diff --git a/modules/helm/cmd.go b/modules/helm/cmd.go
index 7fdc372a0..8c5b36fe1 100644
--- a/modules/helm/cmd.go
+++ b/modules/helm/cmd.go
@@ -50,8 +50,19 @@ func getValuesArgsE(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, args ...string) ([]str
 	return args, nil
 }
 
-// RunHelmCommandAndGetOutputE runs helm with the given arguments and options and returns stdout/stderr.
+// RunHelmCommandAndGetOutputE runs helm with the given arguments and options and returns combined, interleaved stdout/stderr.
 func RunHelmCommandAndGetOutputE(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, cmd string, additionalArgs ...string) (string, error) {
+	helmCmd := prepareHelmCommand(t, options, cmd, additionalArgs...)
+	return shell.RunCommandAndGetOutputE(t, helmCmd)
+}
+
+// RunHelmCommandAndGetStdOutE runs helm with the given arguments and options and returns stdout.
+func RunHelmCommandAndGetStdOutE(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, cmd string, additionalArgs ...string) (string, error) {
+	helmCmd := prepareHelmCommand(t, options, cmd, additionalArgs...)
+	return shell.RunCommandAndGetStdOutE(t, helmCmd)
+}
+
+func prepareHelmCommand(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, cmd string, additionalArgs ...string) shell.Command {
 	args := []string{cmd}
 	args = getCommonArgs(options, args...)
 	args = append(args, additionalArgs...)
@@ -63,5 +74,5 @@ func RunHelmCommandAndGetOutputE(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, cmd strin
 		Env:        options.EnvVars,
 		Logger:     options.Logger,
 	}
-	return shell.RunCommandAndGetOutputE(t, helmCmd)
+	return helmCmd
 }
diff --git a/modules/helm/template.go b/modules/helm/template.go
index 84552e74f..919e2964a 100644
--- a/modules/helm/template.go
+++ b/modules/helm/template.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func RenderTemplateE(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, chartDir string, rele
 	args = append(args, releaseName, chartDir)
 
 	// Finally, call out to helm template command
-	return RunHelmCommandAndGetOutputE(t, options, "template", args...)
+	return RunHelmCommandAndGetStdOutE(t, options, "template", args...)
 }
 
 // UnmarshalK8SYaml is the same as UnmarshalK8SYamlE, but will fail the test if there is an error.