diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/actions/actions.go b/src/pkg/packager/actions/actions.go
index cf6722bed5..1422e5fffb 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/actions/actions.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/actions/actions.go
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ func actionRun(ctx context.Context, cfg v1alpha1.ZarfComponentActionDefaults, cm
 	if !cfg.Mute {
 		execCfg.Stdout = spinner
 		execCfg.Stderr = spinner
-
 		if logger.Enabled(ctx) {
 			execCfg.Print = true
 		}
diff --git a/src/pkg/utils/exec/exec.go b/src/pkg/utils/exec/exec.go
index f9ac5bbed4..4d1f3640a9 100644
--- a/src/pkg/utils/exec/exec.go
+++ b/src/pkg/utils/exec/exec.go
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ func CmdWithContext(ctx context.Context, config Config, command string, args ...
 		&stderrBuf,
 	}
 
+	// TODO (@austinabro321) remove config options for stdout/stderr once logger is released
+	// as these options seem to have been added specifically for the spinner
 	// Add the writers if requested.
 	if config.Stdout != nil {
 		stdoutWriters = append(stdoutWriters, config.Stdout)