readers, err := gatherFiles(cmd, args)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			cancel := make(chan struct{})

			// We use the "namespace" arg that's provided as part of root istioctl as a flag for specifying what namespace to use
			// for file resources that don't have one specified.
			selectedNamespace = ctx.Namespace()
			if useKube {
				// apply default namespace if not specified and useKube is true