diff --git a/internal/command/clusters.go b/internal/command/clusters.go
index be607b3..dce5e20 100644
--- a/internal/command/clusters.go
+++ b/internal/command/clusters.go
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ func Clusters() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(
-		clusters.Connect(run, kubeConfig, apiURL, useStdout),
-		clusters.List(run, apiURL),
-		clusters.Delete(run, apiURL),
-		clusters.View(run, apiURL),
-		clusters.Status(run, kubeConfig),
+		clusters.Connect(run, &kubeConfig, &apiURL, &useStdout),
+		clusters.List(run, &apiURL),
+		clusters.Delete(run, &apiURL),
+		clusters.View(run, &apiURL),
+		clusters.Status(run, &kubeConfig),
 		// TODO cleanup is currently experimental
 		// clusters.CleanUp(run, kubeConfig),
 	)
diff --git a/internal/command/clusters/connect.go b/internal/command/clusters/connect.go
index 5793868..1aef1c6 100644
--- a/internal/command/clusters/connect.go
+++ b/internal/command/clusters/connect.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Connect returns a new cobra.Command that connects a cluster to the control plane.
-func Connect(run types.RunFunc, kubeConfigPath, apiURL string, useStdout bool) *cobra.Command {
+func Connect(run types.RunFunc, kubeConfigPath, apiURL *string, useStdout *bool) *cobra.Command {
 	const defaultRegistry = "quay.io/jetstack"
 	var registry string
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Connect(run types.RunFunc, kubeConfigPath, apiURL string, useStdout bool) *
 				return commandErrors.ErrNoOrganizationName
 			}
 
-			http := client.New(ctx, apiURL)
+			http := client.New(ctx, *apiURL)
 
 			serviceAccount, err := cluster.CreateServiceAccount(ctx, http, cnf.Organization, name)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ func Connect(run types.RunFunc, kubeConfigPath, apiURL string, useStdout bool) *
 			}
 
 			var applier cluster.Applier
-			if useStdout {
+			if *useStdout {
 				applier = kubernetes.NewStdOutApplier()
 			} else {
-				applier, err = kubernetes.NewKubeConfigApplier(kubeConfigPath)
+				applier, err = kubernetes.NewKubeConfigApplier(*kubeConfigPath)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/internal/command/clusters/delete.go b/internal/command/clusters/delete.go
index f2f8adc..8e98155 100644
--- a/internal/command/clusters/delete.go
+++ b/internal/command/clusters/delete.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Delete returns a new cobra.Command for deleting a cluster in the JSCP api
-func Delete(run types.RunFunc, apiURL string) *cobra.Command {
+func Delete(run types.RunFunc, apiURL *string) *cobra.Command {
 	var force bool
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func Delete(run types.RunFunc, apiURL string) *cobra.Command {
 				return errors.ErrNoOrganizationName
 			}
 
-			http := client.New(ctx, apiURL)
+			http := client.New(ctx, *apiURL)
 			name := args[0]
 			if name == "" {
 				return errors2.New("you must specify a cluster name")
diff --git a/internal/command/clusters/list.go b/internal/command/clusters/list.go
index 8c45019..2b00f73 100644
--- a/internal/command/clusters/list.go
+++ b/internal/command/clusters/list.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // List returns a new cobra.Command for listing clusters in the JSCP api
-func List(run types.RunFunc, apiURL string) *cobra.Command {
+func List(run types.RunFunc, apiURL *string) *cobra.Command {
 	var jsonOut bool
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func List(run types.RunFunc, apiURL string) *cobra.Command {
 				return errors.ErrNoOrganizationName
 			}
 
-			http := client.New(ctx, apiURL)
+			http := client.New(ctx, *apiURL)
 
 			clusters, err := cluster.List(ctx, http, cnf.Organization)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/command/clusters/status.go b/internal/command/clusters/status.go
index fcfbd0d..842d037 100644
--- a/internal/command/clusters/status.go
+++ b/internal/command/clusters/status.go
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Status returns a new command that shows the status of a cluster resources
-func Status(run types.RunFunc, kubeConfigPath string) *cobra.Command {
+func Status(run types.RunFunc, kubeConfigPath *string) *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "status",
 		Short: "Prints information about the state in the currently configured cluster in kubeconfig",
 		Long:  "The information printed by this command can be used to determine the state of a cluster prior to installing Jetstack Secure.",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactValidArgs(0),
 		Run: run(func(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
-			kubeCfg, err := kubernetes.NewConfig(kubeConfigPath)
+			kubeCfg, err := kubernetes.NewConfig(*kubeConfigPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/command/clusters/view.go b/internal/command/clusters/view.go
index b3a7b7d..f061bb7 100644
--- a/internal/command/clusters/view.go
+++ b/internal/command/clusters/view.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // View returns a new cobra.Command for viewing a cluster in the JSCP api
-func View(run types.RunFunc, apiURL string) *cobra.Command {
+func View(run types.RunFunc, apiURL *string) *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "view [name]",
 		Short: "Opens a browser window to the cluster's dashboard",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func View(run types.RunFunc, apiURL string) *cobra.Command {
 				return errors.ErrNoOrganizationName
 			}
 
-			http := client.New(ctx, apiURL)
+			http := client.New(ctx, *apiURL)
 			name := args[0]
 			if name == "" {
 				return errors2.New("you must specify a cluster name")