diff --git a/client/v1/status.go b/client/v1/status.go
index e9982d53..4dd03f18 100644
--- a/client/v1/status.go
+++ b/client/v1/status.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package v1
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -12,12 +11,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // GetPackageStatus fetches the GPUd package status from the GPUd admin API.
-func GetPackageStatus(ctx context.Context, url string) ([]packages.PackageStatus, error) {
-	httpClient := &http.Client{
-		Transport: &http.Transport{
-			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
-		},
+func GetPackageStatus(ctx context.Context, url string, opts ...OpOption) ([]packages.PackageStatus, error) {
+	op := &Op{}
+	if err := op.applyOpts(opts); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	httpClient := op.httpClient
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/gpud/command/status.go b/cmd/gpud/command/status.go
index b3902e49..a609da72 100644
--- a/cmd/gpud/command/status.go
+++ b/cmd/gpud/command/status.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	client "github.com/leptonai/gpud/client/v1"
 	"github.com/leptonai/gpud/config"
 	"github.com/leptonai/gpud/errdefs"
+	"github.com/leptonai/gpud/internal/server"
 	"github.com/leptonai/gpud/log"
 	"github.com/leptonai/gpud/pkg/systemd"
 )
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func cmdStatus(cliContext *cli.Context) error {
 
 	for {
 		cctx, ccancel := context.WithTimeout(rootCtx, 15*time.Second)
-		packageStatus, err := client.GetPackageStatus(cctx, fmt.Sprintf("https://localhost:%d/admin/packages", config.DefaultGPUdPort))
+		packageStatus, err := client.GetPackageStatus(cctx, fmt.Sprintf("https://localhost:%d%s", config.DefaultGPUdPort, server.URLPathAdminPackages))
 		ccancel()
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("%s failed to get package status: %v\n", warningSign, err)
diff --git a/internal/server/handlers.go b/internal/server/handlers.go
index 235aab53..84a2dd5c 100644
--- a/internal/server/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/server/handlers.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"path"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -149,8 +150,13 @@ func createConfigHandler(cfg *lep_config.Config) func(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 const (
-	URLPathPackages     = "/packages"
-	URLPathPackagesDesc = "Get the status of gpud managed packages"
+	urlPathAdmin        = "/admin"
+	urlPathPackages     = "/packages"
+	urlPathPackagesDesc = "Get the status of gpud managed packages"
+)
+
+var (
+	URLPathAdminPackages = path.Join(urlPathAdmin, urlPathPackages)
 )
 
 func createPackageHandler(m *manager.Manager) func(c *gin.Context) {
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 6d3645cb..b65229c2 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -1164,17 +1164,17 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, config *lepconfig.Config, endpoint string, cliUID
 		Desc: URLPathHealthzDesc,
 	})
 
-	admin := router.Group("/admin")
+	admin := router.Group(urlPathAdmin)
 
 	admin.GET(URLPathConfig, createConfigHandler(config))
 	registeredPaths = append(registeredPaths, componentHandlerDescription{
 		Path: path.Join("/admin", URLPathConfig),
 		Desc: URLPathConfigDesc,
 	})
-	admin.GET(URLPathPackages, createPackageHandler(packageManager))
+	admin.GET(urlPathPackages, createPackageHandler(packageManager))
 	registeredPaths = append(registeredPaths, componentHandlerDescription{
-		Path: path.Join("/admin", URLPathPackages),
-		Desc: URLPathPackagesDesc,
+		Path: URLPathAdminPackages,
+		Desc: urlPathPackagesDesc,
 	})
 
 	if config.Pprof {