diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_values.go b/cmd/helm/get_values.go
index 83747eebc..8c08eeda7 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get_values.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get_values.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func newGetValuesCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			return compListReleases(toComplete, args, cfg)
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt)
+			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt, os.Stderr)
 
 			vals, err := client.Run(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/history.go b/cmd/helm/history.go
index 645a1f8df..e79737737 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/history.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/history.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func newHistoryCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			return compListReleases(toComplete, args, cfg)
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt)
+			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt, os.Stderr)
 
 			history, err := getHistory(client, args[0])
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 155753cc9..39f7dc4cc 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func newInstallCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			return compInstall(args, toComplete, client)
 		},
 		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt)
+			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt, os.Stderr)
 
 			rel, err := runInstall(args, client, valueOpts, out)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/list.go b/cmd/helm/list.go
index c7dffd6f3..36281b196 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/list.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/list.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func newListCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Args:              require.NoArgs,
 		ValidArgsFunction: noCompletions,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt)
+			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt, os.Stderr)
 
 			if client.AllNamespaces {
 				if err := cfg.Init(settings.RESTClientGetter(), "", os.Getenv("HELM_DRIVER"), debug); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/root.go b/cmd/helm/root.go
index 8298296e5..a17a878a7 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/root.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/root.go
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ func checkForExpiredRepos(repofile string) {
 
 }
 
-func overrideRegistryWriter(cfg *action.Configuration, outfmt output.Format) {
+func overrideRegistryWriter(cfg *action.Configuration, outfmt output.Format, newWriter io.Writer) {
 	// Ensure registry output doesn't break structured output
 	if outfmt != output.Table {
-		registry.ClientOptWriter(os.Stderr)(cfg.RegistryClient)
+		registry.ClientOptWriter(newWriter)(cfg.RegistryClient)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/status.go b/cmd/helm/status.go
index a3690c69b..ec040c123 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/status.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/status.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func newStatusCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			return compListReleases(toComplete, args, cfg)
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt)
+			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt, os.Stderr)
 
 			// When the output format is a table the resources should be fetched
 			// and displayed as a table. When YAML or JSON the resources will be
diff --git a/cmd/helm/template.go b/cmd/helm/template.go
index 28444335c..8ee14a7d1 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/template.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/template.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			return compInstall(args, toComplete, client)
 		},
 		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, output.YAML)
+			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, output.YAML, os.Stderr)
 
 			if kubeVersion != "" {
 				parsedKubeVersion, err := chartutil.ParseKubeVersion(kubeVersion)
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 9ff74a0b1..f7468f1a9 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt)
+			overrideRegistryWriter(cfg, outfmt, os.Stderr)
 
 			client.Namespace = settings.Namespace()