diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/view/view.go
index 885098e32..0e3f45716 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/view/view.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package view
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -112,11 +111,13 @@ func viewRun(opts *ViewOptions) error {
 		return printHumanPrPreview(opts.IO, pr)
 	}
 
-	cs := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
-	return printRawPrPreview(opts.IO.Out, cs, pr)
+	return printRawPrPreview(opts.IO, pr)
 }
 
-func printRawPrPreview(out io.Writer, cs *iostreams.ColorScheme, pr *api.PullRequest) error {
+func printRawPrPreview(io *iostreams.IOStreams, pr *api.PullRequest) error {
+	out := io.Out
+	cs := io.ColorScheme()
+
 	reviewers := prReviewerList(*pr, cs)
 	assignees := prAssigneeList(*pr)
 	labels := prLabelList(*pr)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/garden.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/garden.go
index b247e0b6c..99bf26f71 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/garden.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/garden.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ func gardenRun(opts *GardenOptions) error {
 		geo.Width = 0
 	}
 	clear(opts.IO)
-	drawGarden(cs, out, garden, player)
+	drawGarden(opts.IO, garden, player)
 
 	// thanks stackoverflow https://stackoverflow.com/a/17278776
 	_ = exec.Command("stty", sttyFileArg, "/dev/tty", "cbreak", "min", "1").Run()
@@ -424,7 +423,10 @@ func plantGarden(commits []*Commit, geo *Geometry) [][]*Cell {
 	return garden
 }
 
-func drawGarden(cs *iostreams.ColorScheme, out io.Writer, garden [][]*Cell, player *Player) {
+func drawGarden(io *iostreams.IOStreams, garden [][]*Cell, player *Player) {
+	out := io.Out
+	cs := io.ColorScheme()
+
 	fmt.Fprint(out, "\033[?25l") // hide cursor. it needs to be restored at command exit.
 	sl := ""
 	for y, gardenRow := range garden {