diff --git a/cmd/config/config.go b/cmd/config/config.go
index 2a6bcbe6..7430b860 100644
--- a/cmd/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config/config.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func run(service config.Service) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 
 			rawConfig, v, err := getRawConfig()
 			if err != nil {
-				return errs.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+				return newCmdErr(err)
 			}
 
 			// add arg pairs to config where each argument is --set arg1 val1 --set arg2 val2
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ func run(service config.Service) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 					errorMessage += errs.AccessTokenInvalidErrMessage(viper.GetString(cliflags.BaseURIFlag))
 					err := errors.New(errorMessage)
 
-					return errs.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+					return newCmdErr(err)
 				}
 			}
 
 			configFile, err := config.NewConfig(rawConfig)
 			if err != nil {
-				return errs.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+				return newCmdErr(err)
 			}
 
 			setKeyFn := func(key string, value interface{}, v *viper.Viper) {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func run(service config.Service) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 			}
 			err = writeConfig(configFile, v, setKeyFn)
 			if err != nil {
-				return errs.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+				return newCmdErr(err)
 			}
 
 			output, err := outputSetAction(newFields)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func run(service config.Service) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 
 			config, v, err := getConfig()
 			if err != nil {
-				return errs.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+				return newCmdErr(err)
 			}
 
 			unsetKeyFn := func(key string, value interface{}, v *viper.Viper) {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func run(service config.Service) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 			}
 			err = writeConfig(config, v, unsetKeyFn)
 			if err != nil {
-				return errs.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+				return newCmdErr(err)
 			}
 
 			output, err := outputUnsetAction(viper.GetString(UnsetFlag))
@@ -327,7 +327,11 @@ func newErr(flag string) error {
 		),
 	)
 
-	return errs.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+	return newCmdErr(err)
+}
+
+func newCmdErr(err error) error {
+	return output.NewCmdOutputError(err, viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag))
 }
 
 func writeAlphabetizedFlags(sb *strings.Builder) {
diff --git a/cmd/flags/archive.go b/cmd/flags/archive.go
index b3b2a20d..48d79483 100644
--- a/cmd/flags/archive.go
+++ b/cmd/flags/archive.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func makeArchiveRequest(client resources.Client) func(*cobra.Command, []string)
 			false,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+			return output.NewCmdOutputError(err, viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag))
 		}
 
 		output, err := output.CmdOutput("update", viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), res)
diff --git a/cmd/flags/toggle.go b/cmd/flags/toggle.go
index 352ae451..926800d4 100644
--- a/cmd/flags/toggle.go
+++ b/cmd/flags/toggle.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func runE(client resources.Client) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 			false,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+			return output.NewCmdOutputError(err, viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag))
 		}
 
 		output, err := output.CmdOutput("update", viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), res)
diff --git a/cmd/login/login.go b/cmd/login/login.go
index 1f2e5e1b..4cc3fd1f 100644
--- a/cmd/login/login.go
+++ b/cmd/login/login.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	cmdAnalytics "github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli/cmd/analytics"
 	"github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli/cmd/cliflags"
 	"github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli/internal/analytics"
-	"github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli/internal/errors"
 	"github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli/internal/login"
 	"github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli/internal/output"
 )
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func run(client login.Client) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 			viper.GetString(cliflags.BaseURIFlag),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+			return output.NewCmdOutputError(err, viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag))
 		}
 
 		var b strings.Builder
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ func run(client login.Client) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 			),
 		)
 
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), b.String())
+		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), b.String())
 
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/members/invite.go b/cmd/members/invite.go
index a1299370..ae2c6d11 100644
--- a/cmd/members/invite.go
+++ b/cmd/members/invite.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func runE(client resources.Client) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 			false,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+			return output.NewCmdOutputError(err, viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag))
 		}
 
 		output, err := output.CmdOutput("update", viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), res)
diff --git a/cmd/resources/resources.go b/cmd/resources/resources.go
index b354d02b..6a12584a 100644
--- a/cmd/resources/resources.go
+++ b/cmd/resources/resources.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (op *OperationCmd) makeRequest(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		op.IsBeta,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.NewError(output.CmdOutputError(viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag), err))
+		return output.NewCmdOutputError(err, viper.GetString(cliflags.OutputFlag))
 	}
 
 	if string(res) == "" {
diff --git a/internal/output/resource_output.go b/internal/output/resource_output.go
index 7e3d59c7..a6dc68f1 100644
--- a/internal/output/resource_output.go
+++ b/internal/output/resource_output.go
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ func CmdOutputError(outputKind string, err error) string {
 	return ErrorPlaintextOutputFn(r)
 }
 
+// NewCmdOutputError builds error output based on the error and output kind.
+func NewCmdOutputError(err error, outputKind string) error {
+	return errs.NewError(CmdOutputError(outputKind, err))
+}
+
 func errJSON(s string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
 		`{