diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f0aaf98f..43839653 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ COPY go.sum go.sum
 COPY cmd/ cmd/
 COPY api/ api/
 COPY internal/ internal/
+COPY controllers/ controllers/
 COPY mount-daemon/ mount-daemon/
 COPY utils/ utils/
 COPY vendor/ vendor/
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index ec7c0cc1..0a4d9831 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 
 	dwsv1alpha1 "github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/api/v1alpha1"
 	dwsv1alpha2 "github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/api/v1alpha2"
-	"github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/internal/controller"
+	"github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/controllers"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	switch mode {
 	case "controller":
-		if err = (&controller.WorkflowReconciler{
+		if err = (&controllers.WorkflowReconciler{
 			Client: mgr.GetClient(),
 			Log:    ctrl.Log.WithName("controllers").WithName("Workflow"),
 			Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		if os.Getenv("ENVIRONMENT") == "kind" {
-			if err = (&controller.ClientMountReconciler{
+			if err = (&controllers.ClientMountReconciler{
 				Client: mgr.GetClient(),
 				Log:    ctrl.Log.WithName("controllers").WithName("ClientMount"),
 				Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),
diff --git a/internal/controller/clientmount_controller.go b/controllers/clientmount_controller.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/controller/clientmount_controller.go
rename to controllers/clientmount_controller.go
index 709368d8..a06797e7 100644
--- a/internal/controller/clientmount_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/clientmount_controller.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package controller
+package controllers
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/internal/controller/workflow_controller.go b/controllers/workflow_controller.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/controller/workflow_controller.go
rename to controllers/workflow_controller.go
index 94dc814c..ba08ea1d 100644
--- a/internal/controller/workflow_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/workflow_controller.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package controller
+package controllers
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/internal/controller/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
index b7b0b174..24257ffb 100644
--- a/internal/controller/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 
 	dwsv1alpha1 "github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/api/v1alpha1"
 	dwsv1alpha2 "github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/api/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/DataWorkflowServices/dws/controllers"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 )
 
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	// start reconcilers
 
-	err = (&WorkflowReconciler{
+	err = (&controllers.WorkflowReconciler{
 		Client: k8sManager.GetClient(),
 		Log:    ctrl.Log.WithName("controllers").WithName("Workflow"),
 		Scheme: testEnv.Scheme,