diff --git a/pkg/kube/client.go b/pkg/kube/client.go
index c4dcc1a4e9..444bbf7499 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/client.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-
-	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 )
 
 func newClientConfig() clientcmd.ClientConfig {
diff --git a/pkg/kube/exec.go b/pkg/kube/exec.go
index 7e628d27a2..fed453b297 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/exec.go
@@ -149,33 +149,16 @@ func ExecWithOptions(ctx context.Context, kubeCli kubernetes.Interface, options
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	errCh := execStream(ctx, kubeCli, config, options)
-	err = <-errCh
-	if err != nil {
-		return errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to exec command in pod")
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	err = execStreamWithLogTail(ctx, kubeCli, config, options)
+	return errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to exec command in pod")
 }
 
-func execStream(
+func execStreamWithLogTail(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	kubeCli kubernetes.Interface,
 	config *restclient.Config,
 	options ExecOptions,
-) chan error {
-	const tty = false
-	req := kubeCli.CoreV1().RESTClient().Post().
-		Resource("pods").
-		Name(options.PodName).
-		Namespace(options.Namespace).
-		SubResource("exec")
-
-	if len(options.ContainerName) != 0 {
-		req.Param("container", options.ContainerName)
-	}
-
+) error {
 	stderrTail := NewLogTail(logTailDefaultLength)
 	stdoutTail := NewLogTail(logTailDefaultLength)
 
@@ -183,41 +166,66 @@ func execStream(
 	if options.Stdout != nil {
 		stdout = io.MultiWriter(options.Stdout, stdoutTail)
 	}
+	options.Stdout = stdout
 
 	var stderr io.Writer = stderrTail
 	if options.Stderr != nil {
 		stderr = io.MultiWriter(options.Stderr, stderrTail)
 	}
+	options.Stderr = stderr
+
+	u, err := requestURL(kubeCli, options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = execStream(ctx, u, config, options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewExecError(err, stdoutTail, stderrTail)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func requestURL(kubeCli kubernetes.Interface, options ExecOptions) (*url.URL, error) {
+	const tty = false
+	req := kubeCli.CoreV1().RESTClient().Post().
+		Resource("pods").
+		Name(options.PodName).
+		Namespace(options.Namespace).
+		SubResource("exec")
+
+	if len(options.ContainerName) != 0 {
+		req.Param("container", options.ContainerName)
+	}
 
 	req.VersionedParams(&corev1.PodExecOptions{
 		Container: options.ContainerName,
 		Command:   options.Command,
 		Stdin:     options.Stdin != nil,
-		Stdout:    stdout != nil,
-		Stderr:    stderr != nil,
+		Stdout:    options.Stdout != nil,
+		Stderr:    options.Stderr != nil,
 		TTY:       tty,
 	}, scheme.ParameterCodec)
+	return req.URL(), req.Error()
+}
 
-	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
-	go func() {
-		err := execute(
-			ctx,
-			"POST",
-			req.URL(),
-			config,
-			options.Stdin,
-			stdout,
-			stderr,
-			tty)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			err = NewExecError(err, stdoutTail, stderrTail)
-		}
-
-		errCh <- err
-	}()
-
-	return errCh
+func execStream(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	reqURL *url.URL,
+	config *restclient.Config,
+	options ExecOptions,
+) error {
+	const tty = false
+	err := execute(
+		ctx,
+		"POST",
+		reqURL,
+		config,
+		options.Stdin,
+		options.Stdout,
+		options.Stderr,
+		tty)
+	return err
 }
 
 func execute(
@@ -234,7 +242,6 @@ func execute(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Get context from a caller function. Issue to track: https://github.com/kanisterio/kanister/issues/1930
 	return exec.StreamWithContext(ctx, remotecommand.StreamOptions{
 		Stdin:  stdin,
 		Stdout: stdout,
diff --git a/pkg/kube/exec_test.go b/pkg/kube/exec_test.go
index 9242abb4ec..374261a171 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/exec_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //go:build !unit
 // +build !unit
 
-package kube
+package kube_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"