diff --git a/cmd/helm/helm.go b/cmd/helm/helm.go
index c395d1f55..096a989f6 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/helm.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/helm.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func newRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		addFlagsTLS(newVersionCmd(nil, out)),
 
 		newCompletionCmd(out),
-		newHomeCmd(),
+		newHomeCmd(out),
 		newInitCmd(out),
 		newPluginCmd(out),
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/home.go b/cmd/helm/home.go
index abd7fb101..e96edd7a1 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/home.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/home.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -25,22 +28,22 @@ This command displays the location of HELM_HOME. This is where
 any helm configuration files live.
 `
 
-func newHomeCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func newHomeCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "home",
 		Short: "displays the location of HELM_HOME",
 		Long:  longHomeHelp,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			h := settings.Home
-			cmd.Println(h)
+			fmt.Fprintln(out, h)
 			if settings.Debug {
-				cmd.Printf("Repository: %s\n", h.Repository())
-				cmd.Printf("RepositoryFile: %s\n", h.RepositoryFile())
-				cmd.Printf("Cache: %s\n", h.Cache())
-				cmd.Printf("Stable CacheIndex: %s\n", h.CacheIndex("stable"))
-				cmd.Printf("Starters: %s\n", h.Starters())
-				cmd.Printf("LocalRepository: %s\n", h.LocalRepository())
-				cmd.Printf("Plugins: %s\n", h.Plugins())
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Repository: %s\n", h.Repository())
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "RepositoryFile: %s\n", h.RepositoryFile())
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Cache: %s\n", h.Cache())
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Stable CacheIndex: %s\n", h.CacheIndex("stable"))
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Starters: %s\n", h.Starters())
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "LocalRepository: %s\n", h.LocalRepository())
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Plugins: %s\n", h.Plugins())
 			}
 		},
 	}