diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/process.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/process.go
index 51a4d2a96832..7e423c4bacac 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/process.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/process.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewCmdProcess(fullName string, f *clientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.
 	return cmd
 }
 
-// RunProject contains all the necessary functionality for the OpenShift cli process command
+// RunProcess contains all the necessary functionality for the OpenShift cli process command
 func RunProcess(f *clientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	templateName, valueArgs := "", []string{}
 	for _, s := range args {
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ func RunProcess(f *clientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		}
 	}
 
-	outputFormat := kcmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
-
 	if len(infos) > 1 {
 		// in order to run validation on the input given to us by a user, we only support the processing
 		// of one template in a list. For instance, we want to be able to fail when a user does not give
@@ -253,6 +251,7 @@ func RunProcess(f *clientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		return fmt.Errorf("error processing the template %q: %v\n", obj.Name, err)
 	}
 
+	outputFormat := kcmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 	if outputFormat == "describe" {
 		if s, err := (&describe.TemplateDescriber{
 			MetadataAccessor: meta.NewAccessor(),
@@ -267,12 +266,6 @@ func RunProcess(f *clientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 	}
 	objects = append(objects, resultObj.Objects...)
 
-	// Do not print the processed templates when asked to only show parameters or
-	// describe.
-	if kcmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "parameters") || outputFormat == "describe" {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	p, _, err := kubectl.GetPrinter(outputFormat, "", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err