diff --git a/cli/cmd/component-delete.go b/cli/cmd/component-delete.go
index 5029b73d1..f199d0460 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/component-delete.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/component-delete.go
@@ -63,16 +63,24 @@ func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 	}
 
+	if err := componentDelete(contextLogger, args); err != nil {
+		contextLogger.Fatalf("Deleting components failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// componentApply implements 'lokoctl component delete' separated from CLI
+// dependencies.
+func componentDelete(contextLogger *log.Entry, componentsList []string) error {
 	lokoConfig, diags := getLokoConfig()
 	if diags.HasErrors() {
-		contextLogger.Fatal(diags)
+		return diags
 	}
 
-	componentsToDelete := selectComponentNames(args, *lokoConfig.RootConfig)
+	componentsToDelete := selectComponentNames(componentsList, *lokoConfig.RootConfig)
 
 	componentObjects, err := componentNamesToObjects(componentsToDelete)
 	if err != nil {
-		contextLogger.Fatalf("getting component objects: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("getting component objects: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	confirmationMessage := fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -82,18 +90,22 @@ func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	if !confirm && !askForConfirmation(confirmationMessage) {
 		contextLogger.Info("Components deletion cancelled.")
-		return
+
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	kubeconfig, err := getKubeconfig(contextLogger, lokoConfig, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		contextLogger.Debugf("Error in finding kubeconfig file: %s", err)
-		contextLogger.Fatal("Suitable kubeconfig file not found. Did you run 'lokoctl cluster apply' ?")
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("suitable kubeconfig file not found. Did you run 'lokoctl cluster apply' ?")
 	}
 
 	if err := deleteComponents(kubeconfig, componentObjects); err != nil {
-		contextLogger.Fatal(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("deleting components: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // selectComponentNames returns list of components to operate on. If explicit list is empty,