diff --git a/commands/env.go b/commands/env.go
index ac7b789a4be0e1008e0d40a05db7e18e81eff627..98a7e1a57e043d21679abca371e5b37350b80471 100644
--- a/commands/env.go
+++ b/commands/env.go
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ func loadBackendEnsureUser(env *Env) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 // This wrapper style is necessary because a Cobra PostE function does not run if RunE return an error.
 func closeBackend(env *Env, runE func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		env.err = out{Writer: cmd.ErrOrStderr()}
+		env.out = out{Writer: cmd.OutOrStdout()}
+
 		errRun := runE(cmd, args)
 
 		if env.backend == nil {