diff --git a/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go b/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
index 27b342f7d..8149f5906 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ func Test_NewCmdApi(t *testing.T) {
 			argv, err := shlex.Split(tt.cli)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			cmd.SetArgs(argv)
+			cmd.SetIn(&bytes.Buffer{})
+			cmd.SetOut(&bytes.Buffer{})
+			cmd.SetErr(&bytes.Buffer{})
 			_, err = cmd.ExecuteC()
 			if tt.wantsErr {
 				assert.Error(t, err)