diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main.go
index b4ec6763..69f822bf 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 const (
 	configOverride = "XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
 	configFilePath = "nvidia-container-runtime/config.toml"
-
-	hookDefaultFilePath = "/usr/bin/nvidia-container-runtime-hook"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ func run(argv []string) (rerr error) {
 		logger.CloseFile()
 	}()
 
-	r, err := newRuntime(argv)
+	r, err := newNVIDIAContainerRuntime(logger.Logger, cfg, argv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating runtime: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go
index 847840a0..0b576661 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/test"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ func TestDuplicateHook(t *testing.T) {
 // addNVIDIAHook is a basic wrapper for an addHookModifier that is used for
 // testing.
 func addNVIDIAHook(spec *specs.Spec) error {
-	m := addHookModifier{logger: logger.Logger}
+	m := modifier.NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger.Logger)
 	return m.Modify(spec)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/nvcr.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier/stable.go
similarity index 59%
rename from cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/nvcr.go
rename to cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier/stable.go
index 3fa90bae..37dfa1e7 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/nvcr.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier/stable.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package main
+package modifier
 
 import (
 	"os"
@@ -22,36 +22,31 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/oci"
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/runtime"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// newNvidiaContainerRuntime is a constructor for a standard runtime shim. This uses
-// a ModifyingRuntimeWrapper to apply the required modifications before execing to the
-// specified low-level runtime
-func newNvidiaContainerRuntime(logger *log.Logger, lowlevelRuntime oci.Runtime, ociSpec oci.Spec) (oci.Runtime, error) {
-	modifier := addHookModifier{logger: logger}
+const (
+	hookDefaultFilePath = "/usr/bin/nvidia-container-runtime-hook"
+)
 
-	r := runtime.NewModifyingRuntimeWrapper(
-		logger,
-		lowlevelRuntime,
-		ociSpec,
-		modifier,
-	)
+// NewStableRuntimeModifier creates an OCI spec modifier that inserts the NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook into an OCI
+// spec. The specified logger is used to capture log output.
+func NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger *logrus.Logger) oci.SpecModifier {
+	m := stableRuntimeModifier{logger: logger}
 
-	return r, nil
+	return &m
 }
 
-// addHookModifier modifies an OCI spec inplace, inserting the nvidia-container-runtime-hook as a
+// stableRuntimeModifier modifies an OCI spec inplace, inserting the nvidia-container-runtime-hook as a
 // prestart hook. If the hook is already present, no modification is made.
-type addHookModifier struct {
-	logger *log.Logger
+type stableRuntimeModifier struct {
+	logger *logrus.Logger
 }
 
 // Modify applies the required modification to the incoming OCI spec, inserting the nvidia-container-runtime-hook
 // as a prestart hook.
-func (m addHookModifier) Modify(spec *specs.Spec) error {
+func (m stableRuntimeModifier) Modify(spec *specs.Spec) error {
 	path, err := exec.LookPath("nvidia-container-runtime-hook")
 	if err != nil {
 		path = hookDefaultFilePath
@@ -61,18 +56,17 @@ func (m addHookModifier) Modify(spec *specs.Spec) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	m.logger.Printf("prestart hook path: %s\n", path)
+	m.logger.Infof("Using prestart hook path: %s", path)
 
 	args := []string{path}
 	if spec.Hooks == nil {
 		spec.Hooks = &specs.Hooks{}
 	} else if len(spec.Hooks.Prestart) != 0 {
 		for _, hook := range spec.Hooks.Prestart {
-			if !strings.Contains(hook.Path, "nvidia-container-runtime-hook") {
-				continue
+			if strings.Contains(hook.Path, "nvidia-container-runtime-hook") {
+				m.logger.Infof("existing nvidia prestart hook found in OCI spec")
+				return nil
 			}
-			m.logger.Println("existing nvidia prestart hook in OCI spec file")
-			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier/stable_test.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier/stable_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac05c199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier/stable_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/*
+# Copyright (c) 2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package modifier
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/test"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	testlog "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type testConfig struct {
+	root    string
+	binPath string
+}
+
+var cfg *testConfig
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	// TEST SETUP
+	// Determine the module root and the test binary path
+	var err error
+	moduleRoot, err := test.GetModuleRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatalf("error in test setup: could not get module root: %v", err)
+	}
+	testBinPath := filepath.Join(moduleRoot, "test", "bin")
+
+	// Set the environment variables for the test
+	os.Setenv("PATH", test.PrependToPath(testBinPath, moduleRoot))
+
+	// Store the root and binary paths in the test Config
+	cfg = &testConfig{
+		root:    moduleRoot,
+		binPath: testBinPath,
+	}
+
+	// RUN TESTS
+	exitCode := m.Run()
+
+	os.Exit(exitCode)
+}
+
+func TestAddHookModifier(t *testing.T) {
+	logger, logHook := testlog.NewNullLogger()
+
+	testHookPath := filepath.Join(cfg.binPath, "nvidia-container-runtime-hook")
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		description   string
+		spec          specs.Spec
+		expectedError error
+		expectedSpec  specs.Spec
+	}{
+		{
+			description: "empty spec adds hook",
+			spec:        specs.Spec{},
+			expectedSpec: specs.Spec{
+				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
+					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
+						{
+							Path: testHookPath,
+							Args: []string{testHookPath, "prestart"},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "spec with empty hooks adds hook",
+			spec: specs.Spec{
+				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{},
+			},
+			expectedSpec: specs.Spec{
+				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
+					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
+						{
+							Path: testHookPath,
+							Args: []string{testHookPath, "prestart"},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "hook is not replaced",
+			spec: specs.Spec{
+				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
+					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
+						{
+							Path: "nvidia-container-runtime-hook",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedSpec: specs.Spec{
+				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
+					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
+						{
+							Path: "nvidia-container-runtime-hook",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "other hooks are not replaced",
+			spec: specs.Spec{
+				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
+					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
+						{
+							Path: "some-hook",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedSpec: specs.Spec{
+				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
+					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
+						{
+							Path: "some-hook",
+						},
+						{
+							Path: testHookPath,
+							Args: []string{testHookPath, "prestart"},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		logHook.Reset()
+
+		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			m := NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger)
+
+			err := m.Modify(&tc.spec)
+			if tc.expectedError != nil {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+
+			require.EqualValues(t, tc.expectedSpec, tc.spec)
+		})
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/nvcr_test.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/nvcr_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fc1348d..00000000
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/nvcr_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,190 +0,0 @@
-/*
-# Copyright (c) 2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/oci"
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
-	testlog "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestAddNvidiaHook(t *testing.T) {
-	logger, logHook := testlog.NewNullLogger()
-
-	mockRuntime := &oci.RuntimeMock{}
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		spec         *specs.Spec
-		errorPrefix  string
-		shouldNotAdd bool
-	}{
-		{
-			spec: &specs.Spec{},
-		},
-		{
-			spec: &specs.Spec{
-				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			spec: &specs.Spec{
-				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
-					Prestart: []specs.Hook{{
-						Path: "some-hook",
-					}},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			spec: &specs.Spec{
-				Hooks: &specs.Hooks{
-					Prestart: []specs.Hook{{
-						Path: "nvidia-container-runtime-hook",
-					}},
-				},
-			},
-			shouldNotAdd: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		logHook.Reset()
-
-		var numPrestartHooks int
-		if tc.spec.Hooks != nil {
-			numPrestartHooks = len(tc.spec.Hooks.Prestart)
-		}
-
-		shim, err := newNvidiaContainerRuntime(
-			logger,
-			mockRuntime,
-			oci.NewMemorySpec(tc.spec),
-		)
-
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = shim.Exec([]string{"runtime", "create"})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		if tc.errorPrefix == "" {
-			require.NoErrorf(t, err, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-		} else {
-			require.Truef(t, strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), tc.errorPrefix), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-
-			require.NotNilf(t, tc.spec.Hooks, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-			require.Equalf(t, 1, nvidiaHookCount(tc.spec.Hooks), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-
-			if tc.shouldNotAdd {
-				require.Equal(t, numPrestartHooks+1, len(tc.spec.Hooks.Poststart), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-			} else {
-				require.Equal(t, numPrestartHooks+1, len(tc.spec.Hooks.Poststart), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-
-				nvidiaHook := tc.spec.Hooks.Poststart[len(tc.spec.Hooks.Poststart)-1]
-
-				// TODO: This assumes that the hook has been set up in the makefile
-				expectedPath := "/usr/bin/nvidia-container-runtime-hook"
-				require.Equalf(t, expectedPath, nvidiaHook.Path, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-				require.Equalf(t, []string{expectedPath, "prestart"}, nvidiaHook.Args, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-				require.Emptyf(t, nvidiaHook.Env, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-				require.Nilf(t, nvidiaHook.Timeout, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNvidiaContainerRuntime(t *testing.T) {
-	logger, hook := testlog.NewNullLogger()
-
-	mockRuntime := &oci.RuntimeMock{}
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		shouldModify bool
-		args         []string
-		modifyError  error
-		writeError   error
-	}{
-		{
-			shouldModify: false,
-		},
-		{
-			args:         []string{"create"},
-			shouldModify: true,
-		},
-		{
-			args:         []string{"--bundle=create"},
-			shouldModify: false,
-		},
-		{
-			args:         []string{"--bundle", "create"},
-			shouldModify: false,
-		},
-		{
-			args:         []string{"create"},
-			shouldModify: true,
-		},
-		{
-			args:         []string{"create"},
-			modifyError:  fmt.Errorf("error modifying"),
-			shouldModify: true,
-		},
-		{
-			args:         []string{"create"},
-			writeError:   fmt.Errorf("error writing"),
-			shouldModify: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		hook.Reset()
-		specMock := &oci.SpecMock{
-			ModifyFunc: func(specModifier oci.SpecModifier) error {
-				return tc.modifyError
-			},
-			FlushFunc: func() error {
-				return tc.writeError
-			},
-		}
-
-		shim, err := newNvidiaContainerRuntime(logger, mockRuntime, specMock)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = shim.Exec(tc.args)
-		if tc.modifyError != nil || tc.writeError != nil {
-			require.Error(t, err, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-		} else {
-			require.NoError(t, err, "%d: %v", i, tc)
-		}
-
-		if tc.shouldModify {
-			require.Equal(t, 1, len(specMock.ModifyCalls()), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-		} else {
-			require.Equal(t, 0, len(specMock.ModifyCalls()), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-		}
-
-		writeExpected := tc.shouldModify && tc.modifyError == nil
-		if writeExpected {
-			require.Equal(t, 1, len(specMock.FlushCalls()), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-		} else {
-			require.Equal(t, 0, len(specMock.FlushCalls()), "%d: %v", i, tc)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory.go
index 3e3cd353..8b547935 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-# Copyright (c) 2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/modifier"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/oci"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/runtime"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -27,23 +30,28 @@ const (
 	runcExecutableName       = "runc"
 )
 
-// newRuntime is a factory method that constructs a runtime based on the selected configuration.
-func newRuntime(argv []string) (oci.Runtime, error) {
-	ociSpec, err := oci.NewSpec(logger.Logger, argv)
+// newNVIDIAContainerRuntime is a factory method that constructs a runtime based on the selected configuration and specified logger
+func newNVIDIAContainerRuntime(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config, argv []string) (oci.Runtime, error) {
+	ociSpec, err := oci.NewSpec(logger, argv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error constructing OCI specification: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	lowLevelRuntimeCandidates := []string{dockerRuncExecutableName, runcExecutableName}
-	lowLevelRuntime, err := oci.NewLowLevelRuntime(logger.Logger, lowLevelRuntimeCandidates)
+	lowLevelRuntime, err := oci.NewLowLevelRuntime(logger, lowLevelRuntimeCandidates)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error constructing low-level runtime: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	r, err := newNvidiaContainerRuntime(logger.Logger, lowLevelRuntime, ociSpec)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error constructing NVIDIA Container Runtime: %v", err)
-	}
+	specModifier := modifier.NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger)
+
+	// Create the wrapping runtime with the specified modifier
+	r := runtime.NewModifyingRuntimeWrapper(
+		logger,
+		lowLevelRuntime,
+		ociSpec,
+		specModifier,
+	)
 
 	return r, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory_test.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory_test.go
index 07d02232..b29e07bf 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/runtime_factory_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,33 @@ package main
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	testlog "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestConstructor(t *testing.T) {
-	shim, err := newRuntime([]string{})
+func TestFactoryMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	logger, _ := testlog.NewNullLogger()
 
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, shim)
+	testCases := []struct {
+		description   string
+		config        config
+		argv          []string
+		expectedError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			description: "empty config no error",
+			config:      config{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := newNVIDIAContainerRuntime(logger, &tc.config, tc.argv)
+			if tc.expectedError {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
 }