diff --git a/cmd/interfaces.go b/cmd/interfaces.go
index b6c1f196a..7c8704eee 100644
--- a/cmd/interfaces.go
+++ b/cmd/interfaces.go
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 package cmd
 
+import (
+	"io"
+)
+
 type execRunner interface {
 	RunExecutable(e string, p ...string) error
 	Dir(d string)
+	Stdout(out io.Writer)
+	Stderr(err io.Writer)
 }
 
 type shellRunner interface {
 	RunShell(s string, c string) error
 	Dir(d string)
+	Stdout(out io.Writer)
+	Stderr(err io.Writer)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/karmaExecuteTests.go b/cmd/karmaExecuteTests.go
index 9d7bfb9ef..8bcac6d99 100644
--- a/cmd/karmaExecuteTests.go
+++ b/cmd/karmaExecuteTests.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ func karmaExecuteTests(myKarmaExecuteTestsOptions karmaExecuteTestsOptions) erro
 	c := command.Command{}
 	// reroute command output to loging framework
 	// also log stdout as Karma reports into it
-	c.Stdout = log.Entry().Writer()
-	c.Stderr = log.Entry().Writer()
+	c.Stdout(log.Entry().Writer())
+	c.Stderr(log.Entry().Writer())
 	runKarma(myKarmaExecuteTestsOptions, &c)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/piper_test.go b/cmd/piper_test.go
index 8d94cae7e..02d177f01 100644
--- a/cmd/piper_test.go
+++ b/cmd/piper_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type execMockRunner struct {
-	dir            []string
-	calls          []execCall
+	dir   []string
+	calls []execCall
+	stdout io.Writer
+	stderr io.Writer
 	shouldFailWith error
 }
 
@@ -24,8 +26,10 @@ type execCall struct {
 }
 
 type shellMockRunner struct {
-	dir            string
-	calls          []string
+	dir   string
+	calls []string
+	stdout io.Writer
+	stderr io.Writer
 	shouldFailWith error
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +46,16 @@ func (m *execMockRunner) RunExecutable(e string, p ...string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m * execMockRunner) Stdout(out io.Writer) {
+	m.stdout = out
+}
+
+
+func (m * execMockRunner) Stderr(err io.Writer) {
+	m.stderr = err
+}
+
+
 func (m *shellMockRunner) Dir(d string) {
 	m.dir = d
 }
@@ -56,6 +70,15 @@ func (m *shellMockRunner) RunShell(s string, c string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m * shellMockRunner) Stdout(out io.Writer) {
+	m.stdout = out
+}
+
+
+func (m * shellMockRunner) Stderr(err io.Writer) {
+	m.stderr = err
+}
+
 type stepOptions struct {
 	TestParam string `json:"testParam,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/command/command.go b/pkg/command/command.go
index 0db3378c8..ed7776627 100644
--- a/pkg/command/command.go
+++ b/pkg/command/command.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 // Command defines the information required for executing a call to any executable
 type Command struct {
 	dir    string
-	Stdout io.Writer
-	Stderr io.Writer
+	stdout io.Writer
+	stderr io.Writer
 }
 
 // Dir sets the working directory for the execution
@@ -23,13 +23,23 @@ func (c *Command) Dir(d string) {
 	c.dir = d
 }
 
+// Stdout ..
+func (c *Command) Stdout(stdout io.Writer) {
+	c.stdout = stdout
+}
+
+// Stderr ..
+func (c *Command) Stderr(stderr io.Writer) {
+	c.stderr = stderr
+}
+
 // ExecCommand defines how to execute os commands
 var ExecCommand = exec.Command
 
 // RunShell runs the specified command on the shell
 func (c *Command) RunShell(shell, script string) error {
 
-	_out, _err := prepareOut(c.Stdout, c.Stderr)
+	_out, _err := prepareOut(c.stdout, c.stderr)
 
 	cmd := ExecCommand(shell)
 
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ func (c *Command) RunShell(shell, script string) error {
 // RunExecutable runs the specified executable with parameters
 func (c *Command) RunExecutable(executable string, params ...string) error {
 
-	_out, _err := prepareOut(c.Stdout, c.Stderr)
+	_out, _err := prepareOut(c.stdout, c.stderr)
 
 	cmd := ExecCommand(executable, params...)
 
diff --git a/pkg/command/command_test.go b/pkg/command/command_test.go
index c23f034f4..0d80a0594 100644
--- a/pkg/command/command_test.go
+++ b/pkg/command/command_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestShellRun(t *testing.T) {
 		o := new(bytes.Buffer)
 		e := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-		s := Command{Stdout: o, Stderr: e}
+		s := Command{stdout: o, stderr: e}
 		s.RunShell("/bin/bash", "myScript")
 
 		t.Run("success case", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestExecutableRun(t *testing.T) {
 		o := new(bytes.Buffer)
 		e := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-		ex := Command{Stdout: o, Stderr: e}
+		ex := Command{stdout: o, stderr: e}
 		ex.RunExecutable("echo", []string{"foo bar", "baz"}...)
 
 		t.Run("success case", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestPrepareOut(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("os", func(t *testing.T) {
 		s := Command{}
-		_out, _err := prepareOut(s.Stdout, s.Stderr)
+		_out, _err := prepareOut(s.stdout, s.stderr)
 
 		if _out != os.Stdout {
 			t.Errorf("expected out to be os.Stdout")
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func TestPrepareOut(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("custom", func(t *testing.T) {
 		o := bytes.NewBufferString("")
 		e := bytes.NewBufferString("")
-		s := Command{Stdout: o, Stderr: e}
-		_out, _err := prepareOut(s.Stdout, s.Stderr)
+		s := Command{stdout: o, stderr: e}
+		_out, _err := prepareOut(s.stdout, s.stderr)
 
 		expectOut := "Test out"
 		expectErr := "Test err"