diff --git a/src/cli/build.ts b/src/cli/build.ts
index 27160977e..5ec58740e 100644
--- a/src/cli/build.ts
+++ b/src/cli/build.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import { dependencies, version } from "./init/templates";
 import { RootCmd } from "./root";
 import { peprFormat } from "./format";
 import { Option } from "commander";
-import { createDirectoryIfNotExists, validateCapabilityNames, parseTimeout } from "../lib/helpers";
+import { validateCapabilityNames, parseTimeout } from "../lib/helpers";
 import { sanitizeResourceName } from "../sdk/sdk";
 import { determineRbacMode } from "./build.helpers";
+import { createDirectoryIfNotExists } from "../lib/filesystemService";
 const peprTS = "pepr.ts";
 let outputDir: string = "dist";
 export type Reloader = (opts: BuildResult<BuildOptions>) => void | Promise<void>;
diff --git a/src/lib/assets/index.ts b/src/lib/assets/index.ts
index 3cb42fcef..c699d6070 100644
--- a/src/lib/assets/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/assets/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { deploy } from "./deploy";
 import { loadCapabilities } from "./loader";
 import { allYaml, zarfYaml, overridesFile, zarfYamlChart } from "./yaml";
 import { namespaceComplianceValidator, replaceString } from "../helpers";
-import { createDirectoryIfNotExists, dedent } from "../helpers";
+import { dedent } from "../helpers";
 import { resolve } from "path";
 import {
   chartYaml,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { apiTokenSecret, service, tlsSecret, watcherService } from "./networking
 import { watcher, moduleSecret } from "./pods";
 
 import { clusterRoleBinding, serviceAccount, storeRole, storeRoleBinding } from "./rbac";
+import { createDirectoryIfNotExists } from "../filesystemService";
 export class Assets {
   readonly name: string;
   readonly tls: TLSOut;
diff --git a/src/lib/filesystemService.test.ts b/src/lib/filesystemService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da00e4840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/filesystemService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-Present The Pepr Authors
+
+import { describe, jest, expect, it } from "@jest/globals";
+import { createDirectoryIfNotExists } from "./filesystemService";
+import { promises as fs } from "fs";
+
+jest.mock("fs", () => {
+  return {
+    promises: {
+      access: jest.fn(),
+      mkdir: jest.fn(),
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+describe("createDirectoryIfNotExists function", () => {
+  it("should create a directory if it doesn't exist", async () => {
+    (fs.access as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ code: "ENOENT" } as never);
+    (fs.mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
+
+    const directoryPath = "/pepr/pepr-test-module/asdf";
+
+    await createDirectoryIfNotExists(directoryPath);
+
+    expect(fs.access).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directoryPath);
+    expect(fs.mkdir).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directoryPath, { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  it("should not create a directory if it already exists", async () => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+    (fs.access as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
+
+    const directoryPath = "/pepr/pepr-test-module/asdf";
+
+    await createDirectoryIfNotExists(directoryPath);
+
+    expect(fs.access).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directoryPath);
+    expect(fs.mkdir).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("should throw an error for other fs.access errors", async () => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+    (fs.access as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ code: "ERROR" } as never);
+
+    const directoryPath = "/pepr/pepr-test-module/asdf";
+
+    try {
+      await createDirectoryIfNotExists(directoryPath);
+    } catch (error) {
+      expect(error.code).toEqual("ERROR");
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/filesystemService.ts b/src/lib/filesystemService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a581d61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/filesystemService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-Present The Pepr Authors
+
+import { promises } from "fs";
+
+export async function createDirectoryIfNotExists(path: string) {
+  try {
+    await promises.access(path);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
+      await promises.mkdir(path, { recursive: true });
+    } else {
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/helpers.test.ts b/src/lib/helpers.test.ts
index e093c24c4..e162ababa 100644
--- a/src/lib/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/helpers.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Event } from "./enums";
 import {
   addVerbIfNotExists,
   bindingAndCapabilityNSConflict,
-  createDirectoryIfNotExists,
   createRBACMap,
   filterNoMatchReason,
   dedent,
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import {
 import { sanitizeResourceName } from "../sdk/sdk";
 import * as fc from "fast-check";
 import { expect, describe, test, jest, beforeEach, afterEach } from "@jest/globals";
-import { promises as fs } from "fs";
 import { SpiedFunction } from "jest-mock";
 import { KubernetesObject, kind } from "kubernetes-fluent-client";
 
@@ -39,15 +37,6 @@ jest.mock("kubernetes-fluent-client", () => {
   };
 });
 
-jest.mock("fs", () => {
-  return {
-    promises: {
-      access: jest.fn(),
-      mkdir: jest.fn(),
-    },
-  };
-});
-
 const mockCapabilities: CapabilityExport[] = JSON.parse(`[
     {
         "name": "hello-pepr",
@@ -371,45 +360,6 @@ describe("addVerbIfNotExists", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("createDirectoryIfNotExists function", () => {
-  test("should create a directory if it doesn't exist", async () => {
-    (fs.access as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ code: "ENOENT" } as never);
-    (fs.mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
-
-    const directoryPath = "/pepr/pepr-test-module/asdf";
-
-    await createDirectoryIfNotExists(directoryPath);
-
-    expect(fs.access).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directoryPath);
-    expect(fs.mkdir).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directoryPath, { recursive: true });
-  });
-
-  test("should not create a directory if it already exists", async () => {
-    jest.resetAllMocks();
-    (fs.access as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
-
-    const directoryPath = "/pepr/pepr-test-module/asdf";
-
-    await createDirectoryIfNotExists(directoryPath);
-
-    expect(fs.access).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directoryPath);
-    expect(fs.mkdir).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  test("should throw an error for other fs.access errors", async () => {
-    jest.resetAllMocks();
-    (fs.access as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ code: "ERROR" } as never);
-
-    const directoryPath = "/pepr/pepr-test-module/asdf";
-
-    try {
-      await createDirectoryIfNotExists(directoryPath);
-    } catch (error) {
-      expect(error.code).toEqual("ERROR");
-    }
-  });
-});
-
 describe("hasAnyOverlap", () => {
   test("returns true for overlapping arrays", () => {
     expect(hasAnyOverlap([1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5])).toBe(true);
diff --git a/src/lib/helpers.ts b/src/lib/helpers.ts
index 1709909f9..356abc0b4 100644
--- a/src/lib/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/helpers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-Present The Pepr Authors
 
-import { promises as fs } from "fs";
 import { KubernetesObject } from "kubernetes-fluent-client";
 import Log from "./logger";
 import { Binding, CapabilityExport } from "./types";
@@ -191,18 +190,6 @@ export function createRBACMap(capabilities: CapabilityExport[]): RBACMap {
   }, {});
 }
 
-export async function createDirectoryIfNotExists(path: string) {
-  try {
-    await fs.access(path);
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
-      await fs.mkdir(path, { recursive: true });
-    } else {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 export function hasEveryOverlap<T>(array1: T[], array2: T[]): boolean {
   if (!Array.isArray(array1) || !Array.isArray(array2)) {
     return false;