diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm_test.go
index 4a855a88933..cd402c71286 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm_test.go
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ func TestHelmDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "get failure should install not upgrade",
 			cmd: &MockHelm{
 				t:             t,
-				getResult:     cmdOutput{"", fmt.Errorf("not found")},
-				upgradeResult: cmdOutput{"", fmt.Errorf("should not have called upgrade")},
+				getResult:     fmt.Errorf("not found"),
+				upgradeResult: fmt.Errorf("should not have called upgrade"),
 			},
 			deployer: NewHelmDeployer(testDeployConfig, testKubeContext),
 			builds:   testBuilds,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestHelmDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "get success should upgrade not install",
 			cmd: &MockHelm{
 				t:             t,
-				installResult: cmdOutput{"", fmt.Errorf("should not have called install")},
+				installResult: fmt.Errorf("should not have called install"),
 			},
 			deployer: NewHelmDeployer(testDeployConfig, testKubeContext),
 			builds:   testBuilds,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestHelmDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "deploy error",
 			cmd: &MockHelm{
 				t:             t,
-				upgradeResult: cmdOutput{"", fmt.Errorf("unexpected error")},
+				upgradeResult: fmt.Errorf("unexpected error"),
 			},
 			shouldErr: true,
 			deployer:  NewHelmDeployer(testDeployConfig, testKubeContext),
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestHelmDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "dep build error",
 			cmd: &MockHelm{
 				t:         t,
-				depResult: cmdOutput{"", fmt.Errorf("unexpected error")},
+				depResult: fmt.Errorf("unexpected error"),
 			},
 			shouldErr: true,
 			deployer:  NewHelmDeployer(testDeployConfig, testKubeContext),
@@ -145,24 +145,20 @@ func TestHelmDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 type MockHelm struct {
-	getResult     cmdOutput
-	installResult cmdOutput
-	upgradeResult cmdOutput
-	depResult     cmdOutput
-
 	t *testing.T
-}
 
-type cmdOutput struct {
-	stdout string
-	err    error
+	getResult     error
+	installResult error
+	upgradeResult error
+	depResult     error
 }
 
-func (c cmdOutput) out() ([]byte, error) {
-	return []byte(c.stdout), c.err
+func (m *MockHelm) RunCmdOut(c *exec.Cmd) ([]byte, error) {
+	m.t.Error("Shouldn't be used")
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (m *MockHelm) RunCmdOut(c *exec.Cmd) ([]byte, error) {
+func (m *MockHelm) RunCmd(c *exec.Cmd) error {
 	if len(c.Args) < 3 {
 		m.t.Errorf("Not enough args in command %v", c)
 	}
@@ -173,20 +169,15 @@ func (m *MockHelm) RunCmdOut(c *exec.Cmd) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	switch c.Args[3] {
 	case "get":
-		return m.getResult.out()
+		return m.getResult
 	case "install":
-		return m.installResult.out()
+		return m.installResult
 	case "upgrade":
-		return m.upgradeResult.out()
+		return m.upgradeResult
 	case "dep":
-		return m.depResult.out()
+		return m.depResult
+	default:
+		m.t.Errorf("Unknown helm command: %+v", c)
+		return nil
 	}
-
-	m.t.Errorf("Unknown helm command: %+v", c)
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-func (m *MockHelm) RunCmd(c *exec.Cmd) error {
-	_, err := m.RunCmdOut(c)
-	return err
 }