diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 4e9010b..fb87d16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
   restrictNSMDeps:
     uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/restrict-nsm-deps.yaml@main
     with:
-      allowed_repositories: "api, sdk, sdk-k8s, sdk-kernel, sdk-sriov, sdk-vpp, govpp"
+      allowed_repositories: "api, sdk, sdk-k8s, sdk-kernel, sdk-sriov, sdk-vpp, govpp, vpphelper"
 
   checkgomod:
     uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/checkgomod.yaml@main
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f8199bc..16e121c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ require (
 	git.fd.io/govpp.git v0.3.6-0.20210927044411-385ccc0d8ba9
 	github.com/antonfisher/nested-logrus-formatter v1.3.1
 	github.com/edwarnicke/grpcfd v1.1.2
-	github.com/edwarnicke/vpphelper v0.2.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig v1.4.0
 	github.com/networkservicemesh/api v1.9.1-0.20230627143611-9785eacf9687
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk v0.5.1-0.20230720103431-8dc141944a44
 	github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-kernel v0.0.0-20230720103750-61d67ebc52f8
 	github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-vpp v0.0.0-20230720104235-e1184e20bfcf
+	github.com/networkservicemesh/vpphelper v0.0.0-20230721124411-38a0b7426972
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.0
 	github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2 v2.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a164f90..30e55b5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ github.com/edwarnicke/log v1.0.0/go.mod h1:eWsQQlQ0IU5wHlJvyXFH3dS8s2g9GzN7JnXod
 github.com/edwarnicke/serialize v0.0.0-20200705214914-ebc43080eecf/go.mod h1:XvbCO/QGsl3X8RzjBMoRpkm54FIAZH5ChK2j+aox7pw=
 github.com/edwarnicke/serialize v1.0.7 h1:geX8vmyu8Ij2S5fFIXjy9gBDkKxXnrMIzMoDvV0Ddac=
 github.com/edwarnicke/serialize v1.0.7/go.mod h1:y79KgU2P7ALH/4j37uTSIdNavHFNttqN7pzO6Y8B2aw=
-github.com/edwarnicke/vpphelper v0.2.0 h1:Ra47QFtmR/Ji8czoRBwD/pboLfK1GiQEI1SSrsaYupE=
-github.com/edwarnicke/vpphelper v0.2.0/go.mod h1:2KXgJqOUUCh9S4Zs2jAycQLqAcRGge3q+GXV2rN55ZQ=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.0/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.1-0.20191026205805-5f8ba28d4473/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.4/go.mod h1:6rpuAdCZL397s3pYoYcLgu1mIlRU8Am5FuJP05cCM98=
@@ -225,6 +223,8 @@ github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-kernel v0.0.0-20230720103750-61d67ebc52f8 h1:M
 github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-kernel v0.0.0-20230720103750-61d67ebc52f8/go.mod h1:6YxgX7lDB4r2YSo/w5hLoaXXvCoPjyCI9xccZu8YM7o=
 github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-vpp v0.0.0-20230720104235-e1184e20bfcf h1:fMNNo0ksJnOx6pmZyTPAZnmff4KoarpaKKR1/S8Lt/k=
 github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk-vpp v0.0.0-20230720104235-e1184e20bfcf/go.mod h1:e6329ztR5EZm+bqRcMGdksUnaZszO1tt8c6XHxbWJg0=
+github.com/networkservicemesh/vpphelper v0.0.0-20230721124411-38a0b7426972 h1:Qu4LsLjAM/qVkVvIw1pvNHLkOnN4/6n79LHM2FVl/xw=
+github.com/networkservicemesh/vpphelper v0.0.0-20230721124411-38a0b7426972/go.mod h1:sRkqSd8psiUrUvKjCiDHvNcOXzOsxJkAxU5UkKmQy4M=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.8.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.1.0 h1:e3YP4dN/HYPpGh29X1ZkcxcEICsOls9huyVCRBaxjq8=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.1.0/go.mod h1:C1qb7wdrVGGVU+Z6iS04AVkA3Q65CEZX59MT0QO5uiA=
diff --git a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
index f762ec2..0c0499e 100644
--- a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
+++ b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	_ "git.fd.io/govpp.git/api"
 	_ "github.com/antonfisher/nested-logrus-formatter"
 	_ "github.com/edwarnicke/grpcfd"
-	_ "github.com/edwarnicke/vpphelper"
 	_ "github.com/google/uuid"
 	_ "github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/ipam"
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/spire"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/token"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/tracing"
+	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/vpphelper"
 	_ "github.com/pkg/errors"
 	_ "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	_ "github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2/spiffetls/tlsconfig"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fa543d0..524847b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 
 	nested "github.com/antonfisher/nested-logrus-formatter"
 	"github.com/edwarnicke/grpcfd"
-	"github.com/edwarnicke/vpphelper"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -45,6 +44,8 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/vpphelper"
+
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/ipam"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/api/pkg/api/networkservice/mechanisms/cls"