diff --git a/cmd/motr/main.go b/cmd/motr/main.go
index ed4fb66b7..769fceab6 100644
--- a/cmd/motr/main.go
+++ b/cmd/motr/main.go
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
-import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
 func main() {
-	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "motr",
-		Short: "Manage a local DWN instance for the Sonr blockchain",
-	}
+	rootCmd := NewRootCmd()
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewProxyCmd())
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/cmd/motr/root.go b/cmd/motr/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c354214b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/motr/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+func NewRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "motr",
+		Short: "Manage a local DWN instance for the Sonr blockchain",
+	}
+}