diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 50be9829..02a79cc0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ RUN go mod download
 COPY cmd/main.go cmd/main.go
 COPY version/ version/
 COPY api/ api/
-COPY controllers/ controllers/
 COPY internal/controller/ internal/controller/
 COPY pkg/ pkg/
 
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index c6ae4641..6f3238ad 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import (
 	schedulingv1 "k8s.io/api/scheduling/v1"
 
 	falconv1alpha1 "github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/api/falcon/v1alpha1"
-	admissioncontroller "github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/controllers/admission"
-	containercontroller "github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/controllers/falcon_container"
-	nodecontroller "github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/controllers/falcon_node"
+	admissioncontroller "github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/internal/controller/admission"
+	containercontroller "github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/internal/controller/falcon_container"
+	nodecontroller "github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/internal/controller/falcon_node"
 	"github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/version"
 	// +kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
diff --git a/controllers/admission/configmap.go b/internal/controller/admission/configmap.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/admission/configmap.go
rename to internal/controller/admission/configmap.go
diff --git a/controllers/admission/falconadmission_controller.go b/internal/controller/admission/falconadmission_controller.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/admission/falconadmission_controller.go
rename to internal/controller/admission/falconadmission_controller.go
diff --git a/controllers/admission/falconadmission_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/admission/falconadmission_controller_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/admission/falconadmission_controller_test.go
rename to internal/controller/admission/falconadmission_controller_test.go
diff --git a/controllers/admission/image_push.go b/internal/controller/admission/image_push.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/admission/image_push.go
rename to internal/controller/admission/image_push.go
diff --git a/controllers/admission/rbac.go b/internal/controller/admission/rbac.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/admission/rbac.go
rename to internal/controller/admission/rbac.go
diff --git a/controllers/admission/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/admission/suite_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from controllers/admission/suite_test.go
rename to internal/controller/admission/suite_test.go
index de6bf9b1..7696b8c4 100644
--- a/controllers/admission/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/admission/suite_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
+		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/configmap.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/configmap.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/configmap.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/configmap.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller_test.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/falconcontainer_controller_test.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/image_push.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/image_push.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/image_push.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/image_push.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/image_stream.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/image_stream.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/image_stream.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/image_stream.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/injector.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/injector.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/injector.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/injector.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/k8s_utils.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/k8s_utils.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/k8s_utils.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/k8s_utils.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/ns.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/ns.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/ns.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/ns.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/rbac.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/rbac.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/rbac.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/rbac.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/registry.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/registry.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/registry.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/registry.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/service.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/service.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/service.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/service.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/suite_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/suite_test.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/suite_test.go
index a2906ef5..77f5c870 100644
--- a/controllers/falcon_container/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/falcon_container/suite_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
+		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_container/webhook.go b/internal/controller/falcon_container/webhook.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_container/webhook.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_container/webhook.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller.go b/internal/controller/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from controllers/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller_test.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_node/falconnodesensor_controller_test.go
diff --git a/controllers/falcon_node/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/falcon_node/suite_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from controllers/falcon_node/suite_test.go
rename to internal/controller/falcon_node/suite_test.go
index d0b4fc63..eecc8af2 100644
--- a/controllers/falcon_node/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/falcon_node/suite_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	By("bootstrapping test environment")
 	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
+		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 	}