidiaCTKPath, err)
+	} else if len(targets) == 0 {
+		logger.Warnf("%v not found", nvidiaCTKPath)
+	} else {
+		logger.Debugf("Found %v candidates: %v", nvidiaCTKPath, targets)
+		hookPath = targets[0]
+	}
+	logger.Debugf("Using NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI path %v", hookPath)
+
+	return hookPath
+}
diff --git a/internal/discover/discover.go b/internal/discover/discover.go
index 0687055f..7ff9f042 100644
--- a/internal/discover/discover.go
+++ b/internal/discover/discover.go
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 
 package discover
 
-// Config represents the configuration options for discovery
-type Config struct {
-	DriverRoot    string
-	NvidiaCTKPath string
-}
-
 // Device represents a discovered character device.
 type Device struct {
 	HostPath string
diff --git a/internal/discover/graphics.go b/internal/discover/graphics.go
index dedbfbe7..527f7c1d 100644
--- a/internal/discover/graphics.go
+++ b/internal/discover/graphics.go
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewGraphicsDiscoverer returns the discoverer for graphics tools such as Vulkan.
-func NewGraphicsDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, devices image.VisibleDevices, cfg *Config) (Discover, error) {
-	driverRoot := cfg.DriverRoot
-
+func NewGraphicsDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, devices image.VisibleDevices, driverRoot string, nvidiaCTKPath string) (Discover, error) {
 	mounts, err := NewGraphicsMountsDiscoverer(logger, driverRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create mounts discoverer: %v", err)
@@ -44,9 +42,9 @@ func NewGraphicsDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, devices image.VisibleDevices,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create DRM device discoverer: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	drmByPathSymlinks := newCreateDRMByPathSymlinks(logger, drmDeviceNodes, cfg)
+	drmByPathSymlinks := newCreateDRMByPathSymlinks(logger, drmDeviceNodes, driverRoot, nvidiaCTKPath)
 
-	xorg := optionalXorgDiscoverer(logger, driverRoot, cfg.NvidiaCTKPath)
+	xorg := optionalXorgDiscoverer(logger, driverRoot, nvidiaCTKPath)
 
 	discover := Merge(
 		Merge(drmDeviceNodes, drmByPathSymlinks),
@@ -106,11 +104,11 @@ type drmDevicesByPath struct {
 }
 
 // newCreateDRMByPathSymlinks creates a discoverer for a hook to create the by-path symlinks for DRM devices discovered by the specified devices discoverer
-func newCreateDRMByPathSymlinks(logger *logrus.Logger, devices Discover, cfg *Config) Discover {
+func newCreateDRMByPathSymlinks(logger *logrus.Logger, devices Discover, driverRoot string, nvidiaCTKPath string) Discover {
 	d := drmDevicesByPath{
 		logger:        logger,
-		nvidiaCTKPath: FindNvidiaCTK(logger, cfg.NvidiaCTKPath),
-		driverRoot:    cfg.DriverRoot,
+		nvidiaCTKPath: nvidiaCTKPath,
+		driverRoot:    driverRoot,
 		devicesFrom:   devices,
 	}
 
@@ -300,7 +298,7 @@ func newXorgDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, driverRoot string, nvidiaCTKPath s
 	xorgHooks := xorgHooks{
 		libraries:     xorgLibs,
 		driverVersion: version,
-		nvidiaCTKPath: FindNvidiaCTK(logger, nvidiaCTKPath),
+		nvidiaCTKPath: nvidiaCTKPath,
 	}
 
 	xorgConfg := NewMounts(
diff --git a/internal/discover/hooks.go b/internal/discover/hooks.go
index 87202e7c..3135ea06 100644
--- a/internal/discover/hooks.go
+++ b/internal/discover/hooks.go
@@ -19,14 +19,7 @@ package discover
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/lookup"
 	"github.com/container-orchestrated-devices/container-device-interface/pkg/cdi"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-const (
-	nvidiaCTKExecutable      = "nvidia-ctk"
-	nvidiaCTKDefaultFilePath = "/usr/bin/nvidia-ctk"
 )
 
 var _ Discover = (*Hook)(nil)
@@ -72,32 +65,3 @@ func CreateNvidiaCTKHook(nvidiaCTKPath string, hookName string, additionalArgs .
 		Args:      append([]string{filepath.Base(nvidiaCTKPath), "hook", hookName}, additionalArgs...),
 	}
 }
-
-// FindNvidiaCTK locates the nvidia-ctk executable to be used in hooks.
-// If an nvidia-ctk path is specified as an absolute path, it is used directly
-// without checking for existence of an executable at that path.
-func FindNvidiaCTK(logger *logrus.Logger, nvidiaCTKPath string) string {
-	if filepath.IsAbs(nvidiaCTKPath) {
-		logger.Debugf("Using specified NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI path %v", nvidiaCTKPath)
-		return nvidiaCTKPath
-	}
-
-	if nvidiaCTKPath == "" {
-		nvidiaCTKPath = nvidiaCTKExecutable
-	}
-	logger.Debugf("Locating NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI as %v", nvidiaCTKPath)
-	lookup := lookup.NewExecutableLocator(logger, "")
-	hookPath := nvidiaCTKDefaultFilePath
-	targets, err := lookup.Locate(nvidiaCTKPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Warnf("Failed to locate %v: %v", nvidiaCTKPath, err)
-	} else if len(targets) == 0 {
-		logger.Warnf("%v not found", nvidiaCTKPath)
-	} else {
-		logger.Debugf("Found %v candidates: %v", nvidiaCTKPath, targets)
-		hookPath = targets[0]
-	}
-	logger.Debugf("Using NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI path %v", hookPath)
-
-	return hookPath
-}
diff --git a/internal/discover/ldconfig.go b/internal/discover/ldconfig.go
index e56f605a..a1c237e0 100644
--- a/internal/discover/ldconfig.go
+++ b/internal/discover/ldconfig.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewLDCacheUpdateHook creates a discoverer that updates the ldcache for the specified mounts. A logger can also be specified
-func NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger *logrus.Logger, mounts Discover, cfg *Config) (Discover, error) {
+func NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger *logrus.Logger, mounts Discover, nvidiaCTKPath string) (Discover, error) {
 	d := ldconfig{
 		logger:        logger,
-		nvidiaCTKPath: FindNvidiaCTK(logger, cfg.NvidiaCTKPath),
+		nvidiaCTKPath: nvidiaCTKPath,
 		mountsFrom:    mounts,
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/discover/ldconfig_test.go b/internal/discover/ldconfig_test.go
index 4b3c11a1..8d72dde6 100644
--- a/internal/discover/ldconfig_test.go
+++ b/internal/discover/ldconfig_test.go
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ const (
 func TestLDCacheUpdateHook(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, _ := testlog.NewNullLogger()
 
-	cfg := Config{
-		DriverRoot:    "/",
-		NvidiaCTKPath: testNvidiaCTKPath,
-	}
-
 	testCases := []struct {
 		description   string
 		mounts        []Mount
@@ -95,7 +90,7 @@ func TestLDCacheUpdateHook(t *testing.T) {
 				Lifecycle: "createContainer",
 			}
 
-			d, err := NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, mountMock, &cfg)
+			d, err := NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, mountMock, testNvidiaCTKPath)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			hooks, err := d.Hooks()
diff --git a/internal/discover/symlinks.go b/internal/discover/symlinks.go
index b5d344e3..31e8e64e 100644
--- a/internal/discover/symlinks.go
+++ b/internal/discover/symlinks.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ type symlinks struct {
 }
 
 // NewCreateSymlinksHook creates a discoverer for a hook that creates required symlinks in the container
-func NewCreateSymlinksHook(logger *logrus.Logger, csvFiles []string, mounts Discover, cfg *Config) (Discover, error) {
+func NewCreateSymlinksHook(logger *logrus.Logger, csvFiles []string, mounts Discover, nvidiaCTKPath string) (Discover, error) {
 	d := symlinks{
 		logger:        logger,
-		nvidiaCTKPath: FindNvidiaCTK(logger, cfg.NvidiaCTKPath),
+		nvidiaCTKPath: nvidiaCTKPath,
 		csvFiles:      csvFiles,
 		mountsFrom:    mounts,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/modifier/csv.go b/internal/modifier/csv.go
index e0f8582e..0f59b2f4 100644
--- a/internal/modifier/csv.go
+++ b/internal/modifier/csv.go
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ func NewCSVModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec)
 	}
 	logger.Infof("Constructing modifier from config: %+v", *cfg)
 
-	config := &discover.Config{
-		DriverRoot:    cfg.NVIDIAContainerCLIConfig.Root,
-		NvidiaCTKPath: cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path,
-	}
-
 	if err := checkRequirements(logger, image); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("requirements not met: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -79,17 +74,17 @@ func NewCSVModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec)
 		csvFiles = csv.BaseFilesOnly(csvFiles)
 	}
 
-	csvDiscoverer, err := discover.NewFromCSVFiles(logger, csvFiles, config.DriverRoot)
+	csvDiscoverer, err := discover.NewFromCSVFiles(logger, csvFiles, cfg.NVIDIAContainerCLIConfig.Root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create CSV discoverer: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	createSymlinksHook, err := discover.NewCreateSymlinksHook(logger, csvFiles, csvDiscoverer, config)
+	createSymlinksHook, err := discover.NewCreateSymlinksHook(logger, csvFiles, csvDiscoverer, cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create symlink hook discoverer: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	ldcacheUpdateHook, err := discover.NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, csvDiscoverer, config)
+	ldcacheUpdateHook, err := discover.NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, csvDiscoverer, cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create ldcach update hook discoverer: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/modifier/graphics.go b/internal/modifier/graphics.go
index 7e4fa8d1..ec4750d0 100644
--- a/internal/modifier/graphics.go
+++ b/internal/modifier/graphics.go
@@ -44,14 +44,11 @@ func NewGraphicsModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	config := &discover.Config{
-		DriverRoot:    cfg.NVIDIAContainerCLIConfig.Root,
-		NvidiaCTKPath: cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path,
-	}
 	d, err := discover.NewGraphicsDiscoverer(
 		logger,
 		image.DevicesFromEnvvars(visibleDevicesEnvvar),
-		config,
+		cfg.NVIDIAContainerCLIConfig.Root,
+		cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to construct discoverer: %v", err)
diff --git a/internal/runtime/runtime.go b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
index 5634e75a..47a80e29 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ func (r rt) Run(argv []string) (rerr error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error loading config: %v", err)
 	}
-	if r.modeOverride != "" {
-		cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.Mode = r.modeOverride
-	}
-
 	err = r.logger.Update(
 		cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.DebugFilePath,
 		cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.LogLevel,
@@ -63,6 +59,13 @@ func (r rt) Run(argv []string) (rerr error) {
 		r.logger.Reset()
 	}()
 
+	// We apply some config updates here to ensure that the config is valid in
+	// all cases.
+	if r.modeOverride != "" {
+		cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.Mode = r.modeOverride
+	}
+	cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path = config.ResolveNVIDIACTKPath(r.logger.Logger, cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path)
+
 	// Print the config to the output.
 	configJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(cfg, "", "  ")
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/driver-nvml.go b/pkg/nvcdi/driver-nvml.go
index 408da55a..c0dc1445 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/driver-nvml.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/driver-nvml.go
@@ -86,11 +86,7 @@ func NewDriverLibraryDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, driverRoot string, nvidia
 		libraryPaths,
 	)
 
-	cfg := &discover.Config{
-		DriverRoot:    driverRoot,
-		NvidiaCTKPath: nvidiaCTKPath,
-	}
-	hooks, _ := discover.NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, libraries, cfg)
+	hooks, _ := discover.NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, libraries, nvidiaCTKPath)
 
 	d := discover.Merge(
 		libraries,
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/driver-wsl.go b/pkg/nvcdi/driver-wsl.go
index cca4d52c..fbe0572f 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/driver-wsl.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/driver-wsl.go
@@ -90,11 +90,7 @@ func newWSLDriverStoreDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, driverRoot string, nvidi
 	links := []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", target, link)}
 	symlinkHook := discover.CreateCreateSymlinkHook(nvidiaCTKPath, links)
 
-	cfg := &discover.Config{
-		DriverRoot:    driverRoot,
-		NvidiaCTKPath: nvidiaCTKPath,
-	}
-	ldcacheHook, _ := discover.NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, libraries, cfg)
+	ldcacheHook, _ := discover.NewLDCacheUpdateHook(logger, libraries, nvidiaCTKPath)
 
 	d := discover.Merge(
 		libraries,