diff --git a/pkg/ctl/create/cluster.go b/pkg/ctl/create/cluster.go
index 2d42900ce9..9120be9b1e 100644
--- a/pkg/ctl/create/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/ctl/create/cluster.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ var (
 	setContext         bool
 	availabilityZones  []string
 
-	clusterConfigFile = ""
-
 	kopsClusterNameForVPC string
 	subnets               map[api.SubnetTopology]*[]string
 	addonsStorageClass    bool
diff --git a/pkg/ctl/create/create.go b/pkg/ctl/create/create.go
index b0b611abd8..292fb870f4 100644
--- a/pkg/ctl/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/ctl/create/create.go
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/ctl/cmdutils"
 )
 
+var (
+	clusterConfigFile = ""
+)
+
 // Command will create the `create` commands
 func Command(g *cmdutils.Grouping) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/ctl/delete/cluster.go b/pkg/ctl/delete/cluster.go
index 1f98113b80..294cdbb902 100644
--- a/pkg/ctl/delete/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/ctl/delete/cluster.go
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/printers"
 )
 
-var (
-	clusterConfigFile = ""
-)
-
 func deleteClusterCmd(g *cmdutils.Grouping) *cobra.Command {
 	p := &api.ProviderConfig{}
 	cfg := api.NewClusterConfig()
diff --git a/pkg/ctl/delete/delete.go b/pkg/ctl/delete/delete.go
index 51b4ff7bf0..980207cae7 100644
--- a/pkg/ctl/delete/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/ctl/delete/delete.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 var (
 	wait = false
 	plan = true
+
+	clusterConfigFile = ""
 )
 
 // Command will create the `delete` commands
diff --git a/pkg/ctl/update/cluster.go b/pkg/ctl/update/cluster.go
index cba700841e..bc99882ded 100644
--- a/pkg/ctl/update/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/ctl/update/cluster.go
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/printers"
 )
 
-var (
-	plan = true
-	wait = true
-
-	clusterConfigFile string
-)
-
 func updateClusterCmd(g *cmdutils.Grouping) *cobra.Command {
 	p := &api.ProviderConfig{}
 	cfg := api.NewClusterConfig()
diff --git a/pkg/ctl/update/update.go b/pkg/ctl/update/update.go
index 3e225c22ff..242a60ccb7 100644
--- a/pkg/ctl/update/update.go
+++ b/pkg/ctl/update/update.go
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/pkg/ctl/cmdutils"
 )
 
+var (
+	plan = true
+	wait = true
+
+	clusterConfigFile string
+)
+
 // Command will create the `create` commands
 func Command(g *cmdutils.Grouping) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{