diff --git a/cmd/kops/root.go b/cmd/kops/root.go
index fd7827791e..5af0677ce0 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/root.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/root.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func NewCmdRoot(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdEdit(f, out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdUpdate(f, out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdReplace(f, out))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdToolbox(f, out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdValidate(f, out))
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cmd/kops/toolbox.go b/cmd/kops/toolbox.go
index d7df1215f7..89a1786b33 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/toolbox.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/toolbox.go
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-// toolboxCmd represents the toolbox command
-var toolboxCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "toolbox",
-	Short: "Misc infrequently used commands",
-}
+func NewCmdToolbox(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "toolbox",
+		Short: "Misc infrequently used commands",
+	}
 
-func init() {
-	rootCommand.AddCommand(toolboxCmd)
+	// create subcommands
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdToolboxConvertImported(f, out))
+
+	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kops/toolbox_convert_imported.go b/cmd/kops/toolbox_convert_imported.go
index 02334d6166..97a2dde892 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/toolbox_convert_imported.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/toolbox_convert_imported.go
@@ -19,46 +19,64 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"io"
+	"k8s.io/kops/cmd/kops/util"
 	api "k8s.io/kops/pkg/apis/kops"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/awsup"
 	"k8s.io/kops/upup/pkg/kutil"
 	k8sapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 )
 
-type ConvertImportedCmd struct {
+type ToolboxConvertImportedOptions struct {
 	NewClusterName string
 
 	// Channel is the location of the api.Channel to use for our defaults
 	Channel string
+
+	ClusterName string
 }
 
-var convertImported ConvertImportedCmd
+func (o *ToolboxConvertImportedOptions) InitDefaults() {
+	o.Channel = api.DefaultChannel
+}
+
+func NewCmdToolboxConvertImported(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	options := &ToolboxConvertImportedOptions{}
 
-func init() {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "convert-imported",
 		Short: "Convert an imported cluster into a kops cluster",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			err := convertImported.Run()
+			if err := rootCommand.ProcessArgs(args); err != nil {
+				exitWithError(err)
+			}
+
+			options.ClusterName = rootCommand.ClusterName()
+
+			err := RunToolboxConvertImported(f, out, options)
 			if err != nil {
 				exitWithError(err)
 			}
 		},
 	}
 
-	toolboxCmd.AddCommand(cmd)
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.NewClusterName, "newname", options.NewClusterName, "new cluster name")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Channel, "channel", options.Channel, "Channel to use for upgrade")
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertImported.NewClusterName, "newname", "", "new cluster name")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertImported.Channel, "channel", api.DefaultChannel, "Channel to use for upgrade")
+	return cmd
 }
 
-func (c *ConvertImportedCmd) Run() error {
-	cluster, err := rootCommand.Cluster()
+func RunToolboxConvertImported(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer, options *ToolboxConvertImportedOptions) error {
+	clientset, err := f.Clientset()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	clientset, err := rootCommand.Clientset()
+	if options.ClusterName == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ClusterName is required")
+	}
+
+	cluster, err := clientset.Clusters().Get(options.ClusterName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -76,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *ConvertImportedCmd) Run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cluster %q does not appear to be a cluster imported using kops import", cluster.ObjectMeta.Name)
 	}
 
-	if c.NewClusterName == "" {
+	if options.NewClusterName == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("--newname is required for converting an imported cluster")
 	}
 
@@ -110,13 +128,13 @@ func (c *ConvertImportedCmd) Run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error initializing AWS client: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	channel, err := api.LoadChannel(c.Channel)
+	channel, err := api.LoadChannel(options.Channel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	d := &kutil.ConvertKubeupCluster{
-		NewClusterName: c.NewClusterName,
+		NewClusterName: options.NewClusterName,
 		OldClusterName: oldClusterName,
 		Cloud:          cloud,
 		ClusterConfig:  cluster,