diff --git a/pkg/action/action.go b/pkg/action/action.go
index b8d3a005e..82760250f 100644
--- a/pkg/action/action.go
+++ b/pkg/action/action.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package action
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -46,17 +45,6 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/time"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	log.SetFlags(log.Lshortfile)
-}
-
-func debug(format string, v ...interface{}) {
-	if settings.Debug {
-		format = fmt.Sprintf("[debug] %s\n", format)
-		log.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
-	}
-}
-
 // Timestamper is a function capable of producing a timestamp.Timestamper.
 //
 // By default, this is a time.Time function from the Helm time package. This can
@@ -113,8 +101,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 //
 // TODO: This function is badly in need of a refactor.
 // TODO: As part of the refactor the duplicate code in cmd/helm/template.go should be removed
-//
-//	This code has to do with writing files to disk.
+//       This code has to do with writing files to disk.
 func (cfg *Configuration) renderResources(ch *chart.Chart, values chartutil.Values, releaseName, outputDir string, subNotes, useReleaseName, includeCrds bool, pr postrender.PostRenderer, dryRun bool) ([]*release.Hook, *bytes.Buffer, string, error) {
 	hs := []*release.Hook{}
 	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
diff --git a/pkg/action/list.go b/pkg/action/list.go
index 28341be07..b4782f4ef 100644
--- a/pkg/action/list.go
+++ b/pkg/action/list.go
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package action
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 
@@ -155,9 +155,12 @@ func (l *List) Run() ([]*release.Release, error) {
 	}
 
 	if l.AllNamespaces {
-		if err := l.cfg.Init(settings.RESTClientGetter(), "", os.Getenv("HELM_DRIVER"), debug); err != nil {
+		// For Empty Namespace the default behavior is to get all namespaces
+		clonedCfg, err := l.cfg.CloneWithNewNamespace("")
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		l.cfg = clonedCfg
 	}
 
 	var filter *regexp.Regexp
@@ -332,3 +335,15 @@ func (l *List) SetStateMask() {
 
 	l.StateMask = state
 }
+
+// Create a clone of the config with a new namespace
+func (cfg *Configuration) CloneWithNewNamespace(namespace string) (*Configuration, error) {
+	newConf := &Configuration{}
+	newConf.Releases = cfg.Releases
+	getter := settings.RESTClientGetter()
+	helmDriver := strings.ToLower(cfg.Releases.Driver.Name()) //note: Driver.Name() returns capitalized driver names.
+
+	err := newConf.Init(getter, namespace, helmDriver, cfg.Log)
+
+	return newConf, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/action/list_test.go b/pkg/action/list_test.go
index f8363bb79..c40491768 100644
--- a/pkg/action/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/list_test.go
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 package action
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/release"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/storage"
+
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/storage/driver"
 )
 
 func TestListStates(t *testing.T) {
@@ -80,13 +81,15 @@ func TestList_OneNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 func TestList_AllNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
 	is := assert.New(t)
 	lister := newListFixture(t)
-	makeMeSomeReleasesWithDifferentNamespaces(lister.cfg.Releases, t)
+	originalCfg := lister.cfg
+	lister.cfg.Releases.Driver = driver.NewMemory()
 	lister.AllNamespaces = true
-	lister.SetStateMask()
-	os.Setenv("HELM_DRIVER", "memory")
+	makeMeSomeReleasesWithDifferentNamespaces(lister.cfg.Releases, t)
 	list, err := lister.Run()
 	is.NoError(err)
 	is.Len(list, 3)
+	// Checking if the config was cloned
+	assert.NotEqualValues(t, originalCfg, lister.cfg)
 }
 
 func TestList_Sort(t *testing.T) {
@@ -294,24 +297,23 @@ func makeMeSomeReleasesWithDifferentNamespaces(store *storage.Storage, t *testin
 	one.Name = "one"
 	one.Namespace = "default1"
 	one.Version = 1
+	one.SetStatus(release.StatusDeployed, "")
 	two := releaseStub()
 	two.Name = "two"
 	two.Namespace = "default2"
 	two.Version = 2
+	two.SetStatus(release.StatusDeployed, "")
 	three := releaseStub()
 	three.Name = "three"
 	three.Namespace = "default3"
 	three.Version = 3
+	three.SetStatus(release.StatusDeployed, "")
 
 	for _, rel := range []*release.Release{one, two, three} {
 		if err := store.Create(rel); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
-
-	_, err := store.ListDeployed()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	//assert.Len(t, all, 3, "sanity test: three items added")
 }
 
 func TestFilterLatestReleases(t *testing.T) {