diff --git a/src/commands/account.ts b/src/commands/account.ts
index a8aa851d4..41feb89b2 100644
--- a/src/commands/account.ts
+++ b/src/commands/account.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ export class AccountCommand extends BaseCommand {
                   title: 'Prepare for account key updates',
                   task: async ctx => {
                     const namespace = await resolveNamespaceFromDeployment(this.localConfig, this.configManager, task);
-                    const secrets = await self.K0014.secrets().list(namespace, ['solo.hedera.com/account-id']);
+                    const secrets = await self.k8Factory
+                      .default()
+                      .secrets()
+                      .list(namespace, ['solo.hedera.com/account-id']);
                     ctx.updateSecrets = secrets.length > 0;
 
                     ctx.accountsBatchedSet = self.accountManager.batchAccounts(this.systemAccounts);
diff --git a/src/commands/deployment.ts b/src/commands/deployment.ts
index 94ca4dd95..2c7f2cfd9 100644
--- a/src/commands/deployment.ts
+++ b/src/commands/deployment.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class DeploymentCommand extends BaseCommand {
           title: 'Validate context',
           task: async (ctx, task) => {
             ctx.config.context = ctx.config.context ?? self.configManager.getFlag<string>(flags.context);
-            const availableContexts = self.K0014.contexts().list();
+            const availableContexts = self.k8Factory.default().contexts().list();
 
             if (availableContexts.includes(ctx.config.context)) {
               task.title += chalk.green(`- validated context ${ctx.config.context}`);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class DeploymentCommand extends BaseCommand {
               subTasks.push({
                 title: `Testing connection to cluster: ${chalk.cyan(cluster)}`,
                 task: async (_, task) => {
-                  if (!(await self.K0014.contexts().testContextConnection(context))) {
+                  if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().contexts().testContextConnection(context))) {
                     task.title = `${task.title} - ${chalk.red('Cluster connection failed')}`;
 
                     throw new SoloError(`Cluster connection failed for: ${cluster}`);
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ export class DeploymentCommand extends BaseCommand {
 
             const context = self.localConfig.clusterContextMapping[clusterName];
 
-            self.K0014.contexts().updateCurrent(context);
+            self.k8Factory.default().contexts().updateCurrent(context);
 
-            const namespaces = await self.K0014.namespaces().list();
+            const namespaces = await self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().list();
             const namespacesWithRemoteConfigs: NamespaceNameAsString[] = [];
 
             for (const namespace of namespaces) {
diff --git a/src/commands/explorer.ts b/src/commands/explorer.ts
index 56c7ae765..7bc27cb86 100644
--- a/src/commands/explorer.ts
+++ b/src/commands/explorer.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export class ExplorerCommand extends BaseCommand {
 
             ctx.config.valuesArg += await self.prepareValuesArg(ctx.config);
 
-            if (!(await self.K0014.namespaces().has(ctx.config.namespace))) {
+            if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().has(ctx.config.namespace))) {
               throw new SoloError(`namespace ${ctx.config.namespace} does not exist`);
             }
 
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export class ExplorerCommand extends BaseCommand {
             self.configManager.update(argv);
             const namespace = await resolveNamespaceFromDeployment(this.localConfig, this.configManager, task);
 
-            if (!(await self.K0014.namespaces().has(namespace))) {
+            if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().has(namespace))) {
               throw new SoloError(`namespace ${namespace} does not exist`);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/mirror_node.ts b/src/commands/mirror_node.ts
index 3d919a2d0..b832f27ca 100644
--- a/src/commands/mirror_node.ts
+++ b/src/commands/mirror_node.ts
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export class MirrorNodeCommand extends BaseCommand {
               }
             }
 
-            if (!(await self.K0014.namespaces().has(ctx.config.namespace))) {
+            if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().has(ctx.config.namespace))) {
               throw new SoloError(`namespace ${ctx.config.namespace} does not exist`);
             }
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ export class MirrorNodeCommand extends BaseCommand {
             self.configManager.update(argv);
             const namespace = await resolveNamespaceFromDeployment(this.localConfig, this.configManager, task);
 
-            if (!(await self.K0014.namespaces().has(namespace))) {
+            if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().has(namespace))) {
               throw new SoloError(`namespace ${namespace} does not exist`);
             }
 
@@ -593,7 +593,10 @@ export class MirrorNodeCommand extends BaseCommand {
 
             if (pvcs) {
               for (const pvc of pvcs) {
-                await self.K0014.pvcs().delete(PvcRef.of(ctx.config.namespace, PvcName.of(pvc)));
+                await self.k8Factory
+                  .default()
+                  .pvcs()
+                  .delete(PvcRef.of(ctx.config.namespace, PvcName.of(pvc)));
               }
             }
           },
diff --git a/src/commands/network.ts b/src/commands/network.ts
index 614157555..102dc1b71 100644
--- a/src/commands/network.ts
+++ b/src/commands/network.ts
@@ -469,22 +469,25 @@ export class NetworkCommand extends BaseCommand {
     await self.chartManager.uninstall(ctx.config.namespace, constants.SOLO_DEPLOYMENT_CHART);
 
     if (ctx.config.deletePvcs) {
-      const pvcs = await self.K0014.pvcs().list(ctx.config.namespace, []);
+      const pvcs = await self.k8Factory.default().pvcs().list(ctx.config.namespace, []);
       task.title = `Deleting PVCs in namespace ${ctx.config.namespace}`;
       if (pvcs) {
         for (const pvc of pvcs) {
-          await self.K0014.pvcs().delete(PvcRef.of(ctx.config.namespace, PvcName.of(pvc)));
+          await self.k8Factory
+            .default()
+            .pvcs()
+            .delete(PvcRef.of(ctx.config.namespace, PvcName.of(pvc)));
         }
       }
     }
 
     if (ctx.config.deleteSecrets) {
       task.title = `Deleting secrets in namespace ${ctx.config.namespace}`;
-      const secrets = await self.K0014.secrets().list(ctx.config.namespace);
+      const secrets = await self.k8Factory.default().secrets().list(ctx.config.namespace);
 
       if (secrets) {
         for (const secret of secrets) {
-          await self.K0014.secrets().delete(ctx.config.namespace, secret.name);
+          await self.k8Factory.default().secrets().delete(ctx.config.namespace, secret.name);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -772,7 +775,7 @@ export class NetworkCommand extends BaseCommand {
                 networkDestroySuccess = false;
 
                 if (ctx.config.deletePvcs && ctx.config.deleteSecrets && ctx.config.force) {
-                  self.K0014.namespaces().delete(ctx.config.namespace);
+                  self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().delete(ctx.config.namespace);
                 } else {
                   // If the namespace is not being deleted,
                   // remove all components data from the remote configuration
diff --git a/src/commands/node/tasks.ts b/src/commands/node/tasks.ts
index 0d8ba5e17..06bab6b0f 100644
--- a/src/commands/node/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/commands/node/tasks.ts
@@ -690,12 +690,12 @@ export class NodeCommandTasks {
 
         // if directory data/upgrade/current/data/keys does not exist, then use data/upgrade/current
         let keyDir = `${constants.HEDERA_HAPI_PATH}/data/upgrade/current/data/keys`;
-        if (!(await self.K0014.containers().readByRef(containerRef).hasDir(keyDir))) {
+        if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().containers().readByRef(containerRef).hasDir(keyDir))) {
           keyDir = `${constants.HEDERA_HAPI_PATH}/data/upgrade/current`;
         }
-        const signedKeyFiles = (await self.K0014.containers().readByRef(containerRef).listDir(keyDir)).filter(file =>
-          file.name.startsWith(constants.SIGNING_KEY_PREFIX),
-        );
+        const signedKeyFiles = (
+          await self.k8Factory.default().containers().readByRef(containerRef).listDir(keyDir)
+        ).filter(file => file.name.startsWith(constants.SIGNING_KEY_PREFIX));
         await self.K0015.containers()
           .readByRef(containerRef)
           .execContainer([
@@ -745,10 +745,10 @@ export class NodeCommandTasks {
         const containerRef = ContainerRef.of(podRef, constants.ROOT_CONTAINER);
         for (const upgradeDir of upgradeDirectories) {
           // check if directory upgradeDir exist in root container
-          if (!(await self.K0014.containers().readByRef(containerRef).hasDir(upgradeDir))) {
+          if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().containers().readByRef(containerRef).hasDir(upgradeDir))) {
             continue;
           }
-          const files = await self.K0014.containers().readByRef(containerRef).listDir(upgradeDir);
+          const files = await self.k8Factory.default().containers().readByRef(containerRef).listDir(upgradeDir);
           // iterate all files and copy them to the staging directory
           for (const file of files) {
             if (file.name.endsWith('.mf')) {
@@ -857,7 +857,11 @@ export class NodeCommandTasks {
           const podRef = ctx.config.podRefs[nodeAlias];
           const containerRef = ContainerRef.of(podRef, constants.ROOT_CONTAINER);
           self.logger.debug(`Uploading state files to pod ${podRef.name}`);
-          await self.K0014.containers().readByRef(containerRef).copyTo(zipFile, `${constants.HEDERA_HAPI_PATH}/data`);
+          await self.k8Factory
+            .default()
+            .containers()
+            .readByRef(containerRef)
+            .copyTo(zipFile, `${constants.HEDERA_HAPI_PATH}/data`);
 
           self.logger.info(
             `Deleting the previous state files in pod ${podRef.name} directory ${constants.HEDERA_HAPI_PATH}/data/saved`,
diff --git a/src/core/config/remote/remote_config_manager.ts b/src/core/config/remote/remote_config_manager.ts
index bb442132a..55639fb81 100644
--- a/src/core/config/remote/remote_config_manager.ts
+++ b/src/core/config/remote/remote_config_manager.ts
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ export class RemoteConfigManager {
     argv: AnyObject,
   ) {
     const self = this;
-    self.K0014.contexts().updateCurrent(context);
+    self.k8Factory.default().contexts().updateCurrent(context);
 
-    if (!(await self.K0014.namespaces().has(NamespaceName.of(namespace)))) {
-      await self.K0014.namespaces().create(NamespaceName.of(namespace));
+    if (!(await self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().has(NamespaceName.of(namespace)))) {
+      await self.k8Factory.default().namespaces().create(NamespaceName.of(namespace));
     }
 
     const localConfigExists = this.localConfig.configFileExists();
diff --git a/test/unit/commands/network.test.ts b/test/unit/commands/network.test.ts
index 813ce7e43..8ae60df71 100644
--- a/test/unit/commands/network.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/commands/network.test.ts
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ describe('NetworkCommand unit tests', () => {
       opts.configManager.update(argv);
 
       opts.k8Factory = sinon.stub() as unknown as K8Factory;
-      opts.K0014.namespaces = sinon.stub().returns({
+      opts.k8Factory.default().namespaces = sinon.stub().returns({
         has: sinon.stub().returns(true),
       });
-      opts.K0014.configMaps = sinon.stub() as unknown as K8ClientConfigMaps;
-      opts.K0014.configMaps.read = sinon.stub();
-      opts.K0014.pods = sinon.stub().returns({
+      opts.k8Factory.default().configMaps = sinon.stub() as unknown as K8ClientConfigMaps;
+      opts.k8Factory.default().configMaps.read = sinon.stub();
+      opts.k8Factory.default().pods = sinon.stub().returns({
         waitForRunningPhase: sinon.stub(),
         waitForReadyStatus: sinon.stub(),
       });
-      opts.K0014.leases = sinon.stub().returns({
+      opts.k8Factory.default().leases = sinon.stub().returns({
         read: sinon.stub(),
       });
       const clusterChecksStub = sinon.stub() as unknown as ClusterChecks;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('NetworkCommand unit tests', () => {
       clusterChecksStub.isCertManagerInstalled = sinon.stub();
       container.registerInstance(InjectTokens.ClusterChecks, clusterChecksStub);
 
-      opts.K0014.logger = opts.logger;
+      opts.k8Factory.default().logger = opts.logger;
       container.registerInstance(InjectTokens.K8Factory, opts.k8Factory);
 
       opts.depManager = sinon.stub() as unknown as DependencyManager;