diff --git a/src/cmd/cmd_test.go b/src/cmd/cmd_test.go
index 825d413..1496c4f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/Slug-Boi/cocommit/src/cmd/utils"
 )
 
 const author_data = `
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ const author_data = `
     }
 }`
 
-var envVar = utils.Find_authorfile()
+var envVar string
 
 func setup() {
 	// setup test data
diff --git a/src/cmd/users.go b/src/cmd/users.go
index 012d280..8654e29 100644
--- a/src/cmd/users.go
+++ b/src/cmd/users.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var authorfile = utils.Find_authorfile()
+var authorfile string
 
 // usersCmd represents the users command
 func UsersCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func UsersCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Displays all users from the author file located at:\n" + authorfile,
 		Long:  `Displays all users from the author file located at:` + "\n" + authorfile,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if authorfile == "" {
+				authorfile = utils.Find_authorfile()
+			}
 			if update {
 				update_msg()
 			}