diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/logger/logger.go b/pkg/kn/commands/logger/logger.go
index ffbab1eaa2..1f542a1d9c 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/logger/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/logger/logger.go
@@ -19,21 +19,29 @@ package logger
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 )
 
+var outWriter io.Writer
+
 type Config struct {
 	Quiet bool
+	Out   io.Writer
 }
 
-func NewLogger(config Config) io.Writer {
+func InitLogger(config Config) io.Writer {
 	if config.Quiet {
-		return io.Discard
+		outWriter = io.Discard
+	} else {
+		outWriter = config.Out
 	}
 
-	return io.Writer(os.Stdout)
+	return outWriter
+}
+
+func Fprintf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(outWriter, format, args...)
 }
 
-func Log(writer io.Writer, message string) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(writer, message)
+func Fprintln(args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(outWriter, args...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service/create.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service/create.go
index 324969296a..dda799813d 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service/create.go
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ func NewServiceCreateCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			out := logger.NewLogger(logger.Config{
+			out := logger.InitLogger(logger.Config{
 				Quiet: p.Quiet,
+				Out:   cmd.OutOrStdout(),
 			})
 
 			if serviceExists {
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ func replaceService(ctx context.Context, client clientservingv1.KnServingClient,
 		return err
 	}
 	if !changed {
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Service '%s' replaced in namespace '%s' (unchanged).\n", service.Name, client.Namespace())
+		logger.Fprintf("Service '%s' replaced in namespace '%s' (unchanged).\n", service.Name, client.Namespace())
 		return nil
 	}
 	return waitIfRequested(ctx, client, waitFlags, service.Name, "Replacing", "replaced", targetFlag, out)
@@ -200,10 +201,10 @@ func replaceService(ctx context.Context, client clientservingv1.KnServingClient,
 
 func waitIfRequested(ctx context.Context, client clientservingv1.KnServingClient, waitFlags commands.WaitFlags, serviceName string, verbDoing string, verbDone string, targetFlag string, out io.Writer) error {
 	if !waitFlags.Wait || targetFlag != "" {
-		logger.Log(out, fmt.Sprintf("Service '%s' %s in namespace '%s'.\n", serviceName, verbDone, client.Namespace()))
+		logger.Fprintf("Service '%s' %s in namespace '%s'.\n", serviceName, verbDone, client.Namespace())
 		return nil
 	}
-	logger.Log(out, fmt.Sprintf("%s service '%s' in namespace '%s':\n", verbDoing, serviceName, client.Namespace()))
+	logger.Fprintf("%s service '%s' in namespace '%s':\n", verbDoing, serviceName, client.Namespace())
 	wconfig := clientservingv1.WaitConfig{
 		Timeout:     time.Duration(waitFlags.TimeoutInSeconds) * time.Second,
 		ErrorWindow: time.Duration(waitFlags.ErrorWindowInSeconds) * time.Second,
@@ -242,12 +243,12 @@ func prepareAndUpdateService(ctx context.Context, client clientservingv1.KnServi
 }
 
 func waitForServiceToGetReady(ctx context.Context, client clientservingv1.KnServingClient, name string, wconfig clientservingv1.WaitConfig, verbDone string, out io.Writer) error {
-	logger.Log(out, fmt.Sprintln(""))
+	logger.Fprintln("")
 	err := waitForService(ctx, client, name, out, wconfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	logger.Log(out, fmt.Sprintln(""))
+	logger.Fprintln("")
 	return showUrl(ctx, client, name, "", verbDone, out)
 }