diff --git a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/apply.go b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/apply.go
index 5952b331..9d56feba 100644
--- a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/apply.go
+++ b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/apply.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func ApplyFileWithNamespace(file, namespace string) error {
 		file,
 		"-n", namespace,
 	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
diff --git a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/create.go b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/create.go
index 38e3503f..42d115d1 100644
--- a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/create.go
+++ b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/create.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func CreateFile(file string) error {
 		"-f",
 		file,
 	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func CreateConfigMapWithNamespace(name, confFile, namespace string) error {
 		confFile,
 		"-n", namespace,
 	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ func CreateClusterRoleBinding(clusterRole, user string) error {
 		"--user",
 		user,
 	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
diff --git a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/delete.go b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/delete.go
index 7b26e93b..6b644590 100644
--- a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/delete.go
+++ b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/delete.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func DeleteFileWithNamespace(file, namespace string) error {
 		"--ignore-not-found",
 		"-n", namespace,
 	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func DeleteFile(file string) error {
 		file,
 		"--ignore-not-found",
 	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
diff --git a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/describe.go b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
index e1bea4c1..bf661cb4 100644
--- a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
+++ b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 package kubectl
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/cellery-io/sdk/components/cli/pkg/constants"
@@ -35,27 +33,6 @@ func Describe(cellName string) error {
 		cellName,
 	)
 	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
-	stdoutReader, _ := cmd.StdoutPipe()
-	stdoutScanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdoutReader)
-	go func() {
-		for stdoutScanner.Scan() {
-			fmt.Println(stdoutScanner.Text())
-		}
-	}()
-	stderrReader, _ := cmd.StderrPipe()
-	stderrScanner := bufio.NewScanner(stderrReader)
-	go func() {
-		for stderrScanner.Scan() {
-			fmt.Println(stderrScanner.Text())
-		}
-	}()
-	err := cmd.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = cmd.Wait()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	_, err := printCommandOutput(cmd)
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/get.go b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/get.go
index d6073456..3faf24bf 100644
--- a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/get.go
+++ b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/get.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func GetDeploymentNames(namespace string) ([]string, error) {
 		"-n", namespace,
 	)
 	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -45,8 +46,15 @@ func GetDeploymentNames(namespace string) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 func GetMasterNodeName() (string, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(constants.KUBECTL, "get", "node", "--selector", "node-role.kubernetes.io/master",
-		"-o", "json")
+	cmd := exec.Command(constants.KUBECTL,
+		"get",
+		"node",
+		"--selector",
+		"node-role.kubernetes.io/master",
+		"-o",
+		"json",
+	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -70,6 +78,7 @@ func GetNodes() (Node, error) {
 		"-o",
 		"json",
 	)
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	jsonOutput := Node{}
diff --git a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/label.go b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/label.go
index b17bcac3..5d9140c7 100644
--- a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/label.go
+++ b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/label.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func ApplyLable(itemType, itemName, labelName string, overWrite bool) error {
 			labelName,
 		)
 	}
-
+	displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
diff --git a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/wait.go b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/wait.go
index 9c1e623a..e9eb8a77 100644
--- a/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/wait.go
+++ b/components/cli/pkg/kubectl/wait.go
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ func WaitForCondition(condition string, timeoutSeconds int, resourceName string,
 func WaitForCluster(timeout time.Duration) error {
 	exitCode := 0
 	for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < timeout; {
-		cmd := exec.Command(constants.KUBECTL, "get", "nodes", "--request-timeout=10s")
+		cmd := exec.Command(constants.KUBECTL,
+			"get",
+			"nodes",
+			"--request-timeout=10s",
+		)
+		displayVerboseOutput(cmd)
 		err := cmd.Run()
 		if err != nil {
 			if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {