diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/create.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/create.go
index d3c12ea47..bb17f9615 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/create.go
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) Run(c *cobra.Command, f client.Factory) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	client, err := f.KubebuilderClient()
+	kbClient, err := f.KubebuilderClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := client.Create(context.Background(), backupStorageLocation, &kbclient.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if err := kbClient.Create(context.Background(), backupStorageLocation, &kbclient.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/get.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/get.go
index e6133d492..422459b40 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/get.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/backuplocation/get.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ package backuplocation
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	kbclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
+	kbclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
 	velerov1api "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/cmd"
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ func NewGetCommand(f client.Factory, use string) *cobra.Command {
 			err := output.ValidateFlags(c)
 			cmd.CheckError(err)
 
-			client, err := f.KubebuilderClient()
+			kbClient, err := f.KubebuilderClient()
 			cmd.CheckError(err)
 
 			locations := new(velerov1api.BackupStorageLocationList)
 			if len(args) > 0 {
 				location := &velerov1api.BackupStorageLocation{}
 				for _, name := range args {
-					err = client.Get(context.Background(), kbclient.ObjectKey{
+					err = kbClient.Get(context.Background(), kbclient.ObjectKey{
 						Namespace: f.Namespace(),
 						Name:      name,
 					}, location)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func NewGetCommand(f client.Factory, use string) *cobra.Command {
 					locations.Items = append(locations.Items, *location)
 				}
 			} else {
-				err := client.List(context.Background(), locations, &kbclient.ListOptions{
+				err := kbClient.List(context.Background(), locations, &kbclient.ListOptions{
 					Namespace: f.Namespace(),
 				})
 				cmd.CheckError(err)