diff --git a/cmd/cluster/etcd_health.go b/cmd/cluster/etcd_health.go
index 1edf29a7..7ebce54f 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster/etcd_health.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster/etcd_health.go
@@ -51,13 +51,17 @@ func (capture *logCapture) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
-func getKubeConfigAndClient(clusterID string) (client.Client, *rest.Config, *kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
+func getKubeConfigAndClient(clusterID string, user string, elevationReason string) (client.Client, *rest.Config, *kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
 	bp, err := bpconfig.GetBackplaneConfiguration()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load backplane-cli config: %v", err)
 	}
-
-	kubeconfig, err := bplogin.GetRestConfigAsUser(bp, clusterID, "backplane-cluster-admin")
+	var kubeconfig *rest.Config
+	if user == "" && elevationReason == "" {
+		kubeconfig, err = bplogin.GetRestConfig(bp, clusterID)
+	} else {
+		kubeconfig, err = bplogin.GetRestConfigAsUser(bp, clusterID, user, elevationReason)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -80,7 +84,6 @@ func newCmdEtcdHealthCheck() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:              `Checks etcd component health status for member replacement`,
 		Args:              cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-		Deprecated:        "please use the managed-script SREP/etcd-complete-health-check to avoid backplane elevation",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(EtcdHealthCheck(args[0]))
 		},
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ func EtcdHealthCheck(clusterId string) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	kubeCli, kconfig, clientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(clusterId)
+	kubeCli, kconfig, clientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(clusterId, "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cluster/etcd_replace.go b/cmd/cluster/etcd_replace.go
index 9d5e602b..98abc428 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster/etcd_replace.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster/etcd_replace.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func newCmdEtcdMemberReplacement() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func (opts *etcdOptions) EtcdReplaceMember(clusterId string) error {
-	kubeCli, kconfig, clientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(clusterId)
+	kubeCli, kconfig, clientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(clusterId, "backplane-cluster-admin", "Replacing unhealthy etcd member using osdctl")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cluster/transferowner.go b/cmd/cluster/transferowner.go
index a15064b2..8a708a18 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster/transferowner.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster/transferowner.go
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
 	cmv1 "github.com/openshift-online/ocm-sdk-go/clustersmgmt/v1"
 	hiveapiv1 "github.com/openshift/hive/apis/hive/v1"
 	hiveinternalv1alpha1 "github.com/openshift/hive/apis/hiveinternal/v1alpha1"
@@ -12,10 +16,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	"os"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/openshift-online/ocm-cli/pkg/arguments"
 	sdk "github.com/openshift-online/ocm-sdk-go"
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ func (o *transferOwnerOptions) run() error {
 
 	// Find and setup all resources that are needed
 	hiveCluster, err := utils.GetHiveCluster(o.clusterID)
-	hiveKubeCli, _, hivecClientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(hiveCluster.ID())
+	hiveKubeCli, _, hivecClientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(hiveCluster.ID(), "backplane-cluster-admin", "Updating pull secret using osdctl")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve Kubernetes configuration and client for Hive cluster ID %s: %w", hiveCluster.ID(), err)
 	}
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ func (o *transferOwnerOptions) run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update pull secret for Hive cluster with ID %s: %w", o.clusterID, err)
 	}
 
-	_, _, clientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(o.clusterID)
+	_, _, clientset, err := getKubeConfigAndClient(o.clusterID, "backplane-cluster-admin", "Updating pull secret using osdctl")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve Kubernetes configuration and client for cluster with ID %s: %w", o.clusterID, err)
 	}