diff --git a/client/rpc/status.go b/client/rpc/status.go
index 312989554dca..8b693e051723 100644
--- a/client/rpc/status.go
+++ b/client/rpc/status.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func StatusCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			cmd.Println(string(output))
+			cmd.OutOrStdout().Write(output)
 			return nil
 		},
 	}