diff --git a/cmd/sbctl/main.go b/cmd/sbctl/main.go
index 9daa7ac..d427f46 100644
--- a/cmd/sbctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sbctl/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func baseFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	flags := cmd.PersistentFlags()
 	flags.BoolVar(&cmdOptions.JsonOutput, "json", false, "Output as json")
 
-	cmd.PreRun = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	cmd.PersistentPreRun = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if cmdOptions.JsonOutput {
 			logging.PrintOff()
 		}