diff --git a/src/tools/create_files.py b/src/tools/create_files.py
index 458dbfd..7888db3 100755
--- a/src/tools/create_files.py
+++ b/src/tools/create_files.py
@@ -21,17 +21,7 @@
 from tools.logging_config import setup_logging  # noqa: F401
 
 
-@click.command("create-files")
-@click.option(
-    "--templates",
-    "-t",
-    "templates",
-    required=False,
-    default="templates/",
-    type=click.Path(exists=False, dir_okay=True, file_okay=False),
-    help="Template directory",
-)
-def create_files_cmd(templates: str):
+def create_files(templates: str | Path):
     """
     Render files from templates using secrender.
 
@@ -72,6 +62,20 @@ def create_files_cmd(templates: str):
         find_toc_tag(file=str(new_file))
 
 
+@click.command("create-files")
+@click.option(
+    "--templates",
+    "-t",
+    "templates",
+    required=False,
+    default="templates/",
+    type=click.Path(exists=False, dir_okay=True, file_okay=False),
+    help="Template directory",
+)
+def create_files_cmd(templates: str):
+    create_files(templates)
+
+
 def rewrite(template_file: Path, template_dir: Path, output_dir: Path) -> str:
     sub_path = [
         p[0]
diff --git a/src/tools/helpers/project.py b/src/tools/helpers/project.py
index 5b56a36..8f2a1b1 100644
--- a/src/tools/helpers/project.py
+++ b/src/tools/helpers/project.py
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ def get_standards(self) -> tuple:
 
     def sort_component_controls(self, component_name: str) -> dict:
         controls: dict = {}
-        for component_dir in self.project.components:
-            if not isinstance(component_dir, str):
+        for comp_dir in self.project.components:
+            if not isinstance(comp_dir, str):
                 continue
             component_path = (
-                Path(component_dir).joinpath(component_name).with_suffix(".yaml")
-            )
+                self.project_path / "rendered" / comp_dir / component_name
+            ).with_suffix(".yaml")
 
             if component_path.exists():
                 component_data = load_yaml_files(component_path)
diff --git a/src/tools/make_families.py b/src/tools/make_families.py
index bbf1387..43b0d70 100644
--- a/src/tools/make_families.py
+++ b/src/tools/make_families.py
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ def create_family(
     return families_data
 
 
-@click.command("make-families")
-def make_families_cmd():
+def make_families():
     """Create control family files from project data."""
     project = Project()
     project_path = get_project_path()
@@ -162,3 +161,8 @@ def make_families_cmd():
     create_family(controls_dir=controls_dir, project=project)
     logger.info(f"Families created at {controls_dir.as_posix()}")
     print("Process complete.")
+
+
+@click.command("make-families")
+def make_families_cmd():
+    make_families()
diff --git a/src/tools/make_ssp.py b/src/tools/make_ssp.py
index c4ee14e..06da895 100644
--- a/src/tools/make_ssp.py
+++ b/src/tools/make_ssp.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 from tools.helpers.ssp import Ssp
 from tools.helpers.ssptoolkit import find_toc_tag
 from tools.logging_config import setup_logging  # noqa: F401
-from tools.make_families import create_family
+from tools.create_files import create_files
+from tools.make_families import make_families, create_family
 
 
 def get_family_data(family_data: dict, write_to: Path, project: OpenControl) -> Ssp:
@@ -89,13 +90,13 @@ def write_ssp(ssp_data: Ssp, write_to: Path, project: OpenControl):
     print(f"Wrote SSP to {ssp_file}")
 
 
-@click.command("make-ssp")
-def make_ssp_cmd():
-    """Generate a System Security Plan (SSP) from the control families."""
+def make_ssp():
     project_path = get_project_path()
     project = Project()
     write_to = project_path / "rendered" / "docs"
-    controls_dir = project_path / "rendered" / "controls"
+    controls_dir = write_to / "controls"
+    create_files(templates="templates")
+    make_families()
     families = create_family(
         controls_dir=controls_dir, project=project, return_data=True
     )
@@ -103,3 +104,9 @@ def make_ssp_cmd():
         family_data=families, write_to=write_to, project=project.project
     )
     write_ssp(ssp_data=ssp_data, write_to=write_to, project=project.project)
+
+
+@click.command("make-ssp")
+def make_ssp_cmd():
+    """Generate a System Security Plan (SSP) from the control families."""
+    make_ssp()