diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go
index 8e95899461..0ada23c6b1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ type agent interface {
 	resumeContainer(ctx context.Context, sandbox *Sandbox, c Container) error
 
 	// configure will update agent settings based on provided arguments
-	configure(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id, sharePath string, config KataAgentConfig) error
+	configure(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, id, sharePath string, config KataAgentConfig) error
 
 	// configureFromGrpc will update agent settings based on provided arguments which from Grpc
-	configureFromGrpc(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error
+	configureFromGrpc(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error
 
 	// reseedRNG will reseed the guest random number generator
 	reseedRNG(ctx context.Context, data []byte) error
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/api_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/api_test.go
index 6790ce60b9..255314e79d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/api_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/api_test.go
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	ktu "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils"
+	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/fs"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations"
 	vccgroups "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/cgroups"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/mock"
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/bridgedmacvlan_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/bridgedmacvlan_endpoint.go
index c0ec08ad5a..67b22a6910 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/bridgedmacvlan_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/bridgedmacvlan_endpoint.go
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ func (endpoint *BridgedMacvlanEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated
 }
 
 // HotAttach for bridged macvlan endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *BridgedMacvlanEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *BridgedMacvlanEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("BridgedMacvlanEndpoint does not support Hot attach")
 }
 
 // HotDetach for bridged macvlan endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *BridgedMacvlanEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *BridgedMacvlanEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("BridgedMacvlanEndpoint does not support Hot detach")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/endpoint.go
index 5fbabd2f8f..21d0b2a0a3 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/endpoint.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ type Endpoint interface {
 	SetPciPath(vcTypes.PciPath)
 	Attach(context.Context, *Sandbox) error
 	Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error
-	HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error
-	HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error
+	HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error
+	HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error
 
 	save() persistapi.NetworkEndpoint
 	load(persistapi.NetworkEndpoint)
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
index 751d8d9ef3..7ac7739a41 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (hType *HypervisorType) String() string {
 }
 
 // NewHypervisor returns an hypervisor from and hypervisor type.
-func NewHypervisor(hType HypervisorType) (hypervisor, error) {
+func NewHypervisor(hType HypervisorType) (Hypervisor, error) {
 	store, err := persist.GetDriver()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ func RunningOnVMM(cpuInfoPath string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func GetHypervisorPid(h hypervisor) int {
+func GetHypervisorPid(h Hypervisor) int {
 	pids := h.GetPids()
 	if len(pids) == 0 {
 		return 0
@@ -897,8 +897,7 @@ func generateVMSocket(id string, vmStogarePath string) (interface{}, error) {
 
 // hypervisor is the virtcontainers hypervisor interface.
 // The default hypervisor implementation is Qemu.
-type hypervisor interface {
-	setConfig(config *HypervisorConfig) error
+type Hypervisor interface {
 	CreateVM(ctx context.Context, id string, networkNS NetworkNamespace, hypervisorConfig *HypervisorConfig) error
 	StartVM(ctx context.Context, timeout int) error
 
@@ -921,6 +920,7 @@ type hypervisor interface {
 	Cleanup(ctx context.Context) error
 	// getPids returns a slice of hypervisor related process ids.
 	// The hypervisor pid must be put at index 0.
+	setConfig(config *HypervisorConfig) error
 	GetPids() []int
 	GetVirtioFsPid() *int
 	fromGrpc(ctx context.Context, hypervisorConfig *HypervisorConfig, j []byte) error
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go
index 3eba751b14..c2eaa107cc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestStringFromUnknownHypervisorType(t *testing.T) {
 	testStringFromHypervisorType(t, hypervisorType, "")
 }
 
-func testNewHypervisorFromHypervisorType(t *testing.T, hypervisorType HypervisorType, expected hypervisor) {
+func testNewHypervisorFromHypervisorType(t *testing.T, hypervisorType HypervisorType, expected Hypervisor) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	hy, err := NewHypervisor(hypervisorType)
 	assert.NoError(err)
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/ipvlan_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/ipvlan_endpoint.go
index 62480f15a6..45c5823d0a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/ipvlan_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/ipvlan_endpoint.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func (endpoint *IPVlanEndpoint) NetworkPair() *NetworkInterfacePair {
 
 // Attach for ipvlan endpoint bridges the network pair and adds the
 // tap interface of the network pair to the hypervisor.
+// tap interface of the network pair to the Hypervisor.
 func (endpoint *IPVlanEndpoint) Attach(ctx context.Context, s *Sandbox) error {
 	span, ctx := ipvlanTrace(ctx, "Attach", endpoint)
 	defer span.End()
@@ -124,12 +125,12 @@ func (endpoint *IPVlanEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool, n
 }
 
 // HotAttach for ipvlan endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *IPVlanEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *IPVlanEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("IPVlanEndpoint does not support Hot attach")
 }
 
 // HotDetach for ipvlan endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *IPVlanEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *IPVlanEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("IPVlanEndpoint does not support Hot detach")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index adeb24d84e..bf8dd1d600 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (k *kataAgent) capabilities() types.Capabilities {
 	return caps
 }
 
-func (k *kataAgent) internalConfigure(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
+func (k *kataAgent) internalConfigure(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
 	span, _ := katatrace.Trace(ctx, k.Logger(), "configure", kataAgentTracingTags)
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func (k *kataAgent) cleanupSandboxBindMounts(sandbox *Sandbox) error {
 	return retErr
 }
 
-func (k *kataAgent) configure(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id, sharePath string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
+func (k *kataAgent) configure(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, id, sharePath string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
 	span, ctx := katatrace.Trace(ctx, k.Logger(), "configure", kataAgentTracingTags)
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func (k *kataAgent) configure(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id, sharePath s
 	return h.AddDevice(ctx, sharedVolume, FsDev)
 }
 
-func (k *kataAgent) configureFromGrpc(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
+func (k *kataAgent) configureFromGrpc(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
 	return k.internalConfigure(ctx, h, id, config)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/macvtap_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/macvtap_endpoint.go
index 52be4e2454..28cb91b8fd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/macvtap_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/macvtap_endpoint.go
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ func (endpoint *MacvtapEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool,
 }
 
 // HotAttach for macvtap endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *MacvtapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *MacvtapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("MacvtapEndpoint does not support Hot attach")
 }
 
 // HotDetach for macvtap endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *MacvtapEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *MacvtapEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("MacvtapEndpoint does not support Hot detach")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go
index 5be0b4a2f8..6bb450094c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ func (n *mockAgent) resumeContainer(ctx context.Context, sandbox *Sandbox, c Con
 }
 
 // configure is the Noop agent configuration implementation. It does nothing.
-func (n *mockAgent) configure(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id, sharePath string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
+func (n *mockAgent) configure(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, id, sharePath string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (n *mockAgent) configureFromGrpc(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
+func (n *mockAgent) configureFromGrpc(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, id string, config KataAgentConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go
index e7da0e18a2..ad52b5d928 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestMockHypervisorCreateVM(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMockHypervisorStartSandbox(t *testing.T) {
 	var m *mockHypervisor
 
-	assert.NoError(t, m.StartVM(context.Background(), vmStartTimeout))
+	assert.NoError(t, m.StartVM(context.Background(), VmStartTimeout))
 }
 
 func TestMockHypervisorStopSandbox(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/monitor.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/monitor.go
index 0b9e5816a1..c711f95568 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/monitor.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/monitor.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func (m *monitor) watchAgent(ctx context.Context) {
 func (m *monitor) watchHypervisor(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := m.sandbox.hypervisor.Check(); err != nil {
 		m.notify(ctx, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to ping hypervisor process"))
+		m.notify(ctx, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to ping Hypervisor process"))
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go
index c4229dd4fc..c682418f3b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func getLinkByName(netHandle *netlink.Handle, name string, expectedLink netlink.
 }
 
 // The endpoint type should dictate how the connection needs to happen.
-func xConnectVMNetwork(ctx context.Context, endpoint Endpoint, h hypervisor) error {
+func xConnectVMNetwork(ctx context.Context, endpoint Endpoint, h Hypervisor) error {
 	var err error
 
 	span, ctx := networkTrace(ctx, "xConnectVMNetwork", endpoint)
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ func setupTCFiltering(ctx context.Context, endpoint Endpoint, queues int, disabl
 	attrs = link.Attrs()
 
 	// Save the veth MAC address to the TAP so that it can later be used
-	// to build the hypervisor command line. This MAC address has to be
+	// to build the Hypervisor command line. This MAC address has to be
 	// the one inside the VM in order to avoid any firewall issues. The
 	// bridge created by the network plugin on the host actually expects
 	// to see traffic from this MAC address and not another one.
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ func (n *Network) PostAdd(ctx context.Context, ns *NetworkNamespace, hotplug boo
 
 // Remove network endpoints in the network namespace. It also deletes the network
 // namespace in case the namespace has been created by us.
-func (n *Network) Remove(ctx context.Context, ns *NetworkNamespace, hypervisor hypervisor) error {
+func (n *Network) Remove(ctx context.Context, ns *NetworkNamespace, hypervisor Hypervisor) error {
 	span, ctx := n.trace(ctx, "Remove")
 	defer span.End()
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/physical_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/physical_endpoint.go
index 96fa10944e..a8703aee2d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/physical_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/physical_endpoint.go
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ func (endpoint *PhysicalEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool,
 }
 
 // HotAttach for physical endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *PhysicalEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *PhysicalEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("PhysicalEndpoint does not support Hot attach")
 }
 
 // HotDetach for physical endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *PhysicalEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *PhysicalEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("PhysicalEndpoint does not support Hot detach")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
index 107474f77d..52ffb4b5a6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ var sandboxTracingTags = map[string]string{
 }
 
 const (
-	// vmStartTimeout represents the time in seconds a sandbox can wait before
+	// VmStartTimeout represents the time in seconds a sandbox can wait before
 	// to consider the VM starting operation failed.
-	vmStartTimeout = 10
+	VmStartTimeout = 10
 
 	// DirMode is the permission bits used for creating a directory
 	DirMode = os.FileMode(0750) | os.ModeDir
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ type Sandbox struct {
 	ctx        context.Context
 	devManager api.DeviceManager
 	factory    Factory
-	hypervisor hypervisor
+	hypervisor Hypervisor
 	agent      agent
 	store      persistapi.PersistDriver
 
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) startVM(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 			return vm.assignSandbox(s)
 		}
 
-		return s.hypervisor.StartVM(ctx, vmStartTimeout)
+		return s.hypervisor.StartVM(ctx, VmStartTimeout)
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tap_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tap_endpoint.go
index 9b40f218fa..5cbcb2532b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tap_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tap_endpoint.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (endpoint *TapEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool, netN
 }
 
 // HotAttach for the tap endpoint uses hot plug device
-func (endpoint *TapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *TapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	networkLogger().Info("Hot attaching tap endpoint")
 
 	span, ctx := tapTrace(ctx, "HotAttach", endpoint)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (endpoint *TapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error
 }
 
 // HotDetach for the tap endpoint uses hot pull device
-func (endpoint *TapEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *TapEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	networkLogger().Info("Hot detaching tap endpoint")
 
 	span, ctx := tapTrace(ctx, "HotDetach", endpoint)
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tuntap_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tuntap_endpoint.go
index ed1e2d4db6..0e899c2b42 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tuntap_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/tuntap_endpoint.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (endpoint *TuntapEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool, n
 }
 
 // HotAttach for the tun/tap endpoint uses hot plug device
-func (endpoint *TuntapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *TuntapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	networkLogger().Info("Hot attaching tun/tap endpoint")
 
 	span, ctx := tuntapTrace(ctx, "HotAttach", endpoint)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (endpoint *TuntapEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) err
 }
 
 // HotDetach for the tun/tap endpoint uses hot pull device
-func (endpoint *TuntapEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *TuntapEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	networkLogger().Info("Hot detaching tun/tap endpoint")
 
 	span, ctx := tuntapTrace(ctx, "HotDetach", endpoint)
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/veth_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/veth_endpoint.go
index 2caa50c843..8a566b13a9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/veth_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/veth_endpoint.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (endpoint *VethEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool, net
 }
 
 // HotAttach for the veth endpoint uses hot plug device
-func (endpoint *VethEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *VethEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	span, ctx := vethTrace(ctx, "HotAttach", endpoint)
 	defer span.End()
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (endpoint *VethEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error
 }
 
 // HotDetach for the veth endpoint uses hot pull device
-func (endpoint *VethEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *VethEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	if !netNsCreated {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vhostuser_endpoint.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vhostuser_endpoint.go
index d6f7d13941..4be986cb65 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vhostuser_endpoint.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vhostuser_endpoint.go
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ func (endpoint *VhostUserEndpoint) Detach(ctx context.Context, netNsCreated bool
 }
 
 // HotAttach for vhostuser endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *VhostUserEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor) error {
+func (endpoint *VhostUserEndpoint) HotAttach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("VhostUserEndpoint does not support Hot attach")
 }
 
 // HotDetach for vhostuser endpoint not supported yet
-func (endpoint *VhostUserEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
+func (endpoint *VhostUserEndpoint) HotDetach(ctx context.Context, h Hypervisor, netNsCreated bool, netNsPath string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("VhostUserEndpoint does not support Hot detach")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go
index b77da81c30..13749941a5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var urandomDev = "/dev/urandom"
 
 // VM is abstraction of a virtual machine.
 type VM struct {
-	hypervisor hypervisor
+	hypervisor Hypervisor
 	agent      agent
 	store      persistapi.PersistDriver
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func NewVM(ctx context.Context, config VMConfig) (*VM, error) {
 	}
 
 	// 3. boot up guest vm
-	if err = hypervisor.StartVM(ctx, vmStartTimeout); err != nil {
+	if err = hypervisor.StartVM(ctx, VmStartTimeout); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (v *VM) Resume(ctx context.Context) error {
 // Start kicks off a configured VM.
 func (v *VM) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	v.logger().Info("start vm")
-	return v.hypervisor.StartVM(ctx, vmStartTimeout)
+	return v.hypervisor.StartVM(ctx, VmStartTimeout)
 }
 
 // Disconnect agent connections to a VM