diff --git a/internal/cli/cli.go b/internal/cli/cli.go
index 2cb4c5d1f..d220f93bb 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cli.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cli.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ type tenant struct {
 	ExpiresAt   time.Time `json:"expires_at"`
 }
 
+var errUnauthenticated = errors.New("Not yet configured. Try `auth0 login`.")
+
 // cli provides all the foundational things for all the commands in the CLI,
 // specifically:
 //
@@ -84,7 +87,10 @@ func (c *cli) setup() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if t.AccessToken != "" {
+	if t.AccessToken == "" {
+		return errUnauthenticated
+
+	} else if t.AccessToken != "" {
 		c.api, err = management.New(t.Domain,
 			management.WithStaticToken(t.AccessToken),
 			management.WithDebug(c.verbose))
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ func (c *cli) initContext() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(c.path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Not yet configured. Try `auth0 login`.")
+		return errUnauthenticated
 	}
 
 	var buf []byte
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ func (c *cli) initContext() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if c.tenant == "" && c.config.DefaultTenant == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Not yet configured. Try `auth0 login`.")
+		return errUnauthenticated
 	}
 
 	if c.tenant == "" {
diff --git a/internal/cli/root.go b/internal/cli/root.go
index 9b80f6b57..585d3d491 100644
--- a/internal/cli/root.go
+++ b/internal/cli/root.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func Execute() {
 	// 2. global flag (e.g. --api-key)
 	// 3. JSON file (e.g. api_key = "..." in ~/.config/auth0/config.json)
 	cli := &cli{
-		renderer: &display.Renderer{},
+		renderer: display.NewRenderer(),
 	}
 
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/internal/display/display.go b/internal/display/display.go
index 92a14d7b1..ea352cd00 100644
--- a/internal/display/display.go
+++ b/internal/display/display.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/auth0/auth0-cli/internal/ansi"
@@ -31,45 +30,31 @@ type Renderer struct {
 
 	// Format indicates how the results are rendered. Default (empty) will write as table
 	Format OutputFormat
-
-	initOnce sync.Once
 }
 
-func (r *Renderer) init() {
-	r.initOnce.Do(func() {
-		if r.MessageWriter == nil {
-			r.MessageWriter = os.Stderr
-		}
-		if r.ResultWriter == nil {
-			r.ResultWriter = os.Stdout
-		}
-	})
+func NewRenderer() *Renderer {
+	return &Renderer{
+		MessageWriter: os.Stderr,
+		ResultWriter:  os.Stdout,
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) Infof(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-	r.init()
-
 	fmt.Fprint(r.MessageWriter, aurora.Green(" ▸    "))
 	fmt.Fprintf(r.MessageWriter, format+"\n", a...)
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) Warnf(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-	r.init()
-
 	fmt.Fprint(r.MessageWriter, aurora.Yellow(" ▸    "))
 	fmt.Fprintf(r.MessageWriter, format+"\n", a...)
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) Errorf(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-	r.init()
-
 	fmt.Fprint(r.MessageWriter, aurora.BrightRed(" ▸    "))
 	fmt.Fprintf(r.MessageWriter, format+"\n", a...)
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) Heading(text ...string) {
-	r.init()
-
 	fmt.Fprintf(r.MessageWriter, "%s %s\n", ansi.Faint("==="), strings.Join(text, " "))
 }
 
@@ -79,8 +64,6 @@ type View interface {
 }
 
 func (r *Renderer) Results(data []View) {
-	r.init()
-
 	if len(data) > 0 {
 		switch r.Format {
 		case OutputFormatJSON: