diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
index 71fd0d01..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"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (m command) validateFlags(c *cli.Context, opts *options) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	cfg.nvidiaCTKPath = discover.FindNvidiaCTK(m.logger, cfg.nvidiaCTKPath)
+	opts.nvidiaCTKPath = config.ResolveNVIDIACTKPath(m.logger, opts.nvidiaCTKPath)
 
 	if outputFileFormat := formatFromFilename(opts.output); outputFileFormat != "" {
 		m.logger.Debugf("Inferred output format as %q from output file name", outputFileFormat)
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/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/runtime/runtime.go b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
index 4e30f8b9..47a80e29 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/config"
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/discover"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/info"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 )
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func (r rt) Run(argv []string) (rerr error) {
 	if r.modeOverride != "" {
 		cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.Mode = r.modeOverride
 	}
-	cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path = discover.FindNvidiaCTK(r.logger.Logger, cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path)
+	cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path = config.ResolveNVIDIACTKPath(r.logger.Logger, cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path)
 
 	// Print the config to the output.
 	configJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(cfg, "", "  ")