diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7d15d5d..419350a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19
 	github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5 v5.0.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.5
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0
 )
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v3 v3.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/chenzhuoyu/base64x v0.0.0-20221115062448-fe3a3abad311 // indirect
 	github.com/clbanning/mxj v1.8.4 // indirect
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dimchansky/utfbom v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.1 // indirect
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8 // indirect
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.6.1+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20180406234716-d932a24a8ccb // indirect
 	github.com/ryanuber/go-glob v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sony/gobreaker v0.4.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f51d59f..970598f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -772,8 +772,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qt09Ya8vawLte6SNmTgCsAVtYtaKzEcn8ATUoHMkEqE=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 h1:1zr/of2m5FGMsad5YfcqgdqdWrIhu+EBEJRhR1U7z/c=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 h1:xuMeJ0Sdp5ZMRXx/aWO6RZxdr3beISkG5/G/aIRr3pY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
@@ -784,8 +784,9 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 h1:Slr1R9HxAlEKefgq5jn9U+DnETlIUa6HfgEzj0g5d7s=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69rRypqCw=
 github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy v0.0.0-20190109142713-0ad062ec5ee5/go.mod h1:ncp9v5uamzpCO7NfCPTXjqaC+bZgJeR0sMTm6dMHP7U=
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index e482ab0..16c6b5a 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -1,40 +1,76 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/krakendio/krakend-cobra/v2/plugin"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"golang.org/x/mod/modfile"
 )
 
-func pluginFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+// indirectRequires returns the indirect dependencies of the go.sum file.
+func indirectRequires(goSum string) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
+	dir := filepath.Dir(goSum)
+	filename := filepath.Join(dir, "go.mod")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read go.mod: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	f, err := modfile.Parse(filename, data, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse go.mod: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	indirects := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, r := range f.Require {
+		if r.Indirect {
+			indirects[r.Mod.Path] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return indirects, nil
+}
+
+// getBuildInfo returns the dependencies of the binary calling it.
+// It is a var to allow the replacement of the function in the tests
+// as the debug.ReadBuildInfo function is not available in the tests
+// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/68045
+var localDescriber = plugin.Local
+
+func pluginFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(goSum)
 	if err != nil {
-		cmd.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
+	defer f.Close() //nolint:errcheck // Read only file so We would have returned an error before if this failed.
+
 	desc, err := plugin.Describe(f, goVersion, libcVersion)
 	if err != nil {
-		cmd.Println(err)
-		f.Close()
-		os.Exit(1)
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
-	diffs := plugin.Local().Compare(desc)
+	diffs := localDescriber().Compare(desc)
 	if len(diffs) == 0 {
 		cmd.Println("No incompatibilities found!")
-		f.Close()
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	cmd.Println(len(diffs), "incompatibility(ies) found...")
 	if gogetEnabled {
+		indirects, err := indirectRequires(goSum)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		for _, diff := range diffs {
 			if diff.Name != "go" && diff.Name != "libc" {
-				cmd.Printf("go get %s@%s\n", diff.Name, diff.Expected)
+				if _, ok := indirects[diff.Name]; ok {
+					cmd.Printf("go mod edit --replace %s=%s@%s\n", diff.Name, diff.Name, diff.Expected)
+				} else {
+					cmd.Printf("go get %s@%s\n", diff.Name, diff.Expected)
+				}
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -42,15 +78,13 @@ func pluginFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 			cmd.Println("\thave:", diff.Have)
 			cmd.Println("\twant:", diff.Expected)
 		}
-		f.Close()
-		os.Exit(1)
+	} else {
+		for _, diff := range diffs {
+			cmd.Println(diff.Name)
+			cmd.Println("\thave:", diff.Have)
+			cmd.Println("\twant:", diff.Expected)
+		}
 	}
 
-	for _, diff := range diffs {
-		cmd.Println(diff.Name)
-		cmd.Println("\thave:", diff.Have)
-		cmd.Println("\twant:", diff.Expected)
-	}
-	f.Close()
-	os.Exit(1)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%d incompatibilities found", len(diffs))
 }
diff --git a/plugin_test.go b/plugin_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a8de01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/krakendio/krakend-cobra/v2/plugin"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_pluginFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
+	cmd.SetOutput(&buf)
+
+	localDescriber = func() plugin.Descriptor {
+		return plugin.Descriptor{
+			Go:   goVersion,
+			Libc: libcVersion,
+			Deps: map[string]string{
+				"golang.org/x/mod":                  "v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4",
+				"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go": "v59.3.0+incompatible",
+				"cloud.google.com/go":               "v0.100.2",
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	defer func() { localDescriber = plugin.Local }()
+
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		goSum    string
+		expected string
+		fix      bool
+		err      string
+	}{
+		"missing": {
+			goSum: "./testdata/missing-go.sum",
+			err:   "open ./testdata/missing-go.sum: no such file or directory",
+		},
+		"matching": {
+			goSum:    "./testdata/match-go.sum",
+			expected: "No incompatibilities found!\n",
+		},
+		"changes": {
+			goSum: "./testdata/changes-go.sum",
+			expected: `cloud.google.com/go
+	have: v0.100.3
+	want: v0.100.2
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go
+	have: v59.3.1+incompatible
+	want: v59.3.0+incompatible
+golang.org/x/mod
+	have: v0.6.10-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4
+	want: v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4
+`,
+			err: "3 incompatibilities found",
+		},
+		"fix": {
+			goSum: "./testdata/changes-go.sum",
+			fix:   true,
+			expected: `go mod edit --replace cloud.google.com/go=cloud.google.com/go@v0.100.2
+go mod edit --replace github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go=github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go@v59.3.0+incompatible
+go get golang.org/x/mod@v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4
+`,
+			err: "3 incompatibilities found",
+		},
+	}
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			buf.Reset()
+
+			orig := goSum
+			goSum = tc.goSum
+			defer func() { goSum = orig }()
+
+			fix := gogetEnabled
+			gogetEnabled = tc.fix
+			defer func() { gogetEnabled = fix }()
+
+			err := pluginFunc(cmd, nil)
+			if tc.err != "" {
+				require.EqualError(t, err, tc.err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expected, buf.String())
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/root.go b/root.go
index 0957bb1..6794588 100644
--- a/root.go
+++ b/root.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var (
 		Use:     "check-plugin",
 		Short:   "Checks your plugin dependencies are compatible.",
 		Long:    "Checks your plugin dependencies are compatible and proposes commands to update your dependencies.",
-		Run:     pluginFunc,
+		RunE:    pluginFunc,
 		Example: "krakend check-plugin -g 1.19.0 -s ./go.sum -f",
 	}
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func init() {
 	portFlag := IntFlagBuilder(&port, "port", "p", 0, "Listening port for the http service")
 	RunCommand = NewCommand(runCmd, cfgFlag, debugFlag, portFlag)
 
-	goSumFlag := StringFlagBuilder(&goSum, "sum", "s", goSum, "Path to the go.sum file to analize")
+	goSumFlag := StringFlagBuilder(&goSum, "sum", "s", goSum, "Path to the go.sum file to analyze")
 	goVersionFlag := StringFlagBuilder(&goVersion, "go", "g", goVersion, "The version of the go compiler used for your plugin")
 	libcVersionFlag := StringFlagBuilder(&libcVersion, "libc", "l", "", "Version of the libc library used")
 	gogetFlag := BoolFlagBuilder(&gogetEnabled, "format", "f", false, "Shows fix commands to update your dependencies")
diff --git a/testdata/changes-go.sum b/testdata/changes-go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c84478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/changes-go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+cloud.google.com/go v0.97.0/go.mod h1:GF7l59pYBVlXQIBLx3a761cZ41F9bBH3JUlihCt2Udc=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.99.0/go.mod h1:w0Xx2nLzqWJPuozYQX+hFfCSI8WioryfRDzkoI/Y2ZA=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.100.1/go.mod h1:fs4QogzfH5n2pBXBP9vRiU+eCny7lD2vmFZy79Iuw1U=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.100.3 h1:t9Iw5QH5v4XtlEQaCtUY7x6sCABps8sW0acw7e2WQ6Y=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.100.3/go.mod h1:4Xra9TjzAeYHrl5+oeLlzbM2k3mjVhZh4UqTZ//w99A=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v51.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9XXNKU+eRnpl9moKnB4QOLf1HestfXbmab5FXxiDBjc=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v59.3.1+incompatible h1:dPIm0BO4jsMXFcCI/sLTPkBtE7mk8WMuRHA0JeWhlcQ=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v59.3.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:9XXNKU+eRnpl9moKnB4QOLf1HestfXbmab5FXxiDBjc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.5.0/go.mod h1:5OXOZSfqPIIbmVBIIKWRFfZjPR0E5r58TLhUjH0a2Ro=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.10-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4 h1:6zppjxzCulZykYSLyVDYbneBfbaBIQPYMevg0bEwv2s=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.10-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
diff --git a/testdata/go.mod b/testdata/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c429cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module github.com/krakendio/krakend-cobra/v2
+
+go 1.17
+
+require (
+	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.8.2
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4
+)
+
+require (
+	cloud.google.com/go v0.100.2 // indirect
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v59.3.0+incompatible // indirect
+)
diff --git a/testdata/match-go.sum b/testdata/match-go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..475b6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/match-go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+cloud.google.com/go v0.97.0/go.mod h1:GF7l59pYBVlXQIBLx3a761cZ41F9bBH3JUlihCt2Udc=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.99.0/go.mod h1:w0Xx2nLzqWJPuozYQX+hFfCSI8WioryfRDzkoI/Y2ZA=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.100.1/go.mod h1:fs4QogzfH5n2pBXBP9vRiU+eCny7lD2vmFZy79Iuw1U=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.100.2 h1:t9Iw5QH5v4XtlEQaCtUY7x6sCABps8sW0acw7e2WQ6Y=
+cloud.google.com/go v0.100.2/go.mod h1:4Xra9TjzAeYHrl5+oeLlzbM2k3mjVhZh4UqTZ//w99A=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v51.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9XXNKU+eRnpl9moKnB4QOLf1HestfXbmab5FXxiDBjc=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v59.3.0+incompatible h1:dPIm0BO4jsMXFcCI/sLTPkBtE7mk8WMuRHA0JeWhlcQ=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v59.3.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9XXNKU+eRnpl9moKnB4QOLf1HestfXbmab5FXxiDBjc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.5.0/go.mod h1:5OXOZSfqPIIbmVBIIKWRFfZjPR0E5r58TLhUjH0a2Ro=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4 h1:6zppjxzCulZykYSLyVDYbneBfbaBIQPYMevg0bEwv2s=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=