diff --git a/tfexec/terraform.go b/tfexec/terraform.go
index 609b98dd..fc40771d 100644
--- a/tfexec/terraform.go
+++ b/tfexec/terraform.go
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ type OutputMeta struct {
 	Value     json.RawMessage `json:"value"`
 }
 
-func (tf *Terraform) Output(ctx context.Context, opts ...OutputOption) (map[string]OutputMeta, error) {
+func (tf *Terraform) Output(ctx context.Context, opts ...OutputOption) (*map[string]OutputMeta, error) {
 	outputCmd := tf.OutputCmd(ctx, opts...)
 
 	var errBuf strings.Builder
@@ -551,12 +551,12 @@ func (tf *Terraform) Output(ctx context.Context, opts ...OutputOption) (map[stri
 		return nil, parseError(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	err = json.Unmarshal(outBuf.Bytes(), outputs)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(outBuf.Bytes(), &outputs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return outputs, nil
+	return &outputs, nil
 }
 
 func (tf *Terraform) StateShow(ctx context.Context) (*tfjson.State, error) {
diff --git a/tfexec/terraform_test.go b/tfexec/terraform_test.go
index fb6c425a..ee1ef59e 100644
--- a/tfexec/terraform_test.go
+++ b/tfexec/terraform_test.go
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func TestStateShow(t *testing.T) {
 		TerraformVersion: "0.12.24",
 		Values: &tfjson.StateValues{
 			RootModule: &tfjson.StateModule{
-				Resources: []*tfjson.StateResource{&tfjson.StateResource{
+				Resources: []*tfjson.StateResource{{
 					Address: "null_resource.foo",
 					AttributeValues: map[string]interface{}{
 						"id":       "5510719323588825107",