diff --git a/commands/getZones.go b/commands/getZones.go
index 4f3e98a1b..eb64ebc50 100644
--- a/commands/getZones.go
+++ b/commands/getZones.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/models"
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/credsfile"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/prettyzone"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers"
-	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers/config"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func GetZone(args GetZoneArgs) error {
 	var err error
 
 	// Read it in:
-	providerConfigs, err = config.LoadProviderConfigs(args.CredsFile)
+	providerConfigs, err = credsfile.LoadProviderConfigs(args.CredsFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed GetZone LoadProviderConfigs(%q): %w", args.CredsFile, err)
 	}
diff --git a/commands/previewPush.go b/commands/previewPush.go
index 5ba7b09f6..3ef5fe461 100644
--- a/commands/previewPush.go
+++ b/commands/previewPush.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/models"
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/credsfile"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/nameservers"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/normalize"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/notifications"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/printer"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers"
-	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers/config"
 )
 
 var _ = cmd(catMain, func() *cli.Command {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func InitializeProviders(credsFile string, cfg *models.DNSConfig, notifyFlag boo
 	defer func() {
 		notify = notifications.Init(notificationCfg)
 	}()
-	providerConfigs, err = config.LoadProviderConfigs(credsFile)
+	providerConfigs, err = credsfile.LoadProviderConfigs(credsFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/integrationTest/integration_test.go b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
index 910924818..5de8aa85b 100644
--- a/integrationTest/integration_test.go
+++ b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/models"
+	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/credsfile"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/nameservers"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/pkg/normalize"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers"
 	_ "github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers/_all"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers/cloudflare"
-	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers/config"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns/dnsutil"
 )
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func getProvider(t *testing.T) (providers.DNSServiceProvider, string, map[int]bo
 		t.Log("No provider specified with -provider")
 		return nil, "", nil, nil
 	}
-	jsons, err := config.LoadProviderConfigs("providers.json")
+	jsons, err := credsfile.LoadProviderConfigs("providers.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error loading provider configs: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/providers/config/providerConfig.go b/pkg/credsfile/providerConfig.go
similarity index 98%
rename from providers/config/providerConfig.go
rename to pkg/credsfile/providerConfig.go
index c698740c4..1c60c2920 100644
--- a/providers/config/providerConfig.go
+++ b/pkg/credsfile/providerConfig.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // It cleans nonstandard json features (comments and trailing commas), as well as replaces environment variable placeholders with
 // their environment variable equivalents. To reference an environment variable in your json file, simply use values in this format:
 //    "key"="$ENV_VAR_NAME"
-package config
+package credsfile
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func LoadProviderConfigs(fname string) (map[string]map[string]string, error) {
 	if len(ckeys) != 0 {
 		fmt.Printf(`WARNING: In the future, colons in cred entry names will have meaning.`+
 			` Our best advice is to remove the colons for now to avoid future compatibility issues.`+
-			` Specifically these keys: %v` + "\n",
+			` Specifically these keys: %v`+"\n",
 			quotedList(ckeys))
 	}
 	return results, nil
diff --git a/providers/config/providerConfig_test.go b/pkg/credsfile/providerConfig_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from providers/config/providerConfig_test.go
rename to pkg/credsfile/providerConfig_test.go
index e32fadb75..67af7541b 100644
--- a/providers/config/providerConfig_test.go
+++ b/pkg/credsfile/providerConfig_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package config
+package credsfile
 
 import (
 	"reflect"