diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go b/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go
index 70c023ce..43aa99d5 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -114,12 +113,6 @@ func createSourceBucketCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
-
 	var ignorePaths *string
 	if len(sourceBucketArgs.ignorePaths) > 0 {
 		ignorePathsStr := strings.Join(sourceBucketArgs.ignorePaths, "\n")
diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go b/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go
index fb76ae59..94a5b943 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_source_git.go
@@ -191,12 +191,6 @@ func createSourceGitCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("specifying a CA file is not supported for Git over SSH")
 	}
 
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
-
 	sourceLabels, err := parseLabels()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_source_helm.go b/cmd/flux/create_source_helm.go
index 55b18176..0934228b 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_source_helm.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_source_helm.go
@@ -114,12 +114,6 @@ func createSourceHelmCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
-
 	if _, err := url.Parse(sourceHelmArgs.url); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("url parse failed: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_tenant.go b/cmd/flux/create_tenant.go
index 442f0f73..f2c98c27 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_tenant.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_tenant.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/fluxcd/flux2/v2/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
+
+	"github.com/fluxcd/flux2/v2/internal/utils"
 )
 
 var createTenantCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -292,10 +293,10 @@ func exportTenant(namespace corev1.Namespace, account corev1.ServiceAccount, rol
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	rootCmd.Println("---")
 	data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte("spec: {}\n"), []byte(""), 1)
-	rootCmd.Println(resourceToString(data))
+
+	printlnStdout("---")
+	printlnStdout(resourceToString(data))
 
 	account.TypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
 		APIVersion: "v1",
@@ -305,10 +306,10 @@ func exportTenant(namespace corev1.Namespace, account corev1.ServiceAccount, rol
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	rootCmd.Println("---")
 	data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte("spec: {}\n"), []byte(""), 1)
-	rootCmd.Println(resourceToString(data))
+
+	printlnStdout("---")
+	printlnStdout(resourceToString(data))
 
 	roleBinding.TypeMeta = metav1.TypeMeta{
 		APIVersion: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1",
@@ -319,8 +320,8 @@ func exportTenant(namespace corev1.Namespace, account corev1.ServiceAccount, rol
 		return err
 	}
 
-	rootCmd.Println("---")
-	rootCmd.Println(resourceToString(data))
+	printlnStdout("---")
+	printlnStdout(resourceToString(data))
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/flux/export.go b/cmd/flux/export.go
index 3ac9e215..cfad9eb5 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/export.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/export.go
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ func (export exportCommand) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func printExport(export interface{}) error {
+func printExport(export any) error {
 	data, err := yaml.Marshal(export)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	rootCmd.Println("---")
-	rootCmd.Println(resourceToString(data))
+	printlnStdout("---")
+	printlnStdout(resourceToString(data))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/flux/install.go b/cmd/flux/install.go
index 9e1fecd4..a1f45ec5 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/install.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/install.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func installCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("install failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, applyOutput)
+	rootCmd.Println(applyOutput)
 
 	if opts.ImagePullSecret != "" && opts.RegistryCredential != "" {
 		logger.Actionf("generating image pull secret %s", opts.ImagePullSecret)
diff --git a/cmd/flux/main.go b/cmd/flux/main.go
index 1226a347..b6627caa 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/main.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/main.go
@@ -247,3 +247,8 @@ While we try our best to not introduce breaking changes, they may occur when
 we adapt to new features and/or find better ways to facilitate what it does.`
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", strings.TrimSpace(desc), previewNote)
 }
+
+// printlnStdout prints the given text to stdout with a newline.
+func printlnStdout(txt string) {
+	_, _ = rootCmd.OutOrStdout().Write([]byte(txt + "\n"))
+}