diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a8f2307..b2b4fba 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/linode/docker-machine-driver-linode
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.1
+go 1.24.11
 
 // This replacement is necessary to support Docker versions > v20.x.x
 // which provide critical security fixes.
-replace github.com/docker/machine => gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/docker-machine v0.16.2-gitlab.27
+replace github.com/docker/machine => gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/docker-machine v0.16.2-gitlab.43
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/machine v0.16.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 09416ae..84b4a24 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
-gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/docker-machine v0.16.2-gitlab.27 h1:6XE5SIyDteS5BFR3EhlEt7UUBhkcf77loHYWaVS4BHM=
-gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/docker-machine v0.16.2-gitlab.27/go.mod h1:WX9wJGY7+MC7527nUL2hvFOLNlowPeNjeiLtX5B6MnQ=
+gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/docker-machine v0.16.2-gitlab.43 h1:3AOpTvIZHfvNnCEaPvmMTiX65gY3yYtpabcAZJUgsTE=
+gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/docker-machine v0.16.2-gitlab.43/go.mod h1:WDpNHYkfs5yjw3iwSBFrFrsGZRGf2hPjkLVCbCvJvj8=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.47.0 h1:V6e3FRj+n4dbpw86FJ8Fv7XVOql7TEwpHapKoMJ/GO8=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.47.0/go.mod h1:ff3Y9VzzKbwSSEzWqJsJVBnWmRwRSHt/6Op5n9bQc4A=
 golang.org/x/net v0.49.0 h1:eeHFmOGUTtaaPSGNmjBKpbng9MulQsJURQUAfUwY++o=
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/linode/linode.go b/pkg/drivers/linode/linode.go
index 297ef98..096c6df 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/linode/linode.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/linode/linode.go
@@ -102,17 +102,21 @@ func (d *Driver) getClient() *linodego.Client {
 		}
 
 		client.SetUserAgent(ua)
-		client.SetDebug(true)
 		d.client = &client
 	}
 	return d.client
 }
 
+// SetClient sets the Linode API client for the driver
+func (d *Driver) SetClient(client *linodego.Client) {
+	d.client = client
+}
+
 func createRandomRootPassword() (string, error) {
 	rawRootPass := make([]byte, 50)
 	_, err := rand.Read(rawRootPass)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to generate random password")
+		return "", errors.New("Failed to generate random password")
 	}
 	rootPass := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(rawRootPass)
 	return rootPass, nil