diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
index f92e6e7f3..d923870ed 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/config"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/ghinstance"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/run"
-	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/auth/client"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/auth/shared"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/iostreams"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/prompt"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func loginRun(opts *LoginOptions) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = client.ValidateHostCfg(opts.Hostname, cfg)
+		err = shared.ValidateHostCfg(opts.Hostname, cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ func loginRun(opts *LoginOptions) error {
 	existingToken, _ := cfg.Get(hostname, "oauth_token")
 
 	if existingToken != "" && opts.Interactive {
-		err := client.ValidateHostCfg(hostname, cfg)
+		err := shared.ValidateHostCfg(hostname, cfg)
 		if err == nil {
-			apiClient, err := client.ClientFromCfg(hostname, cfg)
+			apiClient, err := shared.ClientFromCfg(hostname, cfg)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func loginRun(opts *LoginOptions) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = client.ValidateHostCfg(hostname, cfg)
+		err = shared.ValidateHostCfg(hostname, cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func loginRun(opts *LoginOptions) error {
 	if userValidated {
 		username, _ = cfg.Get(hostname, "user")
 	} else {
-		apiClient, err := client.ClientFromCfg(hostname, cfg)
+		apiClient, err := shared.ClientFromCfg(hostname, cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go
index c41626939..1c33dfcc2 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/login/login_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/api"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/config"
-	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/auth/client"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/auth/shared"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/httpmock"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/iostreams"
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ func Test_loginRun_nontty(t *testing.T) {
 		tt.opts.IO = io
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
-			origClientFromCfg := client.ClientFromCfg
+			origClientFromCfg := shared.ClientFromCfg
 			defer func() {
-				client.ClientFromCfg = origClientFromCfg
+				shared.ClientFromCfg = origClientFromCfg
 			}()
-			client.ClientFromCfg = func(_ string, _ config.Config) (*api.Client, error) {
+			shared.ClientFromCfg = func(_ string, _ config.Config) (*api.Client, error) {
 				httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: reg}
 				return api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient), nil
 			}
@@ -429,11 +429,11 @@ func Test_loginRun_Survey(t *testing.T) {
 
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
-			origClientFromCfg := client.ClientFromCfg
+			origClientFromCfg := shared.ClientFromCfg
 			defer func() {
-				client.ClientFromCfg = origClientFromCfg
+				shared.ClientFromCfg = origClientFromCfg
 			}()
-			client.ClientFromCfg = func(_ string, _ config.Config) (*api.Client, error) {
+			shared.ClientFromCfg = func(_ string, _ config.Config) (*api.Client, error) {
 				httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: reg}
 				return api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient), nil
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/client/client.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/client.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/cmd/auth/client/client.go
rename to pkg/cmd/auth/shared/client.go
index bacde0b82..217254237 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/client.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package client
+package shared
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status_test.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status_test.go
index 0de14d388..6974770dc 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/api"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/config"
-	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/auth/client"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/auth/shared"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/httpmock"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/iostreams"
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ func Test_statusRun(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			reg := &httpmock.Registry{}
-			origClientFromCfg := client.ClientFromCfg
+			origClientFromCfg := shared.ClientFromCfg
 			defer func() {
-				client.ClientFromCfg = origClientFromCfg
+				shared.ClientFromCfg = origClientFromCfg
 			}()
-			client.ClientFromCfg = func(_ string, _ config.Config) (*api.Client, error) {
+			shared.ClientFromCfg = func(_ string, _ config.Config) (*api.Client, error) {
 				httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: reg}
 				return api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient), nil
 			}