diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/install.go b/cli/command/plugin/install.go
index cb366fd406..17d6ae3847 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/install.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/install.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func buildPullConfig(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOpti
 	return options, nil
 }
 
-func runInstall(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions) error {
+func runInstall(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts pluginOptions) error {
 	var localName string
 	if opts.localName != "" {
 		aref, err := reference.ParseNormalizedNamed(opts.localName)
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ func runInstall(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions)
 		localName = reference.FamiliarString(reference.TagNameOnly(aref))
 	}
 
-	options, err := buildPullConfig(ctx, dockerCli, opts, "plugin install")
+	options, err := buildPullConfig(ctx, dockerCLI, opts, "plugin install")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	responseBody, err := dockerCli.Client().PluginInstall(ctx, localName, options)
+	responseBody, err := dockerCLI.Client().PluginInstall(ctx, localName, options)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "(image) when fetching") {
 			return errors.New(err.Error() + " - Use \"docker image pull\"")
@@ -129,19 +129,19 @@ func runInstall(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions)
 		return err
 	}
 	defer responseBody.Close()
-	if err := jsonstream.Display(ctx, responseBody, dockerCli.Out()); err != nil {
+	if err := jsonstream.Display(ctx, responseBody, dockerCLI.Out()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Installed plugin %s\n", opts.remote) // todo: return proper values from the API for this result
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(dockerCLI.Out(), "Installed plugin", opts.remote) // todo: return proper values from the API for this result
 	return nil
 }
 
-func acceptPrivileges(dockerCli command.Cli, name string) func(ctx context.Context, privileges types.PluginPrivileges) (bool, error) {
+func acceptPrivileges(dockerCLI command.Cli, name string) func(ctx context.Context, privileges types.PluginPrivileges) (bool, error) {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, privileges types.PluginPrivileges) (bool, error) {
-		fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Plugin %q is requesting the following privileges:\n", name)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCLI.Out(), "Plugin %q is requesting the following privileges:\n", name)
 		for _, privilege := range privileges {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), " - %s: %v\n", privilege.Name, privilege.Value)
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCLI.Out(), " - %s: %v\n", privilege.Name, privilege.Value)
 		}
-		return command.PromptForConfirmation(ctx, dockerCli.In(), dockerCli.Out(), "Do you grant the above permissions?")
+		return command.PromptForConfirmation(ctx, dockerCLI.In(), dockerCLI.Out(), "Do you grant the above permissions?")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go b/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go
index 69b5c51b5f..d83c75e317 100644
--- a/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/command/plugin/upgrade.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func newUpgradeCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func runUpgrade(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions) error {
-	p, _, err := dockerCli.Client().PluginInspectWithRaw(ctx, opts.localName)
+func runUpgrade(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts pluginOptions) error {
+	p, _, err := dockerCLI.Client().PluginInspectWithRaw(ctx, opts.localName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf("error reading plugin data: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ func runUpgrade(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions)
 	}
 	old = reference.TagNameOnly(old)
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Upgrading plugin %s from %s to %s\n", p.Name, reference.FamiliarString(old), reference.FamiliarString(remote))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCLI.Out(), "Upgrading plugin %s from %s to %s\n", p.Name, reference.FamiliarString(old), reference.FamiliarString(remote))
 	if !opts.skipRemoteCheck && remote.String() != old.String() {
-		r, err := command.PromptForConfirmation(ctx, dockerCli.In(), dockerCli.Out(), "Plugin images do not match, are you sure?")
+		r, err := command.PromptForConfirmation(ctx, dockerCLI.In(), dockerCLI.Out(), "Plugin images do not match, are you sure?")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ func runUpgrade(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions)
 		}
 	}
 
-	options, err := buildPullConfig(ctx, dockerCli, opts, "plugin upgrade")
+	options, err := buildPullConfig(ctx, dockerCLI, opts, "plugin upgrade")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	responseBody, err := dockerCli.Client().PluginUpgrade(ctx, opts.localName, options)
+	responseBody, err := dockerCLI.Client().PluginUpgrade(ctx, opts.localName, options)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "target is image") {
 			return errors.New(err.Error() + " - Use `docker image pull`")
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ func runUpgrade(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts pluginOptions)
 		return err
 	}
 	defer responseBody.Close()
-	if err := jsonstream.Display(ctx, responseBody, dockerCli.Out()); err != nil {
+	if err := jsonstream.Display(ctx, responseBody, dockerCLI.Out()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Upgraded plugin %s to %s\n", opts.localName, opts.remote) // todo: return proper values from the API for this result
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCLI.Out(), "Upgraded plugin %s to %s\n", opts.localName, opts.remote) // todo: return proper values from the API for this result
 	return nil
 }