diff --git a/cmd/imgpkg/imgpkg.go b/cmd/imgpkg/imgpkg.go
index f54026cd6..93b88aefb 100644
--- a/cmd/imgpkg/imgpkg.go
+++ b/cmd/imgpkg/imgpkg.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil"
 	uierrs "github.com/cppforlife/go-cli-ui/errors"
 	"github.com/cppforlife/go-cli-ui/ui"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/carvel-imgpkg/pkg/imgpkg/cmd"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 		confUI.ErrorLinef("imgpkg: Error: %v", uierrs.NewMultiLineError(err))
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-
-	confUI.PrintLinef("Succeeded")
+	if !cobrautil.IsCobraManagedCommand(os.Args) {
+		confUI.PrintLinef("Succeeded")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1346f65c3..b9f4d76cd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/awslabs/amazon-ecr-credential-helper/ecr-login v0.0.0-20220517224237-e6f29200ae04
 	github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3 v3.0.8
 	github.com/chrismellard/docker-credential-acr-env v0.0.0-20220327082430-c57b701bfc08
-	github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20200514214827-bb86e6965d72
+	github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20221021151949-d60711905d65
 	github.com/cppforlife/go-cli-ui v0.0.0-20220425131040-94f26b16bc14
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.11.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fa772226b..a16b6b792 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190620071333-e64a0ec8b42a/go.mod h1:F5haX7
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.3.2/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20160727233714-3ac0863d7acf/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfcXa63jLwjI0eiQQMgzzUDFVpN/nH/eA=
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20180928190104-399ea9e2e55f/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfcXa63jLwjI0eiQQMgzzUDFVpN/nH/eA=
-github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20200514214827-bb86e6965d72 h1:rPWcUBgMb1ox2eCohCuZ8gsZVe0aB5qBbYaBpdoxfCE=
-github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20200514214827-bb86e6965d72/go.mod h1:2w+qxVu2KSGW78Ex/XaIqfh/OvBgjEsmN53S4T8vEyA=
+github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20221021151949-d60711905d65 h1:+3J1K6yQFRPKDEl5Py68c1q0FjaCkeMcB1nb7uzmpSw=
+github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20221021151949-d60711905d65/go.mod h1:2w+qxVu2KSGW78Ex/XaIqfh/OvBgjEsmN53S4T8vEyA=
 github.com/cppforlife/color v1.9.1-0.20200716202919-6706ac40b835 h1:mYQweUIBD+TBRjIeQnJmXr0GSVMpI6O0takyb/aaOgo=
 github.com/cppforlife/color v1.9.1-0.20200716202919-6706ac40b835/go.mod h1:dYeVsKp1vvK8XjdTPR1gF+uk+9doxKeO3hqQTOCr7T4=
 github.com/cppforlife/go-cli-ui v0.0.0-20220425131040-94f26b16bc14 h1:MjRdR01xh0sfkeS3OOBv+MYkYsrbHuTDc4rfBnVdFaI=
diff --git a/pkg/imgpkg/cmd/imgpkg.go b/pkg/imgpkg/cmd/imgpkg.go
index c828f87dc..374d829ed 100644
--- a/pkg/imgpkg/cmd/imgpkg.go
+++ b/pkg/imgpkg/cmd/imgpkg.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil"
 	"github.com/cppforlife/go-cli-ui/ui"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func NewImgpkgCmd(o *ImgpkgOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	// setting output for cmd.Help()
 	blockWriter := uiBlockWriter{o.ui}
 	cmd.SetOut(blockWriter)
-	cmd.SetErr(blockWriter)
+	cmd.SetErr(os.Stderr)
 
 	o.UIFlags.Set(cmd)
 	o.DebugFlags.Set(cmd)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil/misc.go b/vendor/github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil/misc.go
index ad1bddce9..29edce0a9 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil/misc.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil/misc.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func ReconfigureCmdWithSubcmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	var strs []string
 	for _, subcmd := range cmd.Commands() {
 		if !subcmd.Hidden {
-			strs = append(strs, subcmd.Use)
+			strs = append(strs, subcmd.Name())
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func ShowSubcommands(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var strs []string
 	for _, subcmd := range cmd.Commands() {
 		if !subcmd.Hidden {
-			strs = append(strs, subcmd.Use)
+			strs = append(strs, subcmd.Name())
 		}
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("Use one of available subcommands: %s", strings.Join(strs, ", "))
@@ -97,3 +97,22 @@ func ShowHelp(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	cmd.Help()
 	return fmt.Errorf("Invalid command - see available commands/subcommands above")
 }
+
+func IsCobraManagedCommand(args []string) bool {
+	if len(args) > 1 {
+		cmdPathPieces := args[1:]
+
+		var cmdName string // first "non-flag" arguments
+		for _, arg := range cmdPathPieces {
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(arg, "-") {
+				cmdName = arg
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		switch cmdName {
+		case "help", cobra.ShellCompRequestCmd, cobra.ShellCompNoDescRequestCmd:
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index b5df18b2c..5ca2c58d1 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ github.com/chrismellard/docker-credential-acr-env/pkg/token
 ## explicit; go 1.16
 github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz
 github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz/errorutil
-# github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20200514214827-bb86e6965d72
+# github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil v0.0.0-20221021151949-d60711905d65
 ## explicit
 github.com/cppforlife/cobrautil
 # github.com/cppforlife/color v1.9.1-0.20200716202919-6706ac40b835