diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2768e279..30731806 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION = v1.52.2
 $(GOLANGCI_LINT): | $(BINDIR) ; $(info  Installing golangci-lint...)
 	$Q GOBIN=$(BINDIR) $(GO) install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
+# Tools
+MOCKERY = $(BINDIR)/mockery
+MOCKERY_VERSION = v2.50.2
+$(MOCKERY): | $(BINDIR) ; $(info  Installing mockery...)
+	$Q GOBIN=$(BINDIR) $(GO) install github.com/vektra/mockery/v2@$(MOCKERY_VERSION)
+
 # Tests
 TEST_TARGETS := test-default test-verbose test-race
 .PHONY: $(TEST_TARGETS) test
@@ -76,6 +82,12 @@ test-coverage: | $(COVERAGE_DIR) ; $(info  Running coverage tests...) @ ## Run c
 lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ; $(info  Running golangci-lint linter...) @ ## Run golangci-lint linter
 	$Q $(GOLANGCI_LINT) run
 
+.PHONY: mock-generate
+mock-generate: $(MOCKERY) ; $(info  Running mockery...) @ ## Run golangci-lint linter
+	$Q $(MOCKERY)  --recursive=true --name=NetlinkManager --output=./pkg/utils/mocks/ --filename=netlink_manager_mock.go --exported --dir pkg/utils
+	$Q $(MOCKERY)  --recursive=true --name=pciUtils --output=./pkg/sriov/mocks/ --filename=pci_utils_mock.go --exported --dir pkg/sriov
+
+
 .PHONY: fmt
 fmt: ; $(info  Running go fmt...) @ ## Run go fmt on all source files
 	@ $(GO) fmt ./...
diff --git a/pkg/sriov/mocks/pci_utils_mock.go b/pkg/sriov/mocks/pci_utils_mock.go
index b98f7828..1f310aca 100644
--- a/pkg/sriov/mocks/pci_utils_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/sriov/mocks/pci_utils_mock.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.34.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.50.2. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ type PciUtils struct {
 func (_m *PciUtils) EnableArpAndNdiscNotify(ifName string) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(ifName)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for EnableArpAndNdiscNotify")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(ifName)
@@ -27,6 +31,10 @@ func (_m *PciUtils) EnableArpAndNdiscNotify(ifName string) error {
 func (_m *PciUtils) EnableOptimisticDad(ifName string) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(ifName)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for EnableOptimisticDad")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(ifName)
@@ -41,6 +49,10 @@ func (_m *PciUtils) EnableOptimisticDad(ifName string) error {
 func (_m *PciUtils) GetPciAddress(ifName string, vf int) (string, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(ifName, vf)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetPciAddress")
+	}
+
 	var r0 string
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, int) (string, error)); ok {
@@ -65,6 +77,10 @@ func (_m *PciUtils) GetPciAddress(ifName string, vf int) (string, error) {
 func (_m *PciUtils) GetSriovNumVfs(ifName string) (int, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(ifName)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetSriovNumVfs")
+	}
+
 	var r0 int
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) (int, error)); ok {
@@ -89,6 +105,10 @@ func (_m *PciUtils) GetSriovNumVfs(ifName string) (int, error) {
 func (_m *PciUtils) GetVFLinkNamesFromVFID(pfName string, vfID int) ([]string, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(pfName, vfID)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetVFLinkNamesFromVFID")
+	}
+
 	var r0 []string
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, int) ([]string, error)); ok {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/mocks/netlink_manager_mock.go b/pkg/utils/mocks/netlink_manager_mock.go
index f77682ef..6f30fac6 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/mocks/netlink_manager_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/mocks/netlink_manager_mock.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.34.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.50.2. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ type NetlinkManager struct {
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkByName(_a0 string) (netlink.Link, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkByName")
+	}
+
 	var r0 netlink.Link
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) (netlink.Link, error)); ok {
@@ -45,6 +49,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkByName(_a0 string) (netlink.Link, error) {
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkDelAltName(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 string) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkDelAltName")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, string) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
@@ -59,6 +67,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkDelAltName(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 string) error {
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetDown(_a0 netlink.Link) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetDown")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0)
@@ -73,6 +85,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetDown(_a0 netlink.Link) error {
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetHardwareAddr(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 net.HardwareAddr) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetHardwareAddr")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, net.HardwareAddr) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
@@ -87,6 +103,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetHardwareAddr(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 net.Hardware
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetName(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 string) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetName")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, string) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
@@ -101,6 +121,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetName(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 string) error {
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetNsFd(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetNsFd")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, int) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
@@ -115,6 +139,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetNsFd(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int) error {
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetUp(_a0 netlink.Link) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetUp")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0)
@@ -129,6 +157,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetUp(_a0 netlink.Link) error {
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfHardwareAddr(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 net.HardwareAddr) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetVfHardwareAddr")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, int, net.HardwareAddr) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2)
@@ -143,6 +175,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfHardwareAddr(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 n
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfRate(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 int, _a3 int) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2, _a3)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetVfRate")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, int, int, int) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2, _a3)
@@ -157,6 +193,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfRate(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 int, _a3
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfSpoofchk(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 bool) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetVfSpoofchk")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, int, bool) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2)
@@ -171,6 +211,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfSpoofchk(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 bool)
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfState(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 uint32) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetVfState")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, int, uint32) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2)
@@ -185,6 +229,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfState(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 uint32)
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfTrust(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 bool) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetVfTrust")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, int, bool) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2)
@@ -199,6 +247,10 @@ func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfTrust(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 bool) er
 func (_m *NetlinkManager) LinkSetVfVlanQosProto(_a0 netlink.Link, _a1 int, _a2 int, _a3 int, _a4 int) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2, _a3, _a4)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for LinkSetVfVlanQosProto")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(netlink.Link, int, int, int, int) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2, _a3, _a4)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 3a64a422..2d51a79f 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -199,11 +199,14 @@ func GetVFLinkName(pciAddr string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("VF device %s sysfs path (%s) has no entries", pciAddr, vfDir)
 	}
 
-	names = make([]string, 0)
-	for _, f := range fInfos {
-		names = append(names, f.Name())
+	names = make([]string, len(fInfos))
+	for idx, f := range fInfos {
+		names[idx] = f.Name()
 	}
 
+	if len(names) < 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("VF device %s has no entries", pciAddr)
+	}
 	return names[0], nil
 }