diff --git a/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go b/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go
index 52a8335ee0..2fc5a00efa 100644
--- a/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
+// exit is a separate function to handle program termination
+var exit = func(code int) {
+	os.Exit(code)
+}
+
 var watchCertificateFileOnce sync.Once
 
 // WatchFileForChanges watches the file, fileToWatch, for changes. If the file contents have changed, the pod this
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ func checkForFileChanges(path string) error {
 			case event, ok := <-watcher.Events:
 				if ok && (event.Has(fsnotify.Write) || event.Has(fsnotify.Chmod) || event.Has(fsnotify.Remove)) {
 					klog.V(2).Infof("file, %s, was modified, exiting...", event.Name)
-					os.Exit(0)
+					exit(0)
 				}
 			case err, ok := <-watcher.Errors:
 				if ok {
diff --git a/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher_test.go b/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..303e7dad57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/filewatcher/filewatcher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package filewatcher
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestWatchFileForChanges(t *testing.T) {
+	// Capture stdout
+	old := os.Stdout
+	_, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+	os.Stdout = w
+
+	// Replace exit function with mock function
+	var exitCode int
+	exit = func(code int) {
+		exitCode = code
+	}
+
+	// Create a temporary file to watch
+	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "testfile")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Test the WatchFileForChanges function
+	err = WatchFileForChanges(tmpfile.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to watch file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Simulate a file change
+	err = os.WriteFile(tmpfile.Name(), []byte("new content"), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if exitCode != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected exit code 0, but got %d", exitCode)
+	}
+
+	os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	// Restore stdout
+	w.Close()
+	os.Stdout = old
+	exit = func(code int) {
+		os.Exit(code)
+	}
+}