diff --git a/cmd/collect.go b/cmd/collect.go
index 472b32d..ac758b8 100644
--- a/cmd/collect.go
+++ b/cmd/collect.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"os/user"
 
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/internal/cache/sqlite"
 	urlx "github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/internal/url"
+	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/internal/util"
 	magellan "github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/pkg"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/pkg/auth"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/pkg/bmc"
@@ -141,14 +141,13 @@ var CollectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	currentUser, _ = user.Current()
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVar(&host, "host", "", "Set the URI to the SMD root endpoint")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&username, "username", "u", "", "Set the master BMC username")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&password, "password", "p", "", "Set the master BMC password")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVar(&secretsFile, "secrets-file", "", "Set path to the node secrets file")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVar(&scheme, "scheme", "https", "Set the default scheme used to query when not included in URI")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVar(&protocol, "protocol", "tcp", "Set the protocol used to query")
-	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputPath, "output", "o", fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%smagellan/inventory/", currentUser.Username+"/"), "Set the path to store collection data")
+	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputPath, "output", "o", fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%smagellan/inventory/", util.GetCurrentUsername()+"/"), "Set the path to store collection data")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&forceUpdate, "force-update", false, "Set flag to force update data sent to SMD")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVar(&cacertPath, "cacert", "", "Set the path to CA cert file. (defaults to system CAs when blank)")
 	CollectCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&format, "format", "F", "hive", "Set the output format (json|yaml)")
diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 6b455c6..aa3b26c 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -36,7 +36,21 @@ func NewClient[T Client](opts ...func(T)) T {
 	return *client
 }
 
-func WithCertPool(client Client, certPool *x509.CertPool) error {
+func LoadCertificateFromPath(client Client, path string) error {
+	cacert, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read certificate at path: %s", path)
+	}
+	certPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+	certPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(cacert)
+	err = LoadCertificateFromPool(client, certPool)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not initialize certificate from pool: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func LoadCertificateFromPool(client Client, certPool *x509.CertPool) error {
 	// make sure we have a valid cert pool
 	if certPool == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid cert pool")
@@ -63,16 +77,6 @@ func WithCertPool(client Client, certPool *x509.CertPool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func WithSecureTLS(client Client, certPath string) error {
-	cacert, err := os.ReadFile(certPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read certificate from path '%s': %v", certPath, err)
-	}
-	certPool := x509.NewCertPool()
-	certPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(cacert)
-	return WithCertPool(client, certPool)
-}
-
 // Post() is a simplified wrapper function that packages all of the
 // that marshals a mapper into a JSON-formatted byte array, and then performs
 // a request to the specified URL.
diff --git a/pkg/collect.go b/pkg/collect.go
index 7833b4f..bf5a726 100644
--- a/pkg/collect.go
+++ b/pkg/collect.go
@@ -205,26 +205,19 @@ func CollectInventory(assets *[]RemoteAsset, params *CollectParams) ([]map[strin
 
 				// write data to file if output path is set using set format
 				if outputPath != "" {
-					switch params.Format {
-					case "hive":
-						var (
-							finalPath = fmt.Sprintf("./%s/%s/%d.json", outputPath, data["ID"], time.Now().Unix())
-							finalDir  = filepath.Dir(finalPath)
-						)
-						// if it doesn't, make the directory and write file
-						err = os.MkdirAll(finalDir, 0o777)
-						if err == nil { // no error
-							err = os.WriteFile(path.Clean(finalPath), body, os.ModePerm)
-							if err != nil {
-								log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("failed to write collect output to file")
-							}
-						} else { // error is set
-							log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to make directory for collect output")
+					var (
+						finalPath = fmt.Sprintf("./%s/%s/%d.json", outputPath, data["ID"], time.Now().Unix())
+						finalDir  = filepath.Dir(finalPath)
+					)
+					// if it doesn't, make the directory and write file
+					err = os.MkdirAll(finalDir, 0o777)
+					if err == nil { // no error
+						err = os.WriteFile(path.Clean(finalPath), body, os.ModePerm)
+						if err != nil {
+							log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("failed to write collect output to file")
 						}
-					case "json":
-					case "yaml":
-
-					default:
+					} else { // error is set
+						log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to make directory for collect output")
 					}
 				}