diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/source/apiserver/create.go b/pkg/kn/commands/source/apiserver/create.go
index 6b8c34ab80..9687474a87 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/source/apiserver/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/source/apiserver/create.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewApiServerCreateCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			// resolve sink
-			servingClient, err := p.NewClient(namespace)
+			servingClient, err := p.NewServingClient(namespace)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/create.go b/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/create.go
index 6861dc67ce..bc1fe7087d 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/create.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewCronJobCreateCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			servingClient, err := p.NewClient(cronSourceClient.namespace)
+			servingClient, err := p.NewServingClient(cronSourceClient.namespace)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/update.go b/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/update.go
index fe53d34aa2..fae013ba50 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/update.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/source/cronjob/update.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewCronJobUpdateCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			servingClient, err := p.NewClient(cronSourceClient.namespace)
+			servingClient, err := p.NewServingClient(cronSourceClient.namespace)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/testing_helper.go b/pkg/kn/commands/testing_helper.go
index 82eae52ad7..5ad47342c6 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/testing_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/testing_helper.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func CreateSourcesTestKnCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, knParams *KnParams) (*cobra.
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	// create fake serving client because the sink of source depends on serving client
 	fakeServing := &fake.FakeServingV1alpha1{&client_testing.Fake{}}
-	knParams.NewClient = func(namespace string) (v1alpha1.KnServingClient, error) {
+	knParams.NewServingClient = func(namespace string) (v1alpha1.KnServingClient, error) {
 		return v1alpha1.NewKnServingClient(fakeServing, FakeNamespace), nil
 	}
 	// create fake sources client