diff --git a/internal/app/cmd/exec.go b/internal/app/cmd/exec.go
index 0dc41305..7f1f9804 100644
--- a/internal/app/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/internal/app/cmd/exec.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json/v2"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"maps"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ func (i *executeArgs) resolve(path string) string {
 	return path
 }
 
-func printList(plan *model.Plan) {
+func printList(out io.Writer, plan *model.Plan) {
 	type lineInfoDef struct {
 		jobID   string
 		jobName string
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ func printList(plan *model.Plan) {
 	wfNameMaxWidth += 2
 	wfFileMaxWidth += 2
 
-	fmt.Printf("%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s\n",
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s\n",
 		-stageMaxWidth, header.stage,
 		-jobIDMaxWidth, header.jobID,
 		-jobNameMaxWidth, header.jobName,
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ func printList(plan *model.Plan) {
 		-eventsMaxWidth, header.events,
 	)
 	for _, line := range lineInfos {
-		fmt.Printf("%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s\n",
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s%*s\n",
 			-stageMaxWidth, line.stage,
 			-jobIDMaxWidth, line.jobID,
 			-jobNameMaxWidth, line.jobName,
@@ -307,11 +308,11 @@ func printList(plan *model.Plan) {
 		)
 	}
 	if duplicateJobIDs {
-		fmt.Print("\nDetected multiple jobs with the same job name, use `-W` to specify the path to the specific workflow.\n")
+		fmt.Fprint(out, "\nDetected multiple jobs with the same job name, use `-W` to specify the path to the specific workflow.\n")
 	}
 }
 
-func runExecList(planner model.WorkflowPlanner, execArgs *executeArgs) error {
+func runExecList(out io.Writer, planner model.WorkflowPlanner, execArgs *executeArgs) error {
 	// plan with filtered jobs - to be used for filtering only
 	var filterPlan *model.Plan
 
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ func runExecList(planner model.WorkflowPlanner, execArgs *executeArgs) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	printList(filterPlan)
+	printList(out, filterPlan)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ func runExec(ctx context.Context, execArgs *executeArgs) func(cmd *cobra.Command
 		}
 
 		if execArgs.runList {
-			return runExecList(planner, execArgs)
+			return runExecList(cmd.OutOrStdout(), planner, execArgs)
 		}
 
 		// plan with triggered jobs
diff --git a/internal/app/cmd/exec_test.go b/internal/app/cmd/exec_test.go
index a92849cd..6f78b04c 100644
--- a/internal/app/cmd/exec_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/cmd/exec_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -182,19 +181,18 @@ func TestRunExecListUsesJobEventAndAllPlans(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	out := captureStdout(t, func() {
-		require.NoError(t, runExecList(planner, &executeArgs{job: "build"}))
-		require.NoError(t, runExecList(planner, &executeArgs{event: "push"}))
-		require.NoError(t, runExecList(planner, &executeArgs{autodetectEvent: true}))
-		require.NoError(t, runExecList(planner, &executeArgs{}))
-		emptyPlanner, err := model.NewWorkflowPlanner(t.TempDir(), false)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, runExecList(emptyPlanner, &executeArgs{autodetectEvent: true}))
-	})
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	require.NoError(t, runExecList(&out, planner, &executeArgs{job: "build"}))
+	require.NoError(t, runExecList(&out, planner, &executeArgs{event: "push"}))
+	require.NoError(t, runExecList(&out, planner, &executeArgs{autodetectEvent: true}))
+	require.NoError(t, runExecList(&out, planner, &executeArgs{}))
+	emptyPlanner, err := model.NewWorkflowPlanner(t.TempDir(), false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, runExecList(&out, emptyPlanner, &executeArgs{autodetectEvent: true}))
 
-	require.Contains(t, out, "Build")
-	require.Contains(t, out, "Test")
-	require.Contains(t, out, "Lint")
+	require.Contains(t, out.String(), "Build")
+	require.Contains(t, out.String(), "Test")
+	require.Contains(t, out.String(), "Lint")
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"job:build", "event:push", "event:push", "all"}, planner.calls)
 }
 
@@ -208,14 +206,13 @@ func TestPrintListReportsDuplicateJobIDs(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}}}
 
-	out := captureStdout(t, func() {
-		printList(plan)
-	})
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	printList(&out, plan)
 
-	require.Contains(t, out, "Workflow file")
-	require.Contains(t, out, "Build A")
-	require.Contains(t, out, "Build B")
-	require.Contains(t, out, "Detected multiple jobs with the same job name")
+	require.Contains(t, out.String(), "Workflow file")
+	require.Contains(t, out.String(), "Build A")
+	require.Contains(t, out.String(), "Build B")
+	require.Contains(t, out.String(), "Detected multiple jobs with the same job name")
 }
 
 func TestLoadExecCmdDefinesExpectedFlags(t *testing.T) {
@@ -293,26 +290,6 @@ func rawOnNode(event string) yaml.Node {
 	return *node.Content[0]
 }
 
-func captureStdout(t *testing.T, fn func()) string {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	old := os.Stdout
-	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	os.Stdout = w
-
-	fn()
-
-	require.NoError(t, w.Close())
-	os.Stdout = old
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	_, err = io.Copy(&buf, r)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, r.Close())
-	return buf.String()
-}
-
 func TestExecuteArgsLoadEnvsResultsOrigin(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL", "") // the default is only supplied when nothing else does
 	handler, err := artifactcache.StartHandler(artifactcache.Options{Dir: t.TempDir(), OutboundIP: "127.0.0.1"})