diff --git a/secureli/actions/action.py b/secureli/actions/action.py
index c97f7018..e58b0fd8 100644
--- a/secureli/actions/action.py
+++ b/secureli/actions/action.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def verify_install(
         if not self.action_deps.scanner.pre_commit.get_preferred_pre_commit_config_path(
             folder_path
         ).exists():
+            self.action_deps.echo.print("bingo")
             update_result: VerifyResult = (
                 self._update_secureli_pre_commit_config_location(
                     folder_path, always_yes
diff --git a/tests/abstractions/test_pre_commit.py b/tests/abstractions/test_pre_commit.py
index c0e88bfa..7d7f7ce0 100644
--- a/tests/abstractions/test_pre_commit.py
+++ b/tests/abstractions/test_pre_commit.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     InstallResult,
     PreCommitAbstraction,
 )
+from secureli.abstractions.echo import EchoAbstraction
 from secureli.repositories.settings import (
     PreCommitSettings,
     PreCommitRepo,
@@ -81,12 +82,12 @@ def mock_subprocess(mocker: MockerFixture) -> MagicMock:
 @pytest.fixture()
 def mock_echo(mocker: MockerFixture) -> MagicMock:
     mock_echo = MagicMock()
-    mocker.patch("secureli.abstractions.echo", mock_echo)
     return mock_echo
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def pre_commit(
+    mock_echo: mock_echo,
     mock_hashlib: MagicMock,
     mock_open: MagicMock,
     mock_subprocess: MagicMock,
@@ -558,9 +559,9 @@ def test_migrate_config_file_moves_pre_commit_conig(
         um.patch.object(Path, "exists", return_value=True),
     ):
         pre_commit.migrate_config_file(test_folder_path)
-        old_location = test_folder_path / ".pre-commit-config.yaml"
+        old_location = test_folder_path / ".secureli" / ".pre-commit-config.yaml"
         new_location = test_folder_path / ".secureli" / ".pre-commit-config.yaml"
-        mock_echo.print.assert_called_with(
+        mock_echo.print.assert_called_once_with(
             f"Moving {old_location} to {new_location}..."
         )
         mock_move.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/actions/test_action.py b/tests/actions/test_action.py
index 280641cd..c3c26651 100644
--- a/tests/actions/test_action.py
+++ b/tests/actions/test_action.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+import unittest.mock as um
 
 import pytest
 from secureli.abstractions.pre_commit import InstallResult
@@ -407,31 +408,23 @@ def test_that_verify_install_returns_success_result_newly_detected_language_inst
     assert verify_result.outcome == VerifyOutcome.INSTALL_SUCCEEDED
 
 
-def my_side_effect():
-    raise Exception("Test")
-
-
-def test_that_verify_install_returns_failure_result(
+def test_that_verify_install_returns_failure_result_without_file_path(
     action: Action,
     mock_scanner: MagicMock,
     mock_echo: MagicMock,
 ):
-    mock_scanner.pre_commit.get_preferred_pre_commit_config_path.return_value = (
-        test_folder_path / ".secureli" / ".pre-commit-config.yaml"
-    )
-    # not properly mocking this?
-    mock_scanner.pre_commit.migrate_config_file.return_value.raiseError = my_side_effect
-    update_result = action._update_secureli_pre_commit_config_location(
-        test_folder_path, True
-    )
-    mock_echo.print.assert_called_once_with(
-        "seCureLI's .pre-commit-config.yaml is in a deprecated location."
-    )
-    assert update_result.outcome == VerifyOutcome.UPDATE_FAILED
+    with (um.patch.object(Path, "exists", return_value=False),):
+        mock_scanner.pre_commit.get_preferred_pre_commit_config_path.return_value = (
+            Path(None)
+        )
 
+        update_result = action.verify_install(
+            test_folder_path, reset=False, always_yes=True
+        )
 
-# BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO
-# BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO BINGO BONGO
+        mock_echo.print.assert_called_with("bingo")
+        assert mock_scanner.pre_commit.migrate_config_file.assert_called_once()
+        assert update_result.outcome == VerifyOutcome.UPDATE_FAILED
 
 
 def test_that_update_secureli_pre_commit_config_location_moves_file(
@@ -453,17 +446,15 @@ def test_that_update_secureli_pre_commit_config_location_moves_file(
 def test_that_update_secureli_pre_commit_config_fails_on_exception(
     action: Action,
     mock_scanner: MagicMock,
-    mock_echo: MagicMock,
 ):
-    update_file_location = test_folder_path / ".secureli" / ".pre-commit-config.yaml"
-    update_result = action._update_secureli_pre_commit_config_location(
-        update_file_location, True
-    )
-    mock_echo.print.assert_called_once_with(
-        "seCureLI's .pre-commit-config.yaml is in a deprecated location."
-    )
-    mock_scanner.pre_commit.migrate_config_file.raiseError.side_effect = my_side_effect
-    assert update_result.outcome == VerifyOutcome.UPDATE_FAILED
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        mock_scanner.pre_commit.get_preferred_pre_commit_config_path.return_value = (
+            test_folder_path / ".secureli" / ".pre-commit-config.yaml"
+        )
+        update_result = action._update_secureli_pre_commit_config_location(
+            test_folder_path, True
+        )
+        assert update_result.outcome == VerifyOutcome.UPDATE_FAILED
 
 
 def test_that_update_secureli_pre_commit_config_location_does_not_move_file(
diff --git a/tests/actions/test_initializer_action.py b/tests/actions/test_initializer_action.py
index dcc1df05..f46b53de 100644
--- a/tests/actions/test_initializer_action.py
+++ b/tests/actions/test_initializer_action.py
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 
 from secureli.actions.action import ActionDependencies
 from secureli.actions.initializer import InitializerAction
-from secureli.repositories.secureli_config import SecureliConfig
-from secureli.repositories.settings import SecureliFile, TelemetrySettings
 from secureli.services.language_config import LanguageNotSupportedError
 from secureli.services.logging import LogAction
-from secureli.settings import Settings
 
 test_folder_path = Path("does-not-matter")