diff --git a/pkg/cmd/show.go b/pkg/cmd/show.go
index a92ca75b4..a7c0e41b2 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/show.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/show.go
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ func newShowCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:              showAllDesc,
 		Args:              require.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: validArgsFunc,
-		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowAll
-			err := addRegistryClient(out, client)
+			err := addRegistryClient(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ func newShowCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:              showValuesDesc,
 		Args:              require.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: validArgsFunc,
-		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowValues
-			err := addRegistryClient(out, client)
+			err := addRegistryClient(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ func newShowCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:              showChartDesc,
 		Args:              require.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: validArgsFunc,
-		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowChart
-			err := addRegistryClient(out, client)
+			err := addRegistryClient(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ func newShowCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:              readmeChartDesc,
 		Args:              require.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: validArgsFunc,
-		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowReadme
-			err := addRegistryClient(out, client)
+			err := addRegistryClient(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ func newShowCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:              showCRDsDesc,
 		Args:              require.ExactArgs(1),
 		ValidArgsFunction: validArgsFunc,
-		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			client.OutputFormat = action.ShowCRDs
-			err := addRegistryClient(out, client)
+			err := addRegistryClient(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), client)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ func runShow(args []string, client *action.Show) (string, error) {
 	return client.Run(cp)
 }
 
-func addRegistryClient(out io.Writer, client *action.Show) error {
-	registryClient, err := newRegistryClient(out, client.CertFile, client.KeyFile, client.CaFile,
+func addRegistryClient(registryOut io.Writer, client *action.Show) error {
+	registryClient, err := newRegistryClient(registryOut, client.CertFile, client.KeyFile, client.CaFile,
 		client.InsecureSkipTLSVerify, client.PlainHTTP, client.Username, client.Password)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("missing registry client: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/template.go b/pkg/cmd/template.go
index bb364231b..e7968e4a5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/template.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/template.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func newTemplateCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				client.KubeVersion = parsedKubeVersion
 			}
 
-			registryClient, err := newRegistryClient(out, client.CertFile, client.KeyFile, client.CaFile,
+			registryClient, err := newRegistryClient(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), client.CertFile, client.KeyFile, client.CaFile,
 				client.InsecureSkipTLSVerify, client.PlainHTTP, client.Username, client.Password)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("missing registry client: %w", err)